Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliott Girardiis an American professional baseball manager for the New York Yankees. Formerly a catcher, Girardi played for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2006, he managed the Florida Marlins and was named the National League Manager of the Year...
believe job sort teach
As a player, it?s you?re job to play when called upon. As a coach, I believe it?s your job to teach and to make suggestions. But now you have to sort through all those suggestions. It?s different.
believe catcher manage
As a catcher I believe you manage every day you're on the field.
believe extension field manage
As a catcher, I believe you manage every day you go on the field because you are an extension of the manager,
besides bullpen center directors farm grow guys left maybe mean means press public reason second top
The bullpen guys are going to have to grow up just like the starters, just like our shortstop, second baseman, first baseman, right, center and left fielders probably. It's OK. Just because a guy is young doesn't mean he can't play. It just means that no one in the public besides maybe farm directors and the press know who they are. They can still play. There's a reason that they are top prospects.
favorite team
That's my favorite part of the game. If the other team can't score, they can't win.
Don't read too much into that. I wouldn't make too much out of that.
andy ball games guys task won
Andy Pettitte has won a lot of ball games and a lot of big games, too. Our guys were up for the task tonight.
eric gives goes good
Eric gives us a little more speed, and with the way Hanley goes to right field, it can be a pretty good combination.
exciting fans fun
I want the fans to know we're going to be an exciting and fun team. We're going to play hard.
chance guys hitting teach
I want guys who can do a lot of different things with the bat. Situational hitting is important to me. We've got a real young team, and we've got a chance to teach these guys.
against brick cubs decisions drafted game played standing
It will be different. I'll be standing against that brick wall, making a lot of decisions tonight. It's great. This is where it all started for me. I was drafted by the Cubs and played my first game here in 1989.
calls woke
It woke me up. But all the calls have been neat.
fact good
It went great, ... The fact I'm having another one is a good sign.
good job
It just makes our job a little tougher. It's a good problem.