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
concerned second worried
It's only his second start. I'm not concerned or worried about it.
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.
good responds
It's always good to see Straw. Everyone really responds to him, so it's good to have him back.
game good guys moving nice sit throw watch
It's always nice to get the guys out there moving around. You sit back and watch guys throw on the side, but the only way you can get a good feel is to get into game action.
expect good hitters swinging
This is what I expect from our guys. We've got a lot of good hitters in the lineup and when they're swinging like this, it's what they should be doing.
anyone change early
This is why we don't anoint anyone early in camp. Things change, and they may change again.
consistent losses obviously rhythm victor wins
It wasn't something that jumped out at me. Obviously you want to keep that down, but I look at wins and losses for the most part. I think that Victor was in a rhythm at times, out of a rhythm at times. He can be more in a consistent rhythm.
bullpen early
It was still early. You don't want to go to your bullpen that early if you don't have to.
dust happens
It's a competition. Let it play out and we'll see what happens when the dust clears.
evaluation
That's part of the whole evaluation of what we want to do.
gotten huge kenny momentum reminded
That reminded me of the Kenny Lofton of yesteryear. Those were huge plays. We could have gotten some momentum going.
asset confidence himself needs player
That little butcher-boy play is a play he needs to do more often. It's a big asset for him. He just needs to have confidence in himself to do it a lot. That's his game. That's the kind of player he's going to be. That's the player he should be, so I'd like to see him do it.