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...
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.
born came enjoyed high love player players school since studying team
Since high school I've wanted to do this. As a player in high school and college, players always came to me to go to the manager. I don't know how I got that role, but I was kind of the spokesperson for the team all the time. I enjoyed it. I enjoy the competition, and I love studying the game. I think that's why I was born to manage.
came daily deal issues none personal phone tend upset waiting
None of us know what it's like to be Pokey Reese and the issues he has to deal with on a daily basis, so I'm not upset with him. We don't know if something personal came up that he had to tend to. We're waiting for a phone call.
came forgiving humbling stellar today tough
It's an interesting game. You know he had a tough day on Monday, and he came in today and did a stellar performance. That's baseball. It could be a forgiving game, and a humbling game. You never know when you're going to be called upon again.
came chance guys win
Our guys buckled down, came back and we had a chance to win. Eventually, our guys are going to win those games.
backing came saw
He saw me a lot when he came to the park, because I was always backing up first base, ... He makes you feel pretty comfortable.
came corner guys lived outside
Patterson lived on the outside corner and came in when he had to. He didn't give our guys much to hit.
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.
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.
assuming came camp players tested
I'm going to be tested in a lot of different ways. We came into camp assuming that the players didn't know anything.
kept
Too many 2-0 counts. But he kept us in the game.
innings season setting start
We just need to get a lot of innings in for a lot of people. We'll start setting up for the season after this round.
difficult game hit runners ugly win
It was an ugly game for us. We didn't pitch, we didn't play defense, we didn't hit with runners on. It's difficult to win a game like that.
beat home run second solo third
The solo (homer) doesn't kill you in the second inning. It's the home run in the third that really hurts. Howard beat him today.