Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
admire appreciate coming demeanor gear guy hell improve nine players shown takes talk work
For a guy to come in here and work to improve his versatility, to put on that catcher's gear ... I admire that. I had a 15-minute talk with him, and I told him so. Like I told him, it takes a hell of a lot more than nine players to win. ... I appreciate the demeanor he's shown coming into this camp.
advance approach goes run understood worst
I told him that the worst case-scenario, if he goes the other way with the ball, was for him to get one run in and advance the other runner. He understood me perfectly. I'll take his approach to that at-bat.
aware home matter sensible third waving
He has an aggressive, sensible mind-set at third when waving home a runner, and that's what I like. It's a matter of being completely aware of the situation, and he always is.
effort gives makeup single
His makeup is off the charts. He gives 100% effort on every single pitch. He's one of the real up-and-comers in our game. There's nothing not to like about him.
difference opening pitching
That's the difference between Oliver Perez on Opening Day and Oliver Perez in Cincinnati. He was pitching uphill.
double headed
The two-out, two-run double by Saenz in the first got things headed in the right direction.
baseball bicycle clothes dad fall game gave guys kept love
I started to fall in love with the game of baseball when my dad gave me my first set of baseball cards, ... I kept the ones I recognized. The guys I didn't were the ones I put in the spokes of my bicycle with clothes pins.
complete jeff performance
Just another complete performance by Jeff Weaver. He's the workhorse of this staff.
entire group players
It's important that this entire group of players are involved.
care people responsibility sure taken
That's how people learn. That's our responsibility to make sure those things are taken care of.
base believe buffer clubhouse good guy happen needs office people team third
Every team needs people like that. It's not just what he does as a third base coach, and I happen to be believe he's very good at what he does. Having this guy as a buffer between my office and the clubhouse ... that's huge.
attack finished mistake people
I think the mistake people made was, many thought he was a finished product. We wanted to back off for a while. We wanted to watch. We didn't want to attack him.
obviously tendencies
Most of us still obviously know tendencies of their guys.
answer believe question
Oh, yeah, he can make the club. Is he going to make it? I don't know the answer to that question today, but can he make the club? You'd better believe he can.