ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Joe Girardi held the first closed-door meeting of his Yankees managerial tenure on Wednesday, addressing his team for about 30 minutes before the club's game against the Rays at Tropicana Field.
"It had nothing to do with Hank's comments," Girardi said. "It had to do with my own heart. I wanted to have a talk with the club."
Girardi said that he would reveal few details about the meeting, except to confirm that there was one, but dropped a hint toward the tone of the meeting when he said, "This club expects to win every day, and it's not happening, and it's bothering us."
"We're a better club than 19-21, there's no doubt about it," Girardi said. "If I felt we were a 19-21 club, I would tell you. We're a much better club than that. None of us in this room are content with the results. I don't like being 19-21. I expected us to be a lot better, and we'll find a way."
"This is a club that has a lot of potential," Girardi said. "The bottom line is, you have to pitch when you have to pitch. The bullpen has to do its job and you have to score runs. Everyone has to do his job in every game to win."I definitely think this was as good of a time as any so far this year for one of these meetings. Do they actually help? Maybe yes, maybe no. But either way I think it's good for the manager to let the team know when he's not pleased. Hopefully this leads to something positive.
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