Ron Gardenhire Nice Quotations

Whether the general manager believes that he can help me out of my pen, I haven't asked yet. That was impressive to me to watch him come right at the hitters with a nice angle to the ball.

We've talked about it. He says he'd like to do more. That would be nice to see.

He's a very talented player and we're not afraid to put him in any situation. He handles himself pretty good, has a good smile on his face, is a nice young man and knows how to play the game. And he's getting better and better.

It choked me up a bit to see that. That was a nice thing by Big Buch. He was around Puck enough to really know him.

It gives us those 82 wins, which is what everyone was looking for. It's not enough for us, but it's nice for the organization.

Rodriguez knew that if he made a mistake, he was going to get hurt. That was the presence we have been searching for. Having him there with a few other guys, there's a presence there that you have to make some pitches. It carries over and that was nice to see.

We don't know where to go from here, but it was a nice night.

We think we have some pretty talented people that can help us do the things we need to do, and they've been good out in the clubhouse up to this point. We'll wait and see. It's going to be a long year, but up to this point, it seems like there's a nice flow going.

That one kind of choked me up. I thought that was a pretty nice thing by big Buck.

It was a very nice series for us, after coming off a tough road trip. We came back home and did what you have to do to get righted. Guys are now getting into a bit of a groove and playing good ball.

It's always nice to get out and talk to the people who help support us all year long.

It's nice to see that number out there in center field. And we've got that (No. 34) patch on our uniforms, and every time I look at it I think of him.

It was a nice win on a very ugly night and tough conditions.

It was nice to see some smiles in the clubhouse for once.

It was nice to get a lead, relax a little bit, and get Radke some runs.

I want the whole player back. You have to guard against letting him get out there and trying to force too much or letting him do too much early. It's nice to see and I'm really happy that he's back out there running around, because when it happened, there was a lot of talk that some guys never come back from this. It looks like he's beating the odds right now.

I'm not going to expect too much of him. We want to take it nice and slow and not put too much pressure on him. I do believe he's going to help our team sometime this year, even if he starts the season in the minors.

Garza did fine. He's got a nice-looking arm. He's going to be a nice-looking pitcher. It's nice to get to see the young man throw the ball. You like to put faces with names.

You can use him a lot of different ways besides just at third -- first base, DH. He can do a lot of things and he can hit. He's also a very nice man with great family so he fits the mold for us. We're not just after players but players with character and he fits that.