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...
balls counted five hit
We counted it up. We hit 11 balls on the button. And what did we get, five hits?
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.
competition country hurt spirit wants whatever
It's about the competition and the spirit of the games. Every country wants to win, so whatever they feel is necessary, as long as they don't hurt my guy, they can do what they want.
capable count guys looking pitch
They are looking for a pitch to drive, and I'm not going to take it away from them. We have some guys who aren't capable of working the count yet.
best counts kept knows talked team
There were too many 2-0 counts for him today. He knows that. But he kept us in the game. We talked about that during the season. Sometimes you're not going to have your best stuff, but you have to keep your team in the game. He kept us in the game.
good saying
There is probably not a lot of good that can come from me saying anything.
shave
With our guys, it shouldn't be a problem. They're probably too young to shave anyway.
pressure youthful
We're youthful and we need to put pressure on the other teams.
experience finish fire great houston might picked teams thrown top
We're thrown right into the fire, Houston and New York. Why not? Two teams that are picked to finish at the top of their divisions. Obviously, we're going to have to play them at some point. Might as well play them the first week. I think it's a great experience for our young players.
best great guys learn triple until
To me the best way to learn is on the job. You could keep guys down until they're 24 and 25 and they have great years in Triple A, you still don't know if they can do it here.
chance score
We had a chance to score in the ninth, we just didn't get it done.
bee catcher flew home oh run saw
We had a bee swarm come through. Flew over the dugout, right over home plate. Saw the catcher run from the Dodgers. Oh my goodness, I was gone.
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.
catch ok regular sure
We're just being protective. He was OK to play today. But we're going to make sure that he is OK during the regular season. He will catch Saturday.