Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Dee Sandberg, nicknamed "Ryno", is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs for sixteen years. He became "interim manager" of the Philadelphia Phillies in August 2013. He was officially named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on September 22, 2013, making him the only Hall of Fame player managing in the league...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 September 1959
CitySpokane, WA
CountryUnited States of America
I learned a lot in the Minor Leagues, spending six years there. I honed my skills, as far as coaching goes. I was able to work with the players in a lot of facets of the game.
I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college
When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?
The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played.
The fourth major league game I ever saw in person, I was in uniform
If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen
I didn't play the game right because I saw a reward at the end of the tunnel.
I'm pretty overwhelmed right now and a little bit sick along with it. We'll see how the day goes. I was fortunate enough to be there for Ernie and Billy and Ron. I was on the field for all those ceremonies -- not even thinking that I would have a day come like today. Being in their company and joining them means everything to me.
I'm pretty overwhelmed right now and a little bit sick along with it, ... We'll see how the day goes. I was fortunate enough to be there for Ernie and Billy and Ron. I was on the field for all those ceremonies - not even thinking that I would have a day come like today. Being in their company and joining them means everything to me.
That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special. It's allowed me to have Chicago as a home; my family considers Chicago a home. There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me.
They instilled in me how to do things the right way, having good fundamentals, having good work habits - and even how to put on my socks.
We here today owe America's pastime a strict policy.
Every time I look at that flag flying, I'll think of the Cubs fans that were there for me every day. You have never let me down, and for that I will never forget you.
Big difference. All of the fans wanted my autograph, not just the Cubs fans or the National League fans.