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
hitting later quite start sure
If everything comes back OK, then he will start hitting later in the week. Right now we're not quite sure where he's at.
answer ask care
I can't answer that question. You'll have to ask them. ... I know the ones who care and I think I know the ones who don't.
balls bats half position season spring start
He told me they didn't play him at all in a position in Spring Training, and then they get to the season and half way through they start him in the outfield. We just need to get him out there so he can see balls off bats and try to get him acclimated.
help takes whatever willing
He told me he's willing to do whatever it takes to help us win.
felt fine good threw
He threw well and felt fine afterward. That's good news.
ahead count wore
He's working ahead in the count more than he ever has. He kind of wore us out.
best mixing valuable wants
He's very valuable in that respect. And I know what he wants to do. He wants to get to one place and play. I'm just mixing it up as best I can.
hard issue man plenty push smart sure
He's very sure of himself. He's a very smart young man, and I'm sure that things like (White retiring) won't go by him. He'll push the issue as hard as he can. He'll get plenty of opportunities.
ball threw
He threw the ball real well. He went right at their hitters.
expecting fastball good hoping slider threw throwing using
He threw as good as we were expecting and hoping he'd throw, ... He was throwing the fastball, using the fastball, locating the fastball and working off of that. Once he does that, his slider and changeup are unbelievable.
against needs quiet work
He's a quiet kid, and sometimes that's going to work against you. In the middle, you have to be vocal. And that's what I want him to understand. He needs to go down there and take control. Play as a quarterback, as you will.
baseman proven veteran work
He's a proven veteran out there. He and (second baseman Luis) Castillo work very well out there together.
brought everybody funny himself laughs
He's a pretty funny guy. He's brought about a lot of laughs already, so we're just going to let him play. He claps for himself and now he's got everybody clapping for him.
liked
He said Reinsdorf was squirming. I think he liked that.