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...
question reach whether
The only question is whether he's going to reach his potential,
felt game next pressure push three understand win
We felt like we were in all three games, and we understand that's important. On the other hand, each day you don't win a game, you've got to come out and push a little more. Not to put too much pressure on ourselves, but the next game is a big one for us.
balls believe bottom giving good hit key love work
Believe me, there's no sense of complacency in here at all. We're going out and giving it everything we've got. Bottom line, we're not getting a lot of love in key situations. We've had some good at-bats and hit balls hard, but we're not getting any breaks. We're going to work our way out of it.
felt left supposed year
Everything about that year was special. When I left after that season, I felt like I left before I was supposed to.
ball everybody hit time
You get that first ball hit to you, that first at-bat, everybody has the jitters this time of year.
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.
complain whine
We can't complain and whine about where we're at. We've got to go forward.
coming expecting fans feeling good pittsburgh supportive
I got the sense that there was a feeling of shock. I think the fans were expecting things to be a lot different and were shocked. I think they were supportive, too, a lot more supportive than I thought they'd be with us coming in here 1-6. You know, I think the fans of Pittsburgh want to see good baseball, they want to see hustle, and they want to see wins.
college contract decided drafted offered senior worked
I didn't get drafted my senior year, ... I got offered a contract by the Brewers for $1,500 from Sal Bando. I decided to go to college instead, and it worked out pretty well.
everybody finish letting pressure stay
I don't 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.
families older sisters
My two older sisters and their families live here,
easier hurting jason offense pitches
One of the things hurting our offense right now is that we're pressing. Jason has to just keep doing what he's doing. Eventually, we'll get on track, and it will get easier for him to get pitches to hit.
along casey guys heat mix pirates pressure pushing sean teach veteran
The Pirates have now started to mix in some veteran guys along the way, which I think is so important. Guys like Sean Casey and I can take the pressure off of the young guys and take the heat from the media, but also teach them how to keep pushing and how to get better.
against games playing teams
We've been playing a lot of high-intensity games against teams that are in do-or-die situations,