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...
ball camp chance continue evaluate goes great happy people possible throwing time
For the most part, I was pretty happy with what I saw. He's got a great chance at being one of the starters. As time goes on, we'll continue to evaluate all the people we have in camp as possible starters. He's throwing the ball well.
given worked
He struggled. He's given us his all, it just hasn't worked out for him.
appear changed difficult handle learn patient scream situations spring tested yell
He told me he's changed a lot. He used to yell and scream a lot. I think a lot of times when you yell and scream you appear to be out of control. He said that I'm going to have to learn how to handle difficult situations and be patient at times. It's already been tested in spring training.
great kept threw tough
He threw a great pitch. He kept his composure. He had some tough outs he had to get, and he got them.
face guy hard hate predict prepare skip works
He's the kind of guy you hate to look in the face and say you're going to skip him, with how hard he works and the things that he does to prepare himself. You hate to do it. We weren't able to predict the rain.
amazing special talent
He's an amazing talent. He's a special player.
father meant ready son telling
He said, 'Joe, you're ready to manage. Go,' ... That meant a lot to me, because it was like a father telling his son he was ready for the world.
father meant ready son telling
He said, 'Joe, you're ready to manage. Go,' ... That meant a lot to me, because it was like a father telling his son he was ready for the world.
believe guy help iron mechanical needs
He's another guy that as an organization we love. We believe he's going to help us and he needs innings, too, to iron out little mechanical things.
guy nice
He's a nice guy to have. He can do a lot of things.
growing heart minor mistakes question team
I don't think there's any question about the heart of these kids. They want to win, and they want to be big-league players. It's us growing up as a team and eliminating minor mistakes and getting better every day.
chances loss win
I don't see any loss as respectable. We had our chances to win and we didn't get it done.
daily lacks last might seen surprised teammates ways
I don't think Hanley lacks confidence. I think Hanley is not surprised that he made that play last night. Now, he might have surprised some of his teammates who haven't seen him play on a daily basis. But I don't think Hanley is surprised he made that play. He went a long ways over. I'm not surprised at what he does.
believe enjoy fans mean style
I believe Marlins fans will enjoy the style of this team, which is young, but that doesn't mean that it's bad.