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
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.
chance ran stuff time
This is my first time getting a chance to see him on my team. That other stuff from other clubs, that's what he ran into there.
good
This is a good facility; you can get a lot of things accomplished. Even on a day like this, you can get something done.
crying dwell sounds
You know that I get emotional, but I don't cry. I don't want to dwell too much on that play because it sounds like crying and I don't cry about these things.
against expect games teams tough win
You can't expect to win games against tough teams if you don't execute.
david everybody exciting experience fact fans feet game huge involved kids likes mets night obviously pennant proud special victor
The kids are obviously part of our future, and the fact is they're going to experience, hopefully, a very exciting pennant race. Everybody likes their hits. It's being involved in something that could be special and getting experience when the game counts. Mets fans and the organization should be proud of David Wright and Jose Reyes, and Victor Diaz had a huge night also. And Jake is getting his feet wet.
man rather stand voice
I'd rather have a man who's going to stand up and say what he believes. We have a right as Americans to voice that opinion.
good guy trust
The guy has good stuff. His sinker could be devastating -- if he would just trust that.
came guys hope next pieces puzzle together winter
All the guys came through big-time. We put the pieces of our puzzle together over the winter and solidified our lineup. They are the ingredients we hope will take us to the next level.
team
A lot has to do with how the team is playing.
double dugout
The double play kick-started us. The dugout was really rocking.
challenge changing expect field kick mindset toward walk
The challenge is changing the mindset toward winning, ... When you walk out on the field every day, you got to expect to kick butt -- or they're going to kick yours. It's not all about talent.