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
bit contract figured good guys start thinking
He's got the contract thing, the whole package. When you're in your contract year, you start thinking about it. Guys that can play a little bit usually get after it pretty good. We figured he'd be on a pretty good mission.
knee outfield run
He's going to run around in the outfield and see if his knee swells up. So we're guarded. I'm just in a wait-and-see to see how he does.
athlete bottom control easy game knows line
He's going to play the game the way he always has. I did tell him, 'Yes, let's take it easy and let's try not to kill yourself.' But the bottom line is he's an athlete and he's going to be an athlete. You can't control that. He's going to play the game the way he knows how to play the game.
ball expect fifth pitch sore spring tough
He's a tough guy. He'll pitch through just about anything. And you know what? We expect him to be sore here in spring training, just like he always is. It's no different, and we expect him to take the ball every fifth day just like he's always done.
afraid good himself knows man nice player smile talented
He's a very talented player and we're not afraid to put him in any situation. He handles himself pretty good, has a good smile on his face, is a nice young man and knows how to play the game. And he's getting better and better.
chance hard issues monitor pumped scary throwing
He's going to be pumped up and throwing as hard as he can, and those are the scary issues you have. We don't get a chance to monitor him.
add amount good rest season
He's going to be out a good amount of time. I'm not going to say he's going to be out for the rest of the season because Torii bounces back pretty good. But you add it all up, and it's close.
given
He's given everything he has, and that's all you ask.
happens hit instead mistakes pitcher pitches start swinging
He's getting better pitches to hit. That's what happens when you start swinging well. The pitcher makes mistakes and you hit it instead of fouling it off.
again hitting next start
He's getting an MRI. If that comes out OK, he can start hitting again next week.
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.