Randy Winn Quotes (21 Quotes)

In center field, you have free rein out there -- you have priority. He has that no-fear attitude. The ball goes up, and he's gone, going after balls with reckless abandon. He's aggressive and tries to get anything he can.

I think he's a tremendous addition. His track record speaks for itself. His defense, with the Gold Gloves, he's a guy who can hit 30 home runs. We don't know how Barry will react with his knee. Having a guy with the track record and power and the all-around game he has is a huge addition.

The difference here is that pitchers are more aggressive. In the A.L., they throw more trick pitches to make you swing and miss.

I had no idea how many I had, ... That's a lot of hits. The last few years I had better second halves than first halves. I was not expecting to hit as many home runs as I have, but I expected to have a good second half. It's more noticeable because I'm in a new league.

I don't know how that ball went out, ... Usually the wind knocks it down to right field. It's probably luck. I usually hit one of those streaks every year, even though I don't hit a lot of homers.

I do have playing-time concerns. But they'll try to break up the game load so people aren't playing nine innings. The intensity will be up, and I'd like to have my legs in a little better shape.

Tough AB for (Bonds) today.

After my senior year in high school, I was playing in some summer league and a scout said, 'If you keep after this, you might be able to make some money doing this.' So I knew I'd choose baseball.

There's a perception about the players' attitudes--that they're not ready mentally. They may be nonchalant now, but once players step on the field, it'll be a different story. Everybody wants to win, you can't let teams show you up.

I would like to play with him, but I don't know when that will be. Sure, I've thought about it, but not a lot. I'm waiting until it happens.

He had been getting me out with fastballs all night. I was able to get one over the plate.

I remember there was a lot of talk about upgrading the pitching staff. I knew Matt Morris was out there. Watching him from the other league, I knew he was a tremendous pitcher and a tremendous competitor. I was thinking, 'Man, I really hope we get him,' and we did.

This guy is an awesome closer with a good fastball, good location and a great changeup, ... I was just hoping he'd make a mistake up and over the plate that I could hit hard. When I hit it, I was just hoping it would get up over (Giles') head. A home run would have been a bonus.

In hindsight, having seen the replays, the runner did not leave the bag too soon.

It's fun to give back. I always liked doing stuff with kids, so when you see smiles on their faces, it's priceless, it's great. The parents come up and say how much it means when we visit. It does your heart good.

His track record speaks for itself. He's got Gold Gloves, hit big home runs, played in the World Series. .. . He's a real quality guy. With Barry and Mo being our number 4 and 5 hitters, it's great that he can not only play the outfield, but he can fill in the missing offense.

You have an idea of what people are like, but until you spend some time around them it's different -- that's been the fun part.

I'm not doing anything different. You kind of end up where you end up, and the last few years my numbers are pretty much the same. I've always swung the bat better in the second half.

I wanted to play today and get some at-bats and see pitches without the cage around me before going to the WBC. It was good to see and recognize some pitches.

I'd rather play right now, but I don't think our field can take it for injury purposes and functional purposes. It's a big puddle.

I didn't expect to have as many homers, ... but I've always done better in the second half. I don't regard myself as a home-run hitter. I'm more of a line-drive hitter. It's too early to make a judgment.