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
bat kept loop remember thinking throw throwing zone
I just remember thinking in my mind, 'Throw him a slider. Just throw him a slider. Give him something soft.' Loop kept throwing fastballs, and he probably got one in the zone and he put a bat on it.
I look at it like (Boone) was never even here.
breath held moving
I held my breath there for a second. But you could see he's not moving too well. He didn't have any hops.
breath hold looks taking talked
I hold my breath a lot. When I've talked to him about taking a day, he looks at me like I'm nuts.
hope
I hope so, ... That's encouraging. That's good. We can use him.
bat certain hands plate poise speed willing
His hands have been good. I like his approach, I like that he's willing to take a walk. He has a certain poise at the plate with some bat speed at the end of his swing.
bothering feeling foot pushing
His foot is still bothering him, so this is like pushing him back. If he was feeling 100 percent, he would have pitched. We'll re-evaluate as we go. I would think if we're mathematically out of it, he's not going to pitch.
ball hit kansas might player return saw tried
Hopefully, he'll return to the player I saw in Kansas City, who hit the ball the other way more. He might have tried to do too much visualizing.
feels wants
If Pedro feels he wants to play, he has my blessing.
braves game id lose somebody year
If somebody told me wed lose every game to the Braves this year and be in the World Series, Id take that.
game win
If we've got to win a game or we need him, I'll put him in.
best care fit later physically year
If you're physically fit and take care of yourself, you should be better later in your career. I had my best year before I retired.
division few finish last might
If you're in a division like we're in and you finish in last place, that's because the division is tough, ... What are you going to do? If you were in a different division with the same record, you might be a few notches up the ladder. But when you don't win, it doesn't matter.
best looking might pick series spots time
If you go into a series always looking for him to show you something, he might show you. I go with what I feel at the time. I'm going to pick my spots and do what I think is best at the time and live with it.