Jim Lett
Jim Lett
James Curtis Lettis an American retired baseball player, and former coach for several teams. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia...
advance against amazing caught game guy plan prepared remember scouting squeeze studies team tried
He's the most prepared guy I've ever been around. He studies game reports, advance scouting reports. He has a game plan going into every series. He has an unbelievable memory. He can remember a game in 2001, a situation, the count, who was up. He can remember a game in 2002 when a team tried to squeeze against us. He studies other managers' tendencies. He's really amazing at that. You'll never see him caught short-handed.
belittle coaching follows jim point scream staff ways yell
Jim doesn't yell and scream to get a point across. He doesn't belittle players. He has his ways of getting his point across, but it's in a professional manner. And this coaching staff follows his lead.
knows reason
He knows what he's doing and why he's doing it. He has a reason for things.
along bank cares excellent gives human individual jim tells
He cares for his players. He gives them that individual touch. And he's honest. When he tells you something, you can go to the bank with it. He's an excellent human being. If you can't get along with Jim Tracy, then you've got issues.
plenty seen talent
I've never seen so many left-handers. There's plenty of talent, I'll tell you that.
affords ask great guys jim lean minds opinions pick responsibility trust works
We kind of lean on each other, actually. It's very much a give-and-take relationship. ... in a great way. We pick each other's minds all the time. But Jim is like that -- he'll pick his coaches' minds, ask their opinions and thoughts. That's what makes him such a great manager. He affords a lot of responsibility and trust to the guys he works with.