Managing from the dugout

11-year MLB manager Joe Girardi brings you inside what it's like to manage from the dugout in The Bigs!

[@monotonesarcasm]

Joe is an outstanding hire for MLB network, his analysis and recent experience as a manager has made for great tv for MLB tonight.

[@CIARUNSITE]

monotonesarcasm They've made a lot of really good hires. Even ARod has done a good job. Harold Reynolds though...

[@adrianbaggio8880]

BeaterWRX He's a decent commentator, definitely not a decent analyst

[@karamazovkid71]

@@CIARUNSITE A-Drug should not be representing baseball. He should be banned for life. He is a terrible role model for young players.

[@billygowhoop]

@@karamazovkid71 he's a great television personality, though. Him with Pete Rose are great TV.

[@karamazovkid71]

@@billygowhoop BellyFlop: A-Drug is a cheat. He brought dishonor on the game. Rose NEVER dishonored baseball. He was a stand-up guy who refused to be blackmailed by a thug.

[@stickjr.3715]

Honestly this is the realest group of tv analyst. Great show guys

[@deusvult6920]

My favorite part is how he knew the ground rules for the Trop where it's an out vs a HR

[@jackjohnson1048]

That field is nicer than my high school field

[@tiplady_catch_and_release]

Haha

[@nzapa21]

aww the "ouch, that hurt" when he completely stopped listening to Joe lmaoo

[@billygowhoop]

I love when players or managers give those little insights that no one except real players know. Like that thing about throwing dirt. I'm definitely looking out for that when I watch a game now.

[@thehylianloach9473]

I don't even like baseball, but these types of videos are incredibly interesting.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Welcome, The Hylian Loach! Maybe, as you watch more, you'll start to like it more.

[@dainland432]

This is a great show. They have guys who know ALOT about the game and the maker it very understandable. It's really cool.

[@tiplady_catch_and_release]

I agree it is interesting but baseball is the best

[@SirWickMusic]

MLB, this is an amazing format!!!! My love for baseball seemed to have been surpassed by the other big three American sports (being from Detroit, WE LOVE HOCKEY!) However, interviews like this make me want to rechannel my childhood soooo bad. You have some of the best analysts on your network! Keep it up! I'm going back and watching ALL of these! Could you bring on guys like Lou Whittaker, jack Morris, Wade Boggs, and/or Frank Viola?

[@stevenfragala2070]

“Sometimes I have that Italian temper” hahaha I love it, us Italians love this beautiful game.

[@jackson5116]

I once had a talk with an Italian, but he was in Italy....

[@dade9615]

Io sono italiano

[@AB-fk4gw]

I love how Americans cling to nationalities stereotypes even when they are 3rd no or worse generation and fully american

[@floridaman6281]

Alex Boaler It’s just the way life goes man. I’ll say I’m Italian yet I was born in the states. My parents were Italian and that’s the way we grew up. The native culture is there even if we aren’t technically that nationality.

[@sass174]

@@AB-fk4gw when talking to other americans, being american is an understood commonality, so saying x-american is redundant when we can say x. Few americans think they are of the same culture as the people in the country of their ancestors

[@deeziiklyer8027]

4:09 Joe started to say ‘the integrity of the game’ but then stopped himself real quick 😂

[@sylvialuevano7461]

I miss Girardi so much, can he come back to my Yankees or a least give some lessons to Boone how to manage this amazing team!

[@tigersfan14]

As a Tigers fan (hence my username) I HATE the yankees but I gotta say... Joe Girardi has always been a class act and an excellent manager. He knows baseball better than anyone and I respect his opinions. Glad he is finding success after the yankees.

[@steviesoprano]

tigersfan14 as a diehard Yankees, I LOVE MY YANKEES. used to hate the tigers when they were good but you guys don't threaten us any more so that hate for Detroit is gone. Good luck to you guys

[@jacobrichardson1952]

tigersfan14 as a die hard Yankees fan I would say your tigers has some tough love with the Yankees and I ain’t hating on that.

[@IllKeepALightOn]

Joe Girardi is the man.

[@MrBimirud]

Dudes are really hammering the umps in this segment ...

