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...
again close excited great playoffs
They were very close to getting into the playoffs again this year, ... The opportunities here are great. I'm excited to be here. They have so many great young players, and they have a lot more coming.
finer learned points
They learned a lot about the finer points of catching.
belong expect good guys job leagues mean next pitch step sure understand
A big part of my job is making sure these guys understand they belong in the big leagues and they can do it. That's going to be my message, that just because you're young doesn't mean you can't play. I expect you to do it just like you did in Double-A and Triple-A. It's the next step up, but if you make your pitch it's a good pitch.
belong guys job leagues sure understand
A big part of my job is making sure that these guys understand that they belong in the big leagues and they can do it.
chris good guys hard playing trying younger
It's just (that) we're trying to get a good look at the two younger guys at center. If you're playing Chris out there a lot it's hard to get a good look at them.
days season
It's embarrassing. We can't keep making mistakes. We're 17 days into the season now.
days seventeen
It's embarrassing. We can't keep making mistakes. Seventeen days in, we can't keep making mistakes.
early push reason
It's early in the season, and there's no reason to push him. You don't want it to become chronic.
best both gets hope situation worked
It's a situation you hope gets worked out because it's best for both sides, and it's best for baseball.
cost eighth shame
It's a shame the little things we didn't do in the eighth cost us.
ask east gave great grew life nice opportunity people time tough town
It's a tough time to have it for me to go, but it's a nice honor. I grew up in a great town and had a great childhood. The people of Peoria and East Peoria were great to me. The town gave me every opportunity in life to succeed. I think that's all you can ask for as a kid.
dreams great help kids realize situation took
I took this situation because I wanted this situation and I wanted these kids. We all want to help these kids succeed. We all want to help them realize their dreams and become great players.
chicago couple healthy huge hurt last opportunity
It's a huge opportunity for him. He hasn't been healthy the last couple of years in Chicago and it hurt him.
compliment goes hit hitters huge learn pitch stop walking younger
It's a huge compliment to him. As he goes on, he will learn how to hit in those situations. When some of our younger hitters get better, they will stop walking Miguel so much and have to pitch to him a little.