Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Dee Sandberg, nicknamed "Ryno", is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs for sixteen years. He became "interim manager" of the Philadelphia Phillies in August 2013. He was officially named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on September 22, 2013, making him the only Hall of Fame player managing in the league...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth18 September 1959
CitySpokane, WA
CountryUnited States of America
With those numbers that he has, those plateaus, that's Hall of Fame right there. As far as I'm concerned, he's in on the first ballot.
Big difference. All of the fans wanted my autograph, not just the Cubs fans or the National League fans.
I got to see him when I got inducted into the Hall of Fame last July and he sang a song for my wife and myself that we danced to. He was just a big part of my experience with the Hall of Fame last July.
I thought '23' was kind of an odd number, ... I asked for 14, and Yosh totally turned me down and said that number's been taken and retired. Yosh Kawano has been a good friend of mine, and he was the one that picked that out for me. And that was the perfect number.
I didn't want to let them down or let the fans down or my teammates or my family or myself. I had too much respect for them to let them down.
They instilled in me how to do things the right way, having good fundamentals, having good work habits - and even how to put on my socks.
Every time I look at that flag flying, I'll think of the Cubs fans that were there for me every day. You have never let me down, and for that I will never forget you.
If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors.
I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers
I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that
We do have a problem in baseball, and using steroids is not respecting the game.
To be in their company and to join them means everything to me.