478 Quotes by Willie Randolph

When the Mets first signed him, they signed him to do these things. I wasn't here last year, but obviously, they signed him to be an impact player, both offensively and defensively.

The way things are going for us, ... you never feel like things are totally safe.

In a perfect world, yeah, you'd like somebody to step up. To have that solid lineup is what you like as a manager. You like to have that continuity going through it every day.

This could be a springboard. As long as we keep winning, I'm not going to apologize for anything. It's been a crazy year. Strange things have happened.

When we saw him in Spring Training, we knew he had some thunder in his hands. But he's been really good for us all year. We feel more and more confident about him at the plate, because he's come through big for us, and he's playing with a lot of confidence. Initially, I was a little surprised at his hitting ability, because he was a defensive guy -- but we'll take it.

There are other guys who might be in front of him, anyway.

I knew he was fine. It was good to see him out there, good to see what the guy can do for us.

This is a big one for us. We're looking forward to this challenge.

We're just going through the process of learning how to play winning baseball. The bottom line is that we're learning the hard way.