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...
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.
chemistry mean
Chemistry is important, but it can mean a lot of different things.
against games playing teams
We've been playing a lot of high-intensity games against teams that are in do-or-die situations,
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.
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.
question reach whether
The only question is whether he's going to reach his potential,
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.
game hitter passion pittsburgh playing pride
Pittsburgh is more of a pitcher's park, but I'm more of a gap-to-gap hitter and I feel I still have a passion for the game and a pride in playing it.
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.
agendas cares family glass hidden hopefully losing money revenue sell sharing somebody team tv wants
I think there's a lot of hidden agendas there. With the revenue sharing and all the money he's getting with the TV revenues, he's making money and they're losing games. Hopefully the Glass family will try to sell the team and get somebody in there that cares and wants to win.
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.
complain whine
We can't complain and whine about where we're at. We've got to go forward.
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.
guide hard hit
You can't guide it. If you hit it hard at somebody, there's nothing you can do.