Willie Randolph Quotes on Time (31 Quotes)

At this point in time, this balances out the way I want it to balance out. We're thinking that we'd use Victor more than a 12th pitcher.

I'm legit now, ... I won't be breaking Billy Martin's or Earl Weaver's records, but that's been building up for a long time. I don't want to get a reputation, but I want to protect my players.

Today, it was obviously pretty much bad game management. He gave up an 0-2 home run to Barfield, which is not what you want to do. He made bad pitches at the wrong time. He has to do a better job of managing his game.

We'll continue to let everybody play. This is a competition. I'm not ready to make a judgment at this time. Day to day, things change.

I would think that any team at this point in time, given where we are, would be pretty weak if they let these two games affect them,

We keep fighting back. My team plays hard all the time. We don't give up.

He just reminds me of one of those rare kids who understands that they have a great opportunity, and they want to grab hold of it, seize it and not look back. He knows he still has to do it over a consistent period of time.

We had to. You have guys that tweak a hamstring and walk off the field. But any time you've got to be helped off the field, you're not going to be making your next start. There's no reason to take a chance on hurting him and pushing that. That to me was no question. There's no way in the world he's going to be able to go in time.

Today, obviously it's pretty much bad game management. Anytime you give up 0-2 home runs, that's not what you want to do. We had that quick 1-2-3 pitcher and then all hell broke loose in that one inning where he should have gotten out of that real easy. He just made bad pitches at the wrong time.

We have a long way to go and we're going to see them a lot. If you want to look at it that way a big series, fine, but we're just going to take it one series at a time. This one is next.

For the most part, you hope it's a 24-hour deal. You can't guard against it. It happens all the time. We're like family everyone talking together, spitting ...

You'd like to capitalize on the teams ahead of you, but it's not like it's just gonna happen that way all the time.

Just because we're tight doesn't mean we talk all the time, especially when you're trying to beat each other. Very rarely do the managers talk to each other after the game.

I don't think its sets him back. He played winter ball so he had enough throwing. It could be a blessing in disguise. If you take a little break before spring training he could be strong after resting up. He'll have plenty of time to get ready.

Even if he would have lost or had a so-so game yesterday, he's still going to bring something to the table every time,

The baseball gods are showing me a little bit of everything this year. We just seem to make a mistake at the most inappropriate time.

I already told Loop we're going to be flexible in that role, ... We'll see how it goes. It's not something that we can figure out because there's not enough time.

We just need to get a win so we can turn around in the right direction. The energy right now is just not there because of the fact that we're losing like we are. ... We have plenty of time to start to get things going again. We might win 15 in a row.

We're going to let Pedro pretty much dictate when he's ready to get on the mound or do whatever he wants to do. We're going to let him take his time. He's a veteran. He knows what he needs to do. We don't need to put any schedules on him because that can always change.

Time is dwindling down, ... We can use a jolt right now.

That was good to see, ... It was just one time, but hopefully that shows him he can get up in there.

I always preach to my guys, any time you go out on the field, you want to win. But I don't put a lot of emphasis on wins and losses down here.

We'd like to win all the time, but it's not possible all the time. We'll get the two out of the three and be satisfied and go on the road.

It's obviously a very important stretch for us, and we'll just play it as we go. That's the way we've kept it all year, one game and one series at a time.

He's one of the best hitters in baseball. I've seen him for a long time. This is what I expect from him.

I would think any team at this point in time, given where we are, would be pretty weak if they let these games affect them. Because we're still there. We can make up for these last three days if we play well on the road. I'm positive, man. I feel good about my guys. No doom and gloom. We're looking forward.

It's the total package to me. His leadership is very important. He's been around a long time. He knows how to communicate with players young and old. He still can swing a bat. He's the kind of guy who brings a lot to the table and is instrumental in many ways that you might not see.

He's going to go out and throw and get loose. It depends how he feels. If you're 100 percent sure that he's OK, you do it. But if not, you don't want to start the season with someone aggravating something that sidelines them any period of time.

If you go into a series always looking for him to show you something, he might show you. I go with what I feel at the time. I'm going to pick my spots and do what I think is best at the time and live with it.

I've known Carlos for a long time. He's always been real steady, real confident and self-assured. He's quiet, a little reserved. You can't always get a read on a personality like that. But Carlos knows he's good. He knows how to handle himself. He has a plan and he's confident in that plan.

At the time, I thought it was a good time. I just wanted to save a few bullets if I could ... You've got an 8-0 lead, you should be able to bring in one of your back-end relievers.