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...
advantage bats days guys taking
Guys are just doing the little things, taking advantage. And our two-strike at bats the first two days have been tremendous.
beat good last looking
He's a good looking young hitter. He showed that last year. We made some mistakes, and he beat us.
eyes opened pitches spring three throw
Three pitches, no fear, can throw all his pitches over at any time. He opened a lot of eyes in spring training.
biggest changed level seemed work
I don't think his at-bats have changed a lot. Sometimes, you just don't get hits. The biggest thing is you keep your frustration level down, and he has seemed to work through that.
aggressive focus pitching
I'd be an aggressive manager. Prepared, with a focus on pitching and defense.
guarantee
I can guarantee you that Miguel Cabrera will be in the lineup. Other than that, there aren't a whole lot of guarantees.
believe born ready
I believe that I'm ready to manage. I believe I was born to manage.
risk
I wouldn't do that. You don't want to risk him getting hurt. The only way I would do that is if it's something like the 19th inning and we're out of people.
chance country heart lessen longer player represent truly year
If they truly in their heart want to represent their country they should because that's special. If it was something that was every year ... but you never know when you're going to get a chance again. I would never tell a player not to play or you lessen your chance to make this club. It's not going to lessen your chance. All it is, it's going to take us a little longer to get to know them.
fortunate guys obviously progress robert
Pokey obviously has the experience. But you look at Hanley and Robert -- two up-and-coming shortstops that can play defensively right now. We'll see how they progress offensively now and during the season. We're pretty fortunate to have two guys like that.
came fears guys hard impress trying
One of my fears was that with young guys trying so hard to impress us that they are not going to say if they feel something. My fears kind of came out.
credit high impressed leagues minor people players quality raising succeed talent
I was impressed by how the young talent was able to succeed at such a high level, ... That's a credit to the organization. First of all, the players who they're drafting, and then the quality of the people in the Minor Leagues who are raising these players up. And then, the manager, Jack, getting the most out of them.
days seventeen throw work
Seventeen days in you can't keep making the same mistakes. You can't just work your butts off and throw it away because you want to do too much.
knew meeting oh pitchers practice signed since toughest
Oh yeah, probably since I signed as a manager. Because I knew that would probably be the toughest meeting that I had. I had a little practice with the pitchers and catchers. Today, it was the whole squad.