Joe Girardi Best Quotations

It's a situation you hope gets worked out because it's best for both sides, and it's best for baseball.

Jeffrey and Larry will do what they can to give me the best product on the field, ... They want to win, they want championships. And that's what I'm all about.

In his first start, and what he's been through this spring, I didn't feel it was in his best interest to go back out there.

We are going to lose some close games, but fans have to be sure that we'll bring our best game every night.

To me the best way to learn is on the job. You could keep guys down until they're 24 and 25 and they have great years in Triple A, you still don't know if they can do it here.

It all points to how he progresses over the next six weeks. Obviously we want him to get his at-bats. We've said it all along -- we believe he is going to be in the lineup somewhere. We're just not sure where. But he's got the best instructor you can have. We'll see how much progress he makes over the next six weeks.

The best bullpens usually win in the playoffs. There's more pressure, so bullpens take on a huge significance.

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.

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.

It would be hard to say you have an advantage over anyone. The idea of a manager is to get the most out of your players, and everyone does it differently. I'm just doing it the best way I know how. That doesn't give me an advantage over somebody else. This is just my method. It may not work for other guys.

I know that Jeffrey and Larry will do the best they can to get me the best product on the field. We're not exactly sure what the team is going to be, but I know they're going to give me a winner.