More - Ron Gardenhire Quotes

It's definitely not a pull, but it's sore, so we'll see where we're at with him. It's doubtful we'll use him today but maybe after the day off.

Ron Gardenhire

 

It didn't feel good, so that's a little scary. A groin muscle can last who knows how many days. He's one of the guys we count on off the bench to pinch-run, and that is our speed guy off the bench. We don't really have much off the bench as speed guys go, besides him.

Ron Gardenhire

 

He didn't even move. He just stood there at second. I talked to him in the dugout and he said he thought the ball was going to go foul. You still would be running. To me, that's not a good enough answer. So I just put the other guy out there and we move on.

Ron Gardenhire

 

We all put things in perspective here. That pretty much takes away from anything you do at the ballpark. Our hearts and our prayers are all with Puck. We know it's a tough situation out there.

Ron Gardenhire

 Perspective

If you're offered a chance to play for your country, do it. That's a proud moment.

Ron Gardenhire

 

And we were very entertained by that in the dugout. That was very entertaining.

Ron Gardenhire

 

When he got in a couple of jams, he made some pitches when he had to. But he pitched, and that's what we've been talking about. It's something that he's learned, to not overthrow, and now he's just pitching.

Ron Gardenhire

 

His location is not there, obviously, as his fastball was jumping all over. But the ball was coming out of his hand good, he threw free and easy and felt no pain, so that's a good thing.

Ron Gardenhire

 

That was (coach Paul) Molitor yelling at the umpire, not me. I just raised and said, 'What?' and he told me to get out of here.

Ron Gardenhire

 Coach

It was kind of a tough thing to concentrate on a spring training game.

Ron Gardenhire