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...
excited manage opportunity talked team took whatever younger
Before I took the job, we talked about going younger this year. We didn't talk to what degree. But I'm still excited about this opportunity and I'll manage whatever team they give me.
best clubs help role suited talking
When you're talking about a team, it's not always what role you're best suited for, it's what's going to help the club. Clubs need flexibility.
carries expectation point talking
My expectation of him is to be a leader, and from everything I know about him, talking to him, he already is a leader. So that point is not going to change. The way he works, the way he carries himself, he's a leader. You talk about makeup, he's a 10.
expectation talking
My expectation for him is to be a leader. From everything I know, and from talking to him, he already is a leader. So I just want him to be himself. Don't try to do too much, because I'm not going to let him.
carrying guys maybe talking
We're talking about maybe carrying 12 pitchers. Guys have to be versatile.
guard guys hardest injuries starting talk
We'll just have to talk about it. You have to guard against, first and foremost, injuries to your starting pitchers. They're the hardest guys to replace.
fairly good manager means talked together wants
It was fairly brief. He didn't want to do too much without (General Manager Larry) Beinfest there. We talked about getting together again. The idea that he wants to talk to me is a good sign. It means I still have a chance.
enjoyable hard meetings talk watch
What's really enjoyable to watch is how hard they play. We talk about it every day and we have meetings about how hard we're playing.
agreed fact good talk
We agreed to talk again. I think the fact they wanted to talk to me is a good sign.
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.
anxious gave good joe last model regular situations talk ton
I talk to Joe on a pretty regular basis. I talk to him about situations and advice. I'm anxious to see him. He's always been good to me as a player, as a coach. He gave me a ton of responsibilities last year. He's someone you can model yourself after, not only as a manager, but as a person.
changed depth game handling involved met phase pitch talked taught throw throwing
He taught me to be a better receiver, a more comfortable receiver. He taught me how to throw better. I changed my whole throwing once I met him. We talked in depth about handling pitchers, pitch selection. Any phase of the game he was involved in making me better.
talk win
I'll talk to him, but I don't want to take away from anyone's focus, ... The most important thing is to win tonight.
future maybe spend talk time
I want to spend time with my family, ... Maybe in the future I can talk about that.