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
best pitches
He didn't have his best stuff, but made pitches when he had to. He showed me something.
best bit command finds
He didn't have his best command tonight. He was a little bit erratic. You know, he always finds a way. It wasn't one of his best performances.
consistent grab great hold kids knows period rare reminds seize
He just reminds me of one of those rare kids who understands that they have a great opportunity, and they want to grab hold of it, seize it and not look back. He knows he still has to do it over a consistent period of time.
backed beat couple last took
He kind of backed into that because he took off the last couple of days. So if it wasn't for that, Julio, I would have beat you out that year.
field knows might ready tells trust
He knows his body, he knows what he has to do to get ready. He might not have been on the field a lot (in Florida), but I trust him. And when he tells me he s ready to go, I give him the ball.
contract couple days help might
He'll be here in a couple days -- it might even be tomorrow, ... There's nothing in his contract about it. We just told him we wanted him back. We want him to come back and help us.
goes good sure teammates wing
He'll be fine. He's a good kid. Goes about his business. He's got a lot of teammates who can take him under their wing and I'm sure they'll do that.
ball bit continue good guys maybe start struggling team though
He is part of the team and he's going to be a part of the team. We'll get him going. He's going to be fine. We feel real good about him, even though he's one of the guys on the team that's maybe struggling a little bit right now. We'll just continue to give him the ball when we can, and I think before too long he'll start to feel good about himself.
physically strong throw
He has to feel real strong physically and throw a little bit. You don't want to play around with a hamstring.
job managing
He has to do a better job of managing the game.
overthrow sure tendency tonight
He has the tendency to overthrow the ball. I'm sure tonight it was no different.
likeable straw strong
He has that magnetism. He's a big man, a strong man, a likeable man. He's the Straw Man.
last saves situations year
He had 17 saves last year I believe, right? He's been in situations like that where he's pretty comfortable. If you're in the bullpen, for the most part, I'm going to use you.
felt stayed throwing
He felt good, he was throwing well. We stayed with him.