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
baseball classic good kids normally
The good thing about the World Baseball Classic is we get to see some kids play that we normally wouldn't.
time
Time is dwindling down, ... We can use a jolt right now.
season
We'll probably be going back-and-forth all season with these guys.
continue everybody using
We'll continue using everybody who's in camp. It'll be a competition.
fair options speculate time
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.
fans game good tightrope walked
We walked the tightrope a little bit, but it was a good game for the fans to watch.
five last notion pitch pitches seven time
We went in with the notion of not having him pitch more than five or seven and 80-something pitches or whatever. He went 120 last time out. He's been really banged up.
few guys hard last loop players tone understand ways work workout year
You go through the first loop and you make a few adjustments so it's accommodating in some ways to players and getting their work in. Last year I wanted to set the tone with a hard workout and get guys' attention, and get guys working and to understand that's what we're here for.
anticipate feeling feels
We'll see how he feels and go from there. He's feeling pretty good. I don't anticipate any setbacks.
assuming hoping
We're assuming and hoping that he's going to be the guy.
gave regular routine stay
We just gave a heads-up that's a possibility. He'll stay on a regular routine for now and then we'll see.
couple good leaving pitchers ran shut
We just ran into a couple of good pitchers and they shut us down after leaving Arizona.
bat swinging
We've been swinging the bat well all year. Everyone contributes to that.
adding bite coffin crucial nail punishment stuff
We're not able to put the nail in the coffin so to speak, just adding on. All crucial runs, all stuff that comes back to bite you later. We must be gluttons for punishment I guess.