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
playing
It's early. I'm just playing who I feel I should play.
against bats expect obviously seems swing watching
It seems like what we were watching was Cy Young work. And obviously we didn't swing the bats too well against him. You can't expect to win like that.
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.
best management view win
I view it as a real competition. You have to go out and win the job. I've been told by management to play the best people.
arm feels since spring throwing
It was a different spring for him since he didn't get a lot of throwing in. But he's told me his arm feels super.
barometer base best bit couple emphasis games good guys knocks relax spring training turn whatever
It was good to see him relax a little bit and get going. Obviously, spring training is not the best barometer for how you base these guys but, you know, he was 0-for-20 or whatever and he had a couple knocks so that's why you don't put a lot of emphasis on games like this because you can turn it around in one day.
aggressive both crowd far happens hear large
They wanted to make the play. They're both very aggressive and went after it. That happens sometimes when you have two aggressive outfielders. Large crowd and a lot of noise, sometimes you don't hear each other, as far as communication. But it's just the way we play, man, very aggressive, and it's unfortunate to have to collide like that.
finish games win
It's important to finish up strong, win as many games as we can,
certain deal guys putting react
It's important for me to see how guys react in certain spots, ... Not just putting them there, but how they deal with the situation. Sometimes, you can tell a lot from things like that.
against bats expect finish funk rest seemed strong swing watching
It seemed like all we were watching was Cy Young work. Obviously, we didn't swing the bats too well against him, so you can't expect to win like that. We've got to see if we can get something going, get out of this little funk we're in and finish up strong the rest of the trip.
dust happens
It's a competition. Let it play out and we'll see what happens when the dust clears.
approach david nice players
It's a different approach nowadays. That's why it's nice to see players like David Wright come into the system. He has that approach.
expect hitter hitting people prefer third
I told him that I'd prefer him not to do that, ... I know that I'm hitting third and a lot of people expect the third hitter to never bunt. I don't think like that.