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...
ask believe catch days games guy productive six sure tough year
It's tough to ask a guy to catch 120 games a year when he's never done it before. We believe he'll be more productive if he doesn't catch six days a week.... We want to make sure he's productive the whole year.
good leagues minor talent
They've got a lot of good young talent, and they've got a lot of good young talent in the minor leagues that is coming, ... It's an interesting scenario.
rain
They said it was going to rain for a long time.
good leagues minor pitching players talented
They're young, they have a young pitching staff, they're very talented in the Minor Leagues and they have some really good players over there, ... We'll see what happens.
depends gives
A lot of it depends on how they all feel. It gives you some flexibility.
great ride seems
It's been a great ride for me, ... and it just seems to get better and better.
bit defensive great guy plays sacrifice struggle
It's part of it. To me, shortstop, the defensive part is very, very important. And that won't be overlooked. I'm not going to sacrifice that. But you don't want a guy to struggle and play miserably offensively, but he plays great defense. We need a little bit of both.
five possible
It's possible we could take more than five starters.
check comparable exactly numbers rest rookie
Derek Jeter, in his rookie year, put up numbers comparable to the rest of his career. Not exactly the same. But comparable. Check it out.
danny everyday playing ready second time
Danny was going to get most of the playing time anyway. He was ready to be the everyday second baseman.
ability clubs create driven expose hold runners runs sit wait weaknesses
create runs when we need to. We will look to expose weaknesses of other clubs. There are a lot of clubs that don't have the ability to hold runners on. I'm not going to sit back and wait for runs to be driven in. If we can create runs, we're going to do it.
accept fifth fourth push
Don't accept being the fourth or fifth outfielder. Don't accept being the long relief. Push each other. Take someone's job.
daughter fun son youth
Youth is fun to watch, because you get to see them grow. It's like when you see your daughter or son take that first step.
balls close game hard hit learn win
They didn't hit a lot of balls hard off him. It's a game that's very frustrating at times because you feel like you're so close. ... We're going to learn how to win these games. We were close tonight.