Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
hitter knows
He knows how to put a hitter away.
lets sees wants
He lets me do my thing. If there's something he sees that he wants done, then he lets me know that he wants it done and I try and get it done. I'm open-minded to what he has to say.
information knows work
He knows what information I want, and I know he's accurate. I work off Chad's base.
hard league major needed pitch strike top
He hasn't needed it. But he's going to need something like that at the major league level. It's hard to pitch at the top of the strike zone.
coming people sit
We don't want people coming up just to sit around.
competition juices start
You get into competition, the juices start flowing.
adrenaline anybody behind burst changes focus matter needed second situation time
You get in and get it behind you, and your focus changes the second time around. That's a big adrenaline burst for anybody no matter what the situation is. We needed to try to get it under their belt.
bullpen experience pitch rather ready
We'll keep them ready to pitch and look for opportunities to get them experience. I'd rather see them come out of the bullpen than not pitch at all.
direction gone playing
As I told Flores, if we were playing a different team, we may have gone a different direction.
adam both eliminated good looked nobody themselves
Nobody has eliminated themselves from anything. They both looked good today, and so has Adam Wainwright.
needs pitch
Reyes needs to pitch innings. He needs to show us he can go out there consistently. Hopefully, he'll get 180 innings.
expect good key needs somebody steps
Looper is important to our bullpen. Can it be a good bullpen? Yes, if somebody else steps up if he isn't what we expect him to be right away. The key is getting him to do the things he needs to be doing.
attacked boils
I was attacked on the field. That's what it boils down to.
ability choosing games guess physical picking start starting win
I would guess that he hasn't grinded it out from start to finish. Is he capable? I don't know right now. I do know he's got the physical ability to be a starting pitcher. But you don't win a lot of games picking and choosing the games you want to really put everything into. You put everything into every start.