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...
fit played
He's played in some intensity-filled games, and he will fit right in.
effective last threw tonight
I actually thought Vargas was better tonight. He was down in the zone. He just threw a lot of pitches. I thought he was more effective tonight than in his last start.
expected
He was a different pitcher. He pitched much better. What we got from him was what we expected to get.
above ball bit command happen pitches protect time underneath
He was above 30 pitches, and that's a lot of pitches for one inning in your first time out. I wanted to protect him. He was underneath the ball a little bit and he didn't have command of his fastball. That's going to happen in his first time out. I just didn't want to make too much of it, get him out and not get him hurt.
great guys home slide
He just got in there. It's a great slide. You tell guys never to slide headfirst into home plate, but it worked.
ability bit change faith knows needs pitches speeds
He knows how to pitch. He has the ability to change speeds with all his pitches and locate. He just needs a little more seasoning. Obviously, he was part of a big trade, and the organization has a lot of faith in him. He's a young man, and we just feel he needs a little bit more experience.
asked guy run wall
He is the one guy who would try to run through a wall if I asked him and not ask any questions.
guys opportunity playing
Guys here will get a lot of playing time. We're going to have to make it work, that's all. It's an opportunity for somebody.
base bunt hit might opposed side situation
Hanley got the big base hit. It's a situation where you might bunt but I wanted to find out if he could hit to the right side to get him over. He showed me that he could and he set up the two-run inning as opposed to the one-run inning (with the base hit).
chance playoffs series win winning won
This was our first chance that we had to win a series and we should have won the series. And the way you make the playoffs is by winning series. You don't give series away.
great hard lenny service start
He has put in a lot of great service. It's hard to tell someone like Lenny you're not going to go with us to start the year.
ability bases believe chance fun good plays runs special
He has the ability to take something you give him and use it that day. He can run. He can hit. He has power. He runs the bases well, plays good defense. He's fun to watch. Nothing he really does makes you say, 'I can't believe he made that play, or got that hit.' If you're around him long enough, you're not surprised. He has a chance to be a really special player.
came concerned speed thrown
He came to me because he was concerned about getting thrown out at second. I told him he did the right thing. You need to tell them when they do the right thing. Reggie understands that he's big and strong, but he's also a speed guy, and he has to use that.
amazing ball emotions lose tough
We can lose some tough games, can't we? When you first see the ball hit, you think, 'Tie game.' It's amazing how your emotions go up and then go right back down.