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...
best larry product
Jeffrey and Larry will do what they can to give me the best product on the field, ... They want to win, they want championships. And that's what I'm all about.
battle fight guy guys hit jim played time
Jim is a guy who played a long time in the big leagues. Every day he had to battle to fight for every hit he got. I like that, guys who have battled through adversity.
bullpen failed tonight
Our bullpen has been pretty good, but tonight we failed Vargas.
blood good safe tight
I think it's more, we're being safe than sorry. He was tight today. The good thing is there is no blood in there. It's just some tightness.
experience finish fire great houston picked teams thrown top
I think it's great. Why not get thrown right in the fire with Houston and New York, two teams that are picked to finish in the top of their division? I think it's a great experience for our young players. It's a measuring stick.
intensity
I think you'll see a lot more intensity in this camp.
player represent
If, in their hearts, they want to represent their country, I would never tell a player not to play.
For the young players, you're going to need to go play, and you're not going to play here.
bigger grow playoff
If it was a playoff game, I think he'd be out there. But we don't want it to grow into something bigger than what it is.
discussion hit microphone throw
If it's a discussion every day, it's a discussion every day. If it's a little microphone I throw in his earpiece ... I'll just tell him to hit stand-up doubles, that's all.
came concerned speed thrown
He came to me because he was concerned about getting thrown out at second. I told him he did the right thing. You need to tell them when they do the right thing. Reggie understands that he's big and strong, but he's also a speed guy, and he has to use that.
amazing ball emotions lose tough
We can lose some tough games, can't we? When you first see the ball hit, you think, 'Tie game.' It's amazing how your emotions go up and then go right back down.
lose tough
We can lose some tough games, can't we?
game means playing
What means something is that we're playing the game right.