Ron Gardenhire
Ron Gardenhire
Ronald Clyde Gardenhireis a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the New York Mets and former manager of the Minnesota Twins. He currently serves as a special assistant to the General Manager of the Minnesota Twins, Terry Ryan...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 October 1957
CityButzbach, Germany
fighting fights-and-fighting figure help
He's fighting everything. He's really pressing. We need to figure out how to help him get through this thing.
couple half high last lived people quickly scouts second
He's done OK. But the expectations were really high after the second half and what he did last year. He hasn't lived up to that. Scouts are up there and people see things. He hasn't been able to make the adjustments as quickly as a couple of guys. That's something he'll have to do to get better.
behind guys hopefully tonight
Hopefully tonight is the start. We'll have to see what the other guys do behind it now.
push starting worry
We have time, but if we push it another week, it's going to be iffy. I'm starting to worry a little bit.
bullpen hopefully looks situations
Our bullpen looks like they need to be in those situations a little more, and hopefully we'll get them in there.
pride three
Right now, pride can go out the window. It's about winning. I've had his back for three years.
carries few hurt knew nice presence rodriguez searching
Rodriguez knew that if he made a mistake, he was going to get hurt. That was the presence we have been searching for. Having him there with a few other guys, there's a presence there that you have to make some pitches. It carries over and that was nice to see.
beaten guy needs step
Our outfield's been beaten up pretty bad, and Jacque's the one guy that needs to step up. And he's been doing that.
breaking velocity work
He's got velocity and he has a breaking ball, it just didn't work out for him today. He got beat.
apologetic cared growing handle happy process situations understood
He was apologetic and that's all that I cared about. He understood that you have to handle situations a little better, and that's part of the growing up process too. I'm happy with it. I feel better about the whole situation. That's really all that matters.
case guy looking looks start toward
He was a little out of whack before, but he's not out of whack anymore. This guy is making a case for himself. You get down toward the playoffs, you start looking at who can do it and who can't. It looks like he can do some things.
He was a little out of whack before, but he's not out of whack anymore,
ball bats breaking early good jumping stuff
He was breaking a lot of bats early in the game. His cutter was getting in there. He had good stuff tonight. The ball was jumping out of his hand.
next ready
He understands that this is what we have to do to get ready for next year.