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 born catcher manage people
I believe I was born to manage, ... People ask me about not having managed, but as a catcher I believe you manage every day you're on the field.
asking believe born catcher manage people player type
I believe I was born to manage. People asking about not having managed, but as a catcher I believe you manage every day you're on the field. I was the type of player who had to do the little things to win.
believe born extension job manager strength truly
I believe I was born to manage, ... I believe this is truly my strength. As a catcher, I believe I was a manager every day on the field. You're an extension of the manager. Your job is to get the most out of your pitchers.
defensive player school six worry
I don't worry about him defensively. I think you'll see a lot better defensive player in six weeks. They're all going to school right now.
picture
He's not here, we can't put him in the picture right now.
compete determines innings needs ready speed
He's not going to get the innings he needs to get. He's a starter, and he's behind. I told him, 'It's kind of a speed bump. When you had that injury, it was a speed bump. You're the one who determines when you're going to get back.' ... He's not ready enough to compete as a starter.
basically couple determine innings speed
He's not going to get the innings he needs. He's a starter, and we need to get him to feel comfortable to where he should be. What I told him is you can take it a couple of different ways. It's kind of a speed bump. You're the one who can basically determine when you can get back.
ball chance great throwing
He's got a great chance of being one of the starters. He's throwing the ball well.
abuse along bit boat pitchers rush
He's in a little bit different boat than all of the other pitchers here, but we've said all along we're not going to rush any of our pitchers. We're not going to abuse them.
learn lose situations type
I don't like to lose but if you're going to lose, we had a chance. They'll learn a lot in those type of situations and they'll learn because they're going to get a lot of chances.
I don't like this part of the job; you can have it. It comes with the territory.
feels healthy honor pitching rough spring sure
I don't make much of pitching in Spring Training. We want to make sure he is healthy and he is in shape. I don't think it's rough on him. I think he feels it's an honor to be there. He wanted to be there, that's why he went. This is an honor to play for your country.
gets healthy pitching shape spring sure time worry
I don't make much of pitching in spring training. We don't worry about it. We want to make sure he's healthy and gets in shape and then he'll be dialed in once it's time to start.
coming cost defensive eighth great mind rushed shame
I don't mind him coming home. We're going to get one out, but he rushed it. We made some great defensive plays. It's a shame that the little things we didn't do in the eighth cost us.