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
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Sometimes big hitters try to do too much. Sometimes he gets down on himself, but we keep him going. He's going to bust out of it.
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Every situation is totally different for me. Every team that faces Barry Bonds has the same dilemma. You just pick your spots in the course of the game and you try to make the right decision and hope that it's executed. It's no different than any other team. Obviously, he's still a presence and obviously he's still one of the best hitters in the game and you have to be very conscious of him.
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It doesn't mean that's where you should be, you know? ... When Carlos understands what he is, when he learns to make adjustments better, I see him being a third or fourth hitter because he can steal bases, he can hit and he's going to get bigger and stronger, sort of like Ken Griffey Jr.
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With our 4-5-6 hitters coming up, I'm not sending him. I don't second-guess myself. I just react to what I see.
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Everyone is strong early in the season. I think it's best to wait a little longer and see if the trend sticks. I just think some good hitters are off to some good starts.
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I told him that I'd prefer him not to do that, ... I know that I'm hitting third and a lot of people expect the third hitter to never bunt. I don't think like that.
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This is what I expect from our guys. We've got a lot of good hitters in the lineup and when they're swinging like this, it's what they should be doing.
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Good hitters capitalize on poor pitching. He got some balls up in the zone.
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He's one of the best hitters in baseball. I've seen him for a long time. This is what I expect from him.
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We've been swinging the bat well all year. Everyone contributes to that.
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We just ran into a couple of good pitchers and they shut us down after leaving Arizona.
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We just gave a heads-up that's a possibility. He'll stay on a regular routine for now and then we'll see.
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We might win 15 games in a row.
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We could do a lot of different things. It's not fair to speculate right after the game, when you've got time to think what your options are.