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...
bottom picked pile protect ran series sixth thinking trying won
I started thinking about it in the sixth inning. At the end of the game, I ran out and picked him up. I was trying to protect him. I had been on the bottom of the pile when we won the World Series in 1996, and it wasn't much fun.
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.
anxious belong good guys hurry prove start trying
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.
came fears guys hard impress trying
One of my fears was that with young guys trying so hard to impress us that they are not going to say if they feel something. My fears kind of came out.
chris good guys hard playing trying younger
It's just (that) we're trying to get a good look at the two younger guys at center. If you're playing Chris out there a lot it's hard to get a good look at them.
behind fresh guys impress looking mood past trying youthful
The mood has been fresh every day. They've been able to put the past day behind them. Our guys are so youthful and energetic. The one thing we've been trying to impress on them is that nobody's looking over their shoulder. We don't want them to feel like every at-bat could be their last.
coming ground home mind rushed tried trying
J.J. got the ground ball. I think we tried to do too much trying to get too outs. I don't mind him coming home there because we're only going to get one out. I just think he rushed it.
downhill hit hitters plane trying
That downhill plane that hitters are trying to hit is a lot different.
decide influences issue maybe outside people trying
If you're trying to decide if you want to keep playing, if that's what the issue is, maybe he doesn't want any outside influences to make up his mind. When you have things that are going on in your head, a lot of times people don't think rationally.
bit emotional grew guys trying watching
I kind of got emotional watching them play. They were trying so hard. Our guys grew up a little bit tonight.
anxious belong games good guys obviously prove seven start trying
The first seven games are obviously not what we want. Could have been better; could have been worse. ... I think guys are trying to do too much. They're so anxious to get off to a good start and prove they belong here.
kept
Too many 2-0 counts. But he kept us in the game.
innings season setting start
We just need to get a lot of innings in for a lot of people. We'll start setting up for the season after this round.
difficult game hit runners ugly win
It was an ugly game for us. We didn't pitch, we didn't play defense, we didn't hit with runners on. It's difficult to win a game like that.