Joe Girardi optimistic ahead of 2012 Spring Training session – MLB New York Yankees News
These days, New York Yankees’ Manager Joe Girardi is busy in preparing for the upcoming Spring Training. The Yankees displayed some high quality baseball skills last season to achieve considerable results. However, their weak pitching attack was exposed
against stronger opponents in the playoffs.
Boston Red Sox’s failure in September last year goes on to suggest that even the best of managers can sometimes find themselves in a disastrous situation when he least expect it. Joe Girardi will be managing the Yankees for the fifth straight season this
year and it will be interesting to see how long Girardi can continue his impressive run.
At the minute, he is doing a terrific job with the players including hitters, pitchers and fielders. Having strengthened Yankees’ pitching attack with the likes of Ivan Nova, Michael Pineda, Hiroki Kuroda and Phil Hughes, the has manager made some great
moves this offseason.
“I’ve got the greatest job in the world,” Girardi said. “I can’t imagine myself doing it when I’m 67 or 68 years old (as Torre did), but who knows. That’s where my faith comes in. I believe I’m going to be here as long as God wants me to be here.”
“So I think I’ve grown as a person, grown as a manager, especially in two areas: first, I know my players a lot better, and that took some time. The other thing, and maybe people won’t agree, but I think I do a better job with the media,” he added.
In addition to his amazing managing skills, Girardi has the ability to manage Major League Baseball egos. Sometimes, MVP level players find it very difficult to get along with youngsters in the team. However, under Girardi, the Yankees have flourished in
each department of the game.
He is a hard worker and he sets examples for the players. Considering his efforts for the team, Yankees’ ownership will be looking to offer him a long term contract. The upcoming Spring Training session will be of great importance for Girardi. He will be
looking to form the right pitching and batting combinations to make the most of available opportunities in regular season.
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