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
bases days few outfield playing proves run starts
Once he starts playing the outfield and proves to us that he can run the bases and play the outfield a few days in a row, then we'll see where he's at.
catch held saw tries
Once he saw he couldn't catch it, he could have held him to a single. Instead, he tries to make a little too much out of it.
against good teams
Not very many teams have been very good against him.
against hurt mistakes pitchers
If pitchers make mistakes against those guys, they can hurt you.
bring figure pitcher players
If you can figure out a way to get a pitcher up here, with all of our players down and hurt, and tell me who you want to take off this roster to bring a pitcher up here .
chance offered proud
If you're offered a chance to play for your country, do it. That's a proud moment.
good hit theories
If you have two different theories for where you hit in the lineup, you're a pretty good hitter.
excited good japan last leaves playing plus ready shape void year
Him playing in Japan last year kind of leaves us a void here as to what he's going to look like. We were told he was in good shape here and ready to go. He's excited about being back here and he's excited about being back with the Twins, so those are all good things. If he comes here in shape and healthy, then he can be a big plus for our team.
leaving spring sure
Him leaving after (the first week) is a little difficult. You'd sure like to have him for the whole spring training, but that's just not possible.
He's still a very young player. We know he's just going to get better and better, and he's doing it now.
himself hopefully pay staying within
He's staying within himself right now. He's been working very hard. Hopefully it's going to pay off for him.
baseball coming fun likes
He still likes baseball, I'll tell you that. He likes this team, of course, and he still has a lot of fun coming to these games.
ask baseball cycles game goes likes pitching tells
He still likes baseball. He'll always ask me, 'Who's pitching today?' He always tells me the game goes in cycles -- he's right.
best doubt player saw
He's the best player I ever saw on the field, without a doubt.