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
david guess
I guess I'm a show-me guy, I want to see that David can keep making the adjustments.
finally guess
I guess I finally made it, ... I'm legit now.
bit confidence goes history hope next pick road share struggle team teams unless win
If we're going to be a team that goes to the next level, we have to play better on the road. That's the way it's been over the history of the game. Most teams struggle a little bit on the road unless you're a top-echelon team. So we hope that we pick it up a little bit more and win our share so we can have that confidence going on the road.
definitely eliminated
If we're mathematically eliminated by then he definitely won't pitch,
time trust understand
If they look at the standings then they know we're back in the mix. I trust they understand it's time to play.
react stuff
I don't ever react to stuff like that.
choices games harder reactions
Obviously, if you play games like that with the fans, they can come down harder on you. We all have choices to make and reactions to different things.
bringing closer comforting game good legitimate obviously stuff
Obviously bringing in Wagner, a legitimate closer who makes you feel real good at the end of the game when you give him the ball, all of that stuff is really comforting for most managers.
believe coming guarantee spring
No, he's going to be in the mix, but I can't say right now he's going to be in the rotation. No one's got a guarantee coming into spring training. I don't believe in that.
aggressive ball focused knows needs solid talent totally waiting
Reyes knows what he needs to do. He's waiting on the ball better. He's an aggressive hitter, making solid contact. ... When he's totally focused on every at-bat, with his talent he'll be unbelievable offensively and defensively.
bottom chance line looking win
Obviously, when you're looking at it, it's not too pretty. But the bottom line is we still had a chance to win the game.
chart depth four guys knock might rotation socks step three
No, not necessarily. You might look at our rotation and say he's pretty much in there, but I'm never going to say that because you don't know. We have three or four guys in the back of the depth chart that might step up and knock my socks off. He has to compete.
aggressive bring chance deep factor help table whoever win
One thing we bring to the table is our aggressive speed. That can also be a factor if you play smart. When I make my lineup card, I put whoever I feel has a chance to help us win that day. I try not to get too deep about it.
confident defensive good guy hitting knew playing saw spring surprised thunder
When we saw him in Spring Training, we knew he had some thunder in his hands. But he's been really good for us all year. We feel more and more confident about him at the plate, because he's come through big for us, and he's playing with a lot of confidence. Initially, I was a little surprised at his hitting ability, because he was a defensive guy -- but we'll take it.