Willie Randolph
Willie Randolph
Willie Larry Randolphis an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. During an 18-year baseball career, he played from 1975 to 1992 for six different teams, most notably the New York Yankees. He has joined ESPN as a postseason baseball analyst, beginning in September 2013. He will mainly be on Baseball Tonight, and provide updates during Monday and Wednesday night September network telecasts...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 July 1954
CityHoly Hill, SC
front guys might
There are other guys who might be in front of him, anyway.
bottom hard learning line process winning
We're just going through the process of learning how to play winning baseball. The bottom line is that we're learning the hard way.
best bonds closer felt good great
I felt good about the match-up. Bonds is a great hitter, but my closer is one of the best in the game.
bleak clubhouse matter might stay
I feel very positive. No matter how bleak it might look, this clubhouse is going to stay positive.
good guys shape
I feel real good about the shape most of the guys are in. I'm excited.
comeback deserved victory year
I feel like we deserved this victory. We haven't had a comeback like this in a while. All year long, we've had a lot of heartbreaking losses.
affect caught fans games love plays regardless understand win
I can't get caught up in that. I know the fans would love to get payback, but what they (the fans) don't understand is you still have to play the game. We want to win the games very badly. We can't think that if we don't do well how will it affect you mentally. Regardless of how this plays out, we still have to play them again.
enjoying head job seems solid sure
I can't really get into his head and know how he feels, but I'm sure he's enjoying this opportunity. He's been doing the job for us. He seems like a pretty solid kid.
felt hitting morning pitching urgency work
We flip-flopped things this morning to get the pitching and hitting in before that. We're going to work on our fundamentals all spring, so we felt like that wasn't an urgency right now.
chance five games gives guys lock next pitch ready sure themselves
We have 25 games left, and we have to go for it, ... I want to make sure that my next five guys know what they need to do and know that they're going to pitch and they can get themselves ready for the ballgame. This gives them a better chance to just lock in.
hear
You hear a little of this, ... But that's all right.
next past
To get to the next level, we have to get way past that thinking.
pitch successful teams
You have to pitch inside. Most teams that are successful pitch in there. No big deal. Just baseball.
adjust learned pace selective
You have to pace yourself. You have to adjust mentally. When you get tired, you're not selective enough. He's learned a little about making adjustments.