Ron Gardenhire
Ron Gardenhire
Ronald Clyde Gardenhireis a former Major League Baseball shortstop for the New York Mets and former manager of the Minnesota Twins. He currently serves as a special assistant to the General Manager of the Minnesota Twins, Terry Ryan...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 October 1957
CityButzbach, Germany
second time
I think the second time around we'll see where we're at here.
ball gets hits hitter second single
We get a single by the second hitter in our lineup, and then Redmond comes up and hits a ball in the gap. It gets you rollin'.
couple half high last lived people quickly scouts second
He's done OK. But the expectations were really high after the second half and what he did last year. He hasn't lived up to that. Scouts are up there and people see things. He hasn't been able to make the adjustments as quickly as a couple of guys. That's something he'll have to do to get better.
ball ground hit hurt last looking missed run second situations year
Last year, we missed too many opportunities. What hurt us more than anything last year was situational hitting, so if we can hit a ground ball to second in some of those situations to get a run in, we're going to be better off for it. That's what we are looking for, a little better situational hitting.
baseman camp second starting
The best-case scenario, you come into camp with a starting second baseman and a starting shortstop. We don't have that here. But we're working on it.
baker tough
I thought we pitched well enough to win. Baker battled through some tough jams and made some big pitches, but we didn't get it done offensively.
anywhere flip four games guys health played top worth
I think we're fine. Health-wise we're not where we need to be. We're 7-11 and played without our top two guys (Shannon Stewart and Luis Castillo) for four games now. ... Of course, we haven't played worth a flip on the road, and that's what's disturbing. You're not going to get anywhere doing that.
gives looking nice
It gives us those 82 wins, which is what everyone was looking for. It's not enough for us, but it's nice for the organization.
books-and-reading
Just another one for the books. Ohhhh God.
bench brought everyday happy instead jason needs sitting spring training
Jason needs to get consistent, everyday at-bats instead of sitting on the bench here with us. We brought him up here from spring training to see where he's at, and we're happy with his progress.
chance chip consistency good guys looking passed people pitcher talk wait
J.D., we're looking for a little more consistency from him. People talk about him being passed by, but he has the chance to be a good pitcher in this organization. He can't wait to get the ball. We like guys like that. He doesn't come in with a chip on his shoulder.
apologetic cared kyle
Kyle was apologetic and that's all I cared about,
balls home hurt last needed ourselves pitching runs strong throwing type
Last season, we hurt ourselves on the relays throwing home and balls getting through the infield. We just can't give away runs with this pitching staff. It's too good. So we needed that type of strong defense.
guys
Our guys battled. Their guy was just a little better.