Mike Quade
Mike Quade
Gregory Mike Quadeis an American professional baseball coach and manager. Since 2015, he has been the manager of the Rochester Red Wings, Triple-A farm system affiliate of the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. He had spent 2014 as a roving outfield and baserunning instructor for the New York Yankees' organization...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth12 March 1957
CountryUnited States of America
believe chance everyday good offensive optimistic plate plenty saw stuff
I believe he'll be an everyday shortstop with a chance to be a very good offensive player. He's still very young and has plenty to learn. I saw stuff that he did at the plate that I loved. I think he's going to get better hitting-wise. I'm real optimistic about his future.
cost mistakes
The mistakes we've made defensively have cost us.
dictate kid performance quickly
The kid will let you know when. His performance will dictate that, how quickly he matures, how quickly he learns.
balls way saws
I watch every day when we hit and take ground balls and the way we go about our business. If I saw any lackadaisical approach, that would concern me.
media office people
I'm really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.
winning perfect care
No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.
baseball thinking games
They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn't seem that way when you're in the dugout. You think you have it figured out, but things come up quick.
league coaching important
At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.
moving emotion
You go through all the emotions when you're told to move on.
player games knows
Everyone knows the game is about the players.
guy towns wonder
How can you wonder what's going to happen when you don't know who's going to be the new guy in town?
cheer kicks sections
I always get a kick out of who is going to be the larger cheering section.
thinking giving guy
I think the one thing about me is I'm a fairly demanding guy, and I give a great deal of myself, and I expect that in return.
play harder
We're going to play better, and we're going to play harder.