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...
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Miguel played a few days in a row. Josh is going to play a few days in a row. We'll eventually work up to three days in a row. It's hard because we have two catchers that need to play. We'll start stretching them out the last couple of weeks.
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You have two young men that haven't played at this level and they're being asked to do a lot. Center field is an important position. We'll try to figure out which one is going to be our starter of the future and get them both at-bats.
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We've played six games at home (13 on the road). April is the nicest month of the year in Florida, right? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
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It will be different. I'll be standing against that brick wall, making a lot of decisions tonight. It's great. This is where it all started for me. I was drafted by the Cubs and played my first game here in 1989.
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It was important that our guys played the game right, and that's what they did. Wins are a byproduct of doing things right. I don't worry about wins, I worry about the process. And the process was pretty good.
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We're a ways away with him. My concern with him was he already played catch and didn't tell us.
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Alfie, he can do some things with the bat. He gives us some different options at the top of the order. He played some center field in the minor leagues, he can play fly balls.
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Jim is a guy who played a long time in the big leagues. Every day he had to battle to fight for every hit he got. I like that, guys who have battled through adversity.
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He's been very impressive. There's nothing that says he can't play first base, either. He's played well enough. He's fighting for a spot just like Jake. You can't just say it's Jake's job.
coming concerned happy knee played seemed stronger
He's been outstanding and he's played very well. We were a little concerned about his knee coming into camp, but that's seemed to get stronger and we're happy with the way he's played.
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He's played some center field in the minor leagues, and he's taken fly balls pretty much every day out in the outfield.
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He's played in some intensity-filled games, and he will fit right in.
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I love his makeup. He's done it all -- managed in the Minors, played in the big leagues. I felt he deserved a chance.
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Too many 2-0 counts. But he kept us in the game.