[@dr.lipschitz3982]

Dodger fan here, I always enjoy hearing Girardi talk about baseball

[@gingerface1898]

Anyone else watching after Joe Girardi got hired my the Phillies?

[@thomasd8218]

I really like the move the Phillies made

[@jamespisano1164]

Fun insights. Good stuff.

[@charlieg4732]

Welcome to Philly Joe !!

[@fpvillegas9084]

Baseball is really a game for the high IQ. Lots of subtleties and details. You lose track of what's happening around you, you lose the game. And they say baseball is boring. 😁😋😎

[@nflisrigged1395]

Gold .

[@rickrose5377]

Joe went to Northwestern and was the Cubs' first choice before he took the Yankees gig. He chose the Bronx, and that's why Joe Maddon has the Cubs job. I guess that's a win/win. Don't know if Girardi would have left Aroldis Chapman in so long in Game 6 of the 2016 Series.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Or maybe he wouldn't have used him that early, either.

[@rriizzo]

Nah he would've brought in Sergio Mitre or Esmil Rodgers

[@MrFlippin24]

no way a manager can see in and out and tell if it's really a strike , from that position

[@dangelo1369]

When will the MLB Network bring in a former umpire to show the game from that vantage point?

[@antoniobiancofiore2396]

This is who the jays should hire as a manager in the dugout

[@MarkPR58]

If I’m a Wilpon, this video alone would be enough for me to make the 2020 Mets world champions. Looks like Philly is going to own the NL East for a while.

[@spoiledrotten58]

I just bought Joe’s Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland.

[@MamadouDiallo-uf4xr]

Hey Joe how about teaching HR & Greg how to challenge a damn HBP when its the late innings, and you have challenges.

[@asiaroberson1750]

Mamadou Diallo that harsh

[@AAli220]

Mamadou Diallo shut up

[@coachv4712]

Much respect to Joe, at the end of the day he is a Major League Manager..but why so worried about umpire calls..why so much worry about something like balls and strike which you can't change..this ain't managing from the dugout, this is yelling and complaining from the dugout. What about real managing now days..you rarely see a Sac bunt or surprise bunt, a squeeze play, hit & run, fake bunt and swing, double steal, no defensive trick plays...then at the world series or world baseball classic when Managers have not choice but to implement some of this plays since every game counts..this players can't even execute a simple sacrifice bunt..but what do i know..

[@spookyshark632]

I'm guessing that the reason you don't see too many bunts is because they're mathematically inefficient. When you bunt, 9 times out of 10 you're giving the other team a free out. You're also not working the count when you're bunting because most of the time you're gonna get the bunt off in the first few pitches. It's more important to make the pitcher work for outs than to get a runner a single base. As for squeezes, it's much higher risk with the same outcome as a sac fly. At least if you let the batter play, there's the potential for better outcomes along with the chance to get a runner in on a sac fly. Unless you have a pitcher batting, bunting is just an inefficient play.

[@adamleblanc5294]

I would say there are times when bunting is an amazing call to make. That's what being a good manager is though. Knowing your players, the opponent and reading the situation.

[@clachapelle]

YOU SHOULD OF USED BOBBY COX!!!!

[@HelloooThere]

Is that guy wearing a grey polyester bell bottom suit?

[@deadarmd]

He's such a weird tall guy.

[@Will-hc4xv]

Actually all Girardi does is sit in the dugout and try to pick fights with the opposing team. Then when someone stands up to him, he cries out "I'm just the manager! Don't be mad at me!' pathetic.

[@PJH4101]

This didn’t age well.

[@Grimace873]

Lolll

[@jackofbee]

this man manages the same way i do!!! it's just crazy to think no matter what lvl,the basics are the basics

[@ralelunar]

Joe looks so happy here, the Phillies ruined him

[@thepostofficeplayboy4909]

How about putting a TV in the dugout? 😂

[@jordy65056]

Tc Shay that's great if you want players to steal signs

[@vicromanov8175]

Nah just put it in the hallway and bang trash cans - Aj Hinch

[@scioli700]

Too soon. Jk

[@magnoliamike]

I’m glad he’s on the Phillies we needed him

[@johnsanjuan9364]

Manager’s Signals!