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
double sweet
That really got us kick-started. That was a sweet double play.
above below finish good nice nicer season strong
It's nice to finish strong and end the season on a good note. It's nicer to be above .500 than below it. But .500 is mediocre. We want to be better than that.
last nice saw stronger sustain together
It's nice to be able to go through that together because we saw that we were able to play, to sustain and get through it. We were OK. We're a lot stronger than we were last year.
against nice struggled
It's nice to see him kind of even things out 'cause he's struggled against them in the past.
certain continuing solid spring style toward training work
It's Spring Training, so you get your work in. But we're still continuing to work toward a certain style of solid play, how we go about our business. I want to see some of that, too. Spring Training isn't just about stats.
second win
It's not going to be a thing if he comes here where we say, 'OK, fine, put him at second and let him play,' because we want to win games,
best early good hitters longer strong trend wait
Everyone is strong early in the season. I think it's best to wait a little longer and see if the trend sticks. I just think some good hitters are off to some good starts.
amount certain closer loop medical pitches reports taking
Everyone pitches with a certain amount of discomfort. We have medical reports every day and Loop never said anything about not taking the ball. He was my closer and he said he was fine.
case plans work
Nothing really official. But, we have plans in case it doesn't work out that way.
baseball bit gods mistake seem showing
The baseball gods are showing me a little bit of everything this year. We just seem to make a mistake at the most inappropriate time.
baseball bit boils gods learning positive showing unusual winning
The baseball gods are showing me a little bit of everything this year, and that was one of the more unusual (plays). I'm still positive about these guys. . . . But it just boils down to learning how to play winning baseball.
fine means sure
It just means he's had a real fine year. I'm sure this is the first of many for him.
almost double
It's almost like double session. If he wanted to play tonight, he would play.
good win
It's always good to win the first one. This was pretty emotional.