Ron Gardenhire Quotes on People (11 Quotes)

I'm sure he'll get votes. If he doesn't get votes, then the wrong people are voting.

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

That's why getting some people up here is going to help. Maybe a couple power arms like a (Travis) Bowyer and maybe a (Francisco) Liriano will help take the pressure off as we go here into September, where we don't have to kill those guys.

Rather than sit and say, 'This is going to be our staff,' we're going to hold off here. We like the people that are out here, but we have to wait and see. There are all kinds of possibilities, so we don't want to say this is it.

This is serious, very serious, and a lot of people are going to learn from this. We're going to help him get through this thing and make him understand how serious this is. He wants to face the penalty, and that's the right thing to do.

A lot of people thought we were going to the World Series last year. They just didn't realize how young our lineup was. And when we got a few guys hurt, it really hurt us.

The story has always been with him that he's a sloppy practice guy, but a good game guy. He's gotten better at his practice now, and a lot of people talked to him about that, working on some drills. He's grown up a little bit and made his presence known this year in camp.

People will say we're actually alive and that's not bad.

J.D., we're looking for a little more consistency from him. People talk about him being passed by, but he has the chance to be a good pitcher in this organization. He can't wait to get the ball. We like guys like that. He doesn't come in with a chip on his shoulder.

I took it personal, and it wasn't really personal. So I learned from it. And I think Kyle did, too. I always have liked Kyle. ... Anytime you get guys with a fire inside of them, that want to win, that want to be out there on the mound, people are going to butt heads.

This winter we talked about getting the clubhouse back. The guys we got are clubhouse people.