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
afraid express eye honest lacking straight
He's not afraid to express what he feels. He's going to look you in the eye and ... be straight and honest about how he feels. That's something that's lacking in a lot of clubhouses.
beat
He's not, for the most part, going to beat himself,
best expect hitters seen
He's one of the best hitters in baseball. I've seen him for a long time. This is what I expect from him.
anyone saves
He's my closer, he's been my closer, he has the most saves of anyone on my team,
foundation gotta perfect solid somebody step
Gotta do it on the field, brother. In a perfect world, yeah, I'd like somebody to step up.... To have that solid lineup, solid foundation every day is what you like as a manager.
against family guard happens hope talking
For the most part, you hope it's a 24-hour deal. You can't guard against it. It happens all the time. We're like family ? everyone talking together, spitting ...
ball far good passes
He's making good passes at the ball and not favoring the leg, so let's get it going. He's probably as good as he's going to get as far as a shot. Let's see how he looks.
guys sit
I don't like to have those guys sit too long,
throwing
I don't like throwing superlatives around, but you've got to like what you see.
handled poise
I don't look at just where he's playing, it's how he handled himself. He has a lot of poise for a young player, and I like that.
attention pay spring work
I don't pay any attention to that -- it's spring training. He's just getting his work in.
anytime comeback game wins
Comeback wins are always nice. Anytime you can take a game away it's always big.
along button felt flying good panic push speak work
All along I felt he would be fine. I didn't want to push the panic button because I speak to him every day and know how he feels. I had no doubt. It was just good to see him out there and getting his work in. He got through with flying colors, which is good.
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.