Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
call close simply valuable
It was not a close call at all, simply because Marquis can be tremendously valuable to us out of the bullpen,
based both decision fourth game looked ready spring
I'm not ready to make a decision based on today's game. It was the first game of spring for both those guys. If it was the fourth game of spring, I think it would be looked at a lot differently than it was today.
clarify forming gradually hard opinions
I'm not forming any hard opinions one way or the other. It's way too early. . . . Gradually things clarify themselves.
against attention compete confidence knowing lose matt pay
The only thing I want to pay attention to is his confidence. Knowing Matt Morris, I don't think he's going to lose confidence and not feel like he can go out and compete against anybody.
ball good needed pitches
I think he's getting there. He made a lot of good pitches today. The ball was down for the most part. He got the ball in on the right-handers when he needed to and he got his split-finger over the plate.
attention bench guys interested pay
These guys pay attention, ... All of these guys are interested in it so that makes you pay even more attention to it because they'll come to the bench and we'll talk.
amount best competing equal figure necessary three work
Getting them all the amount of work necessary is important as long as the three of them are still competing for the job. We're going to try our best to give them equal opportunity. We'll figure out a way to do it.
good matter spring staff
I like our staff a lot if we get out of spring healthy. No matter how good you think you are, that's always the big question.
came conscious everybody hitter pitch rather trying weakness
I think he's more conscious of trying to pitch to the weakness of the hitter rather than just going after everybody the same way. That's pretty much what he did when he first came over.
good job king pitch playoffs ray sure time
I'm sure by the time the playoffs get here, Ray King will be fine. Because we're going to give him as many opportunities as we can to pitch in those situations, and he's good enough to get the job done.
games last shows talented won year
Shows you how talented he is. Last year he won 15 games ... re-establishing himself,
both execute hitter knows plate sides throw
He can throw to both sides of the plate with all his pitches. If there is a way to get a hitter out and he knows it, he can execute it.
good
He's been very impressive. I didn't know anything about him really, but he's done a good job.
ball locate needs
He's not locating the ball where he needs to locate the ball.