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
good start
We feel pretty good when you start writing out a roster. Even with the injuries, it's not bad.
creek soon
You get yourself up a creek right then, as soon as you do that.
expect game
You expect that. He's been in this game a long time. He'll do what he has to do to get ready.
healthy struggling
We are struggling and not healthy right now, and they got us.
handle jokes took
We did a lot of talking. I didn't handle it good; he didn't handle it good. I make a lot of jokes about it now, because I know now there probably wasn't as much there as I read into it. I took it personal, and it really wasn't personal.
bad clicking consistent good hitters
We have a lot of good hitters in our lineup. We're just not clicking yet. We have one good day and one bad day. We've just got to get a little more consistent as a whole unit.
battling good kept pushed sixth
We had good at-bats from the sixth inning on. We really pushed the issue, kept battling and got a lot of two-out hits.
issues pitching spring
We had a lot of issues this spring with our pitching staff. A lot of them were gone.
minutes talk
We had a long talk for about 25 to 30 minutes like two adults, and everything is straightened out.
minutes talk
We had a long talk for about 25-30 minutes like two adults and everything is straightened out.
ball run time
We will run every ball out, and we will give you a show every time we come out. Because that's what Kirby would have wanted us to do.
anyone competing fill game guys man quality spots stack versatile
We've got quality guys competing for spots on the 25-man roster that can fill in at many different positions. These are versatile guys that know how to play the game and defensively stack up with anyone out there. I think we'll be just fine.
might pitchers
We've got other pitchers down the road. We might even take a look at them.
left managing player position year
We've got one position player left from my first year of managing here. One.