Willie Randolph Ready Quotations

Pedro will be ready. I trust Pedro that he'll be ready to go. That's what I go by.

He knows his body, he knows what he has to do to get ready. He might not have been on the field a lot (in Florida), but I trust him. And when he tells me he s ready to go, I give him the ball.

I almost expected him to do what he did tonight. I know he wanted the ball and he was ready for this. I have seen him quite a bit in the past, and it was vintage Trachsel.

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.

We have 25 games left, and we have to go for it, ... I want to make sure that my next five guys know what they need to do and know that they're going to pitch and they can get themselves ready for the ballgame. This gives them a better chance to just lock in.

I would hope that when he's ready, he's ready to play,

They know their bodies better than anybody. When they are ready to play they'll tell me. . . . There's no reason to push them. We're going good and this gives some of the other guys a chance to play.

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.

It boils down to how the guys play for you. That's the most important thing for me. I've done a good job getting my team ready to play every day. That is, as a manager, all you can do. The other stuff you can poke holes in. The main thing is I've learned a lot about the game.

I told them we are here to work hard and get ready for a special season. Hopefully, we've moved up the ladder a little bit.

I am not concerned at all. I trust Pedro and that he'll be ready to go (by Opening Day).

Overall I was pleased with the spring. All the guys who played in the World Baseball Classic came back healthy. We're ready to go.