Joe Girardi Asked Quotations

He is the one guy who would try to run through a wall if I asked him and not ask any questions.

We asked a lot of our players, and they did a lot. I'm happy with the way Spring Training went, and I just want it to carry over.

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.

They did everything we asked them to. These guys need innings. You see their faces when you tell them -- this is not the part of the job you enjoy.

You've got to learn how to play this game. And a lot of our guys are being asked to learn this game at this level. That's what you have in young players. They are smart kids, they are going to learn.