Joe Randa
Joe Randa
Joseph Gregory Randais a former Major League Baseball player. He was primarily a third baseman during his career. His nickname is "The Joker" due to his resemblance to the comic book character in Batman and his ever-present smile, especially during his plate appearances. It was given to him by Tony Muser, the Kansas City Royals manager during Randa's second tour with the ballclub. This had resulted from Muser having to constantly answer questions about why Randa was always smiling. "I'd...
along field happen situation sports
I think every situation is unique. You can get along great, but if you go out on the field and don't communicate well . . .There's a lot of things that happen in sports that are unexplainable.
baseman chance good impressive keeping maybe next season seat third warm
He's a very impressive player. I've told him that I'm only keeping the seat warm for him. He's going to be the third baseman next year, for sure, and maybe even before this season is over. He has a chance to be a really good player.
above anybody good played potential pride sets takes
He takes pride in his defense, and that's what sets him above the rest. He's already as good as anybody I've played with at the position, and he has the potential to be the best.
complain whine
We can't complain and whine about where we're at. We've got to go forward.
against buzz faced gone guys hold lately
To go up against the guys we've faced lately and hold our own, that's not too bad. We've gone through kind of a buzz saw.
grass hop mound slow talked
We had him. We talked about it on the mound -- 'The grass is slow here, so hop off' -- and he did. He got there, but he was just a little too quick.
chemistry mean
Chemistry is important, but it can mean a lot of different things.
point
Everybody's at the point now where they're getting mad,
bunt execute fun plays spring work
It's just reaction. You work on those bunt plays in Spring Training. It's just fun to execute them.
ask carry guy help jason middle protection talented tough
It's tough to ask a young guy like Jason to carry your offense. Hopefully, we'll help him out, give him some protection in the middle of the lineup and that will make him even better. He's a very talented player.
double good hit team ways
You try not to hit into double plays, you just try to get good at-bats. I've never been on a team that has had so many at-'em balls. We just have to find ways to get good at-bats.
gone season
The way this season has gone for this team, it wouldn't be any other way,
care everybody finish home letting pressure stay
I don't think we feel like we have a lot of pressure on us. But we feel like we need to finish the job. We keep letting everybody stay in this thing and we need to go home and take care of business.
days foot gotten helped
The days off I've gotten with my foot has really helped me with that. It's a lot better.