Ron Guidry
Ron Guidry
Ronald Ames Guidry, nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is a former Major League Baseballleft-handed pitcher. He played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees of the American League, from 1975 through 1988. Guidry was also the pitching coach of the Yankees from 2006 to 2007...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 August 1950
CityLafayette, LA
anybody calm either language people says
He usually says either 'yes' or 'no' and people think that's because of the language barrier. I think that's all he has to say. He's as calm as anybody I've ever met.
addition bowls couple great pitching staff
He'd be a great addition to the pitching staff here, ... a couple of bowls of gumbo.
addition bowls chance couple great maybe pitching sure talk
He'd be a great addition to our pitching staff, and if I get a chance to talk to him, I'm sure I'll talk to him, ... Maybe I'll give him a couple bowls of gumbo.
earned impressed knew pitch regular respect
He impressed me so much. I've got a lot of respect for him, and he earned a lot from me. He knew he had to go down and pitch on a regular basis.
ball came couple days driving found high looked mechanics might seems supposed swinging third
Looked like he was swinging and not driving the ball to the plate. Everything was high the first couple innings, but when he found out what it was, the third inning was more like him. The ball was down all the time. Some days you get those days where it seems like the mechanics might be off just a little, but he came back and did what he was supposed to do.
decision somewhere
I just want a shot, If you have to make a decision somewhere where you don't like me, you go ahead, I'll go home. It won't be personal.
guys hard help overload
I know it's a hard job, but I have a lot of help. The guys that are in here, they're all going to help me. They're not going to overload me and let me sink.
guys hard help overload pitching rides sink
I know it's a hard job, and a lot rides on that job, but I've got a lot of help around here. There's so much pitching talent, like Mel and Kerrigan, the guys that are in here. They're all going to help you. They're not going to overload you and let you sink by yourself.
door enjoyment fun good hope routines talk talking
I hope I can get in the door with that. He's been fun to talk to. I get an enjoyment out of talking to him, just getting to know his routines and what I'm going to need to do to make him as good as he can be.
door fun hope last pitching talked three
I hope I can get in the door with that, being left-handed and pitching here, being pretty successful. I've talked to him two or three times the last two or three days. He's been fun to talk to.
ball since threw throwing
He threw the ball pretty well. He said he's been throwing since Thanksgiving.
sports psychology okay
If you approach Billy Martin right, he's Okay. I avoid him altogether.
great lean people
I'm probably going to lean on a lot of people a great deal,
background good ideas lean people spoken sure talk
I'm probably going to have to lean on a lot of people, ... I've spoken to Joe, and he has a real good background with pitching. I'm going to look to him for a lot of help. ... I have some ideas, but I'll talk to a lot of people to make sure my ideas are sound.