Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
physically train
To be a vert guy, you have to train and put on your gear. It's physically demanding.
build confidence good
We're going to try and do that as often as we can between now and the end. He had a good day (Monday), and that's a positive. Confidence comes from succeeding. He can build confidence this way.
afraid aggressive ball bottom keeping pitch pitching strike zone
We're not afraid to use Hancock. As long as he's pitching the way we think he should pitch, which is aggressive and keeping the ball in the bottom of the strike zone for the most part, he can pitch in any part of the game.
guy knows track
We'd like to see him get on track and feel better about himself. He's an important guy for us. He knows that.
good played
We want to keep Marquis live, ... It's a possibility, a good possibility. It's an idea we've played with.
decision rest
We've got to play the rest of the season, ... That decision doesn't have to be made right now. So we'll see what happens.
changes expect tomorrow unless
Unless something changes tomorrow or Friday, I expect he'll be out there.
fight great
To fight through a day like that when everything was a struggle, that was a great performance.
against room
With the staffs that we'll be going up against in the division, ... there just won't be too much room for error.
careful everybody favors impression looked people pressure son special thinks
The expectations were probably unrealistic. He was looked at under the microscope. ... It's lot of pressure on him because everybody thinks that he's getting special favors because he's the son of a coach. In reality, it's just the opposite. People are careful not to give the impression they are doing something special for him.