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...
andy ball games guys task won
Andy Pettitte has won a lot of ball games and a lot of big games, too. Our guys were up for the task tonight.
guys hard seen spring
Everything we've seen from him this spring has been positive. These guys are making it really hard on me.
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As time goes on, guys are going to start realizing that we can stay in games. Hopefully that will transpire into getting more and more experience with it so that late in games, we can hold onto those victories that we should win.
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You go from being excited to panicking a little bit when a guy slides into him. Your emotions can get a little wavy. For me, being a baseball player, it's just exciting to watch what kids can do. When you think about it, he probably should be a junior in college.
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We have a lot of guys who are in a hurry to get hits. They are trying to do too much. They want to have a good start and are anxious to prove they belong here. They need to be patient.
behind guys hard hate playing
That's the hard thing, he's not having a chance. The guys who aren't playing every day, you hate to see them behind when they come back.
catcher felt guy strides
I think I made most of my strides as a catcher working under him. He is the one guy I really felt I had to have.
guys kept score
You don't ever think you're going to score 12 runs. That's a lot of runs, but guys kept hitting. They got a lot of big hits.
good guys kept score
You don't ever think you are going to score 12 runs, but our guys kept hitting. It was a good game.
guys learn watch watching
I think guys will look up to Pokey. I know I like to watch him play. Guys will learn by watching him.
guys pressure takes
I think this takes a little pressure off of them. And it's going to take a lot of pressure off guys who haven't done it before.
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.
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.
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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.