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...
anxious bad body control fine hit hurry learning line stand wants weeks work
There is a fine line between being able to control your body and having all that energy. He's learning how to do it. He wants to get a hit so bad that he will do anything it takes. If you told him to stand on his head, he would try it. Sometimes you try to make up for two weeks in one day. It doesn't work that way. You're anxious to get a hit. You're in a hurry to get a hit.
business came care effect liked took
What I liked about what he did was when something went wrong, he came back and got an out, which is big. A lot of times, you get that snowball effect and we're not able to come back. He took care of his business and we came back.
anyone chance create healthy push pushing
What I like about it is they have a chance to push each other. To me, the accountability to each other is more important than accountability to anyone else in that room. And when they are pushing each other, I think you create a very healthy environment.
capable game hope tired win
We've got to win that game. We didn't play the game the way we're capable of playing, and I hope they're getting tired of it.
along guys next tough
To come back after two tough losses, I think that's impressive. I've said all along our guys are resilient. They don't know how to get down. The next day, it's a new day for them.
hook pitcher
What you do is let the other pitcher off the hook in a sense.
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.
cloud respect sure
He said 'I think I need to come and play.' I respect that. I'm sure he's on cloud nine.
bit rush sure ways
He's a little bit behind. We've just got to make sure we don't rush him. He's still got a ways to go.
abuse along bit boat evaluate later pitchers rush sure
He's a little bit behind, but we've got to make sure that we don't rush him. He's in a little different boat than all the other pitchers here, but we said all along that we weren't going to rush our pitchers. We're not going to abuse him. We're going to evaluate him later down the road.
almost bit rush spring sure ways
He's a little bit behind, but we just have to make sure we don't rush him. He still has a ways to go. It's almost like day one for him for spring training.
eyes opened period pitches short throw
He's got no fear. He could throw all of his pitches over at any time. He opened a lot of eyes this spring. He's come a long way in a short period of time.
bulldog
He's kind of a bulldog on the mound.