Randy Ready
Randy Ready
Randall Max Ready, is a former professional baseball player and was the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres. Ready played in the major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1983 to 1995. He also played one season in Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines in 1996. He was a minor league coach for the Detroit Tigers and served as a minor league coach for the Padres...
aggressive breathing came charge coming early gave josh pitch ready runs swinging talked took
We talked about coming ready to pitch and play, and I think that was the difference. Josh came out and took charge of the game. We came out aggressive swinging the bats, put some runs up early and that gave us some breathing room.
adjusted against bats gotta guys inside night pitch swung
You gotta be able to pitch inside to have effectiveness. Especially we've got some big guys that, (Tuesday) night, we swung the bats pretty well against them. They probably adjusted and said, 'We're going to pitch inside.' Everybody's got to do it.
far fortunate games job keeping nice pitching pressure season staff
We have been fortunate so far this season in the weather; typically we have to go through more games like this early. But I think we did a nice job of keeping the pressure on their pitching staff all night.
command contact dictates hitter pitches using
He is a contact guy, but he can also get some batters out using the strikeout. Basically, his command of his pitches dictates where the hitter makes contact. You like to have that in a pitcher.
gonna guys last missed pitches
Guys missed some pitches to hit. In the last two weeks, we really haven't. That's gonna happen.
egg guys ham next picking seems somebody
This is just how it's materialized guys picking each other up. If somebody doesn't come through or get the hit, it seems like the next guy is picking him up. It's 25 guys collectively, and so far, we've been able to ham and egg that.
bearing emphasize focusing great job tremendous
Not only is he patient, but he has a great two-strike approach. We emphasize bearing down and focusing when you have two strikes; Seth does a tremendous job in that capacity.
fans games opportunity played
It's important the games are being played and the fans have an opportunity to come to the ballpark.
against ball good nice opening series talk three took winning
We just took a series against a pretty good ball club. We talk about winning series, two out of three, three out of four. It was nice to get a series win on opening weekend.
full guts guys hanging kept night played
We showed some guts all night. We kept them hanging around. We probably could have pitched a little better, but the guys played the full game, that's for sure.
ball becomes double game knowing major nice people seems understanding
I always wondered, well could you go from A ball to the Major Leagues? It seems like a long stretch. Most people feel the game really becomes a game from Double A up. You've got more prospects, more of an understanding of the game. I think it was nice to be considered, knowing I still have a possibility to go from A ball to the Major Leagues.
anybody baseball good run saying seems streak talk
It seems like he's getting a real good look at the baseball. We talk about that day in, day out. And if you talk to anybody that's run in to a pretty good streak going, they're saying that. He's squaring up a lot of baseballs right now.
ball carry catch comfort daily emphasize habits practice quantity routine throw type zone
It's not so much quantity as it is quality. In our daily preparation, it's routine stuff. We emphasize fundamentals: We catch the ball and try to throw it straight. You try to find some type of comfort zone where if my practice habits are good, they carry over into the game.
advantage guy peaks position stay suits
He's a pretty even-keel kid. He's going to be a guy who can stay away from the peaks and valleys. That's a big advantage in this game. His personality suits his position well.