Randy Winn
Randy Winn
Dwight Randolph Winnis a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of thirteen seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder. Winn was a switch hitter, and threw right-handed. He made his major league debut in 1998 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, then went on to play for the Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He played in the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. He currently works as an...
everybody perception players ready step teams wants
There's a perception about the players' attitudes--that they're not ready mentally. They may be nonchalant now, but once players step on the field, it'll be a different story. Everybody wants to win, you can't let teams show you up.
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You have an idea of what people are like, but until you spend some time around them it's different -- that's been the fun part.
funny telling
Even more so -- and it's genuine. He's always laughing, telling stories. He's pretty funny.
hopefully mean player premature type
We all know what type of player he is and what he can mean to this ballclub. Hopefully, that's a little premature and hopefully he will be able to play this season.
hit home job
I don't hit a lot of home runs. That's not my game, but I'll take them when they come. My job is to get on base.
baseball jobs ready realize regular
We want to come here and win, but they also realize our jobs are to get ready for the regular season.
boat
We've been in the same boat for a while. We just have to keep winning.
barry game gold guy hit home huge power react record speaks track tremendous
I think he's a tremendous addition. His track record speaks for itself. His defense, with the Gold Gloves, he's a guy who can hit 30 home runs. We don't know how Barry will react with his knee. Having a guy with the track record and power and the all-around game he has is a huge addition.
hope knew matt morris pitcher pitching remember talk tremendous watching
I remember there was a lot of talk about upgrading the pitching staff. I knew Matt Morris was out there. Watching him from the other league, I knew he was a tremendous pitcher and a tremendous competitor. I was thinking, 'Man, I really hope we get him,' and we did.
barry fill gold great hit home missing number played quality record speaks track
His track record speaks for itself. He's got Gold Gloves, hit big home runs, played in the World Series. .. . He's a real quality guy. With Barry and Mo being our number 4 and 5 hitters, it's great that he can not only play the outfield, but he can fill in the missing offense.
night
He had been getting me out with fastballs all night. I was able to get one over the plate.
allow field game left medical played staff
He hasn't played a game in left field yet. I don't think he'd really be ready, and I don't think the Giants' medical staff would allow it.
game lose
We're going to have to be ready. It's not like it's a 162-game season, where if you lose a game early, it's fine. If you want to advance, you have to win.
based certain defense guys ourselves pitch position reports scouting
We'll pitch certain guys based on the scouting reports and position ourselves accordingly, just like always, ... We play defense as a team. It won't be any different.