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...
beat competition figure love trying
You get to teach. You get to manage. I love the competition and I love the idea of trying to figure out how to beat the other team.
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.
catcher expose love pitchers pressure putting remember running stop weaknesses
We will look to expose the weaknesses of other clubs, ... I love putting pressure on the defense, because I remember as a catcher what it was like and what pitchers go through to try to stop the running game.
chance eight kids love nice problem teams
It's a nice problem to have. Most teams would love to have that now. A lot of teams would probably like to have eight veterans. But we have eight young kids that have a chance to develop.
loves ready says
What it says to me is he's ready to play. He loves what he does, and he's ready to play.
early love players sit
So when you get the composition of your team, you sit back and find out early what your players can do and you do that. But I love to be aggressive. That's the one thing I can tell you.
love
I love what I?m doing and I love our club.
base fun hit love maybe player situation time watch youth
I love youth. Youth is fun to watch because you get to see them grow. ... When you see a player for the first time get a base hit in a situation that maybe he hasn't done before, that's pretty exciting.
love people
I love to teach. You want to see people making progress.
ask impressed love player proud
I love the way he's worked. I've been very impressed and proud of the way he's playing. He's communicating with other players. He's done everything you can ask a player to do.
deserved felt love played
I love his makeup. He's done it all -- managed in the Minors, played in the big leagues. I felt he deserved a chance.
anytime love wants
I love his dog. He's got enough dogs. We told him anytime he wants to give us his dog.
exactly job love player run taken
I love him. He comes to play every day. ... He's done exactly what you want a young player to do. He's taken the job and run with it.
kept
Too many 2-0 counts. But he kept us in the game.