Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
breaking chance created cut fastball good looked opportunity ourselves took watching
We had something going on in the fifth, it looked like we had a chance to get back in the game, but they cut the inning off. We took some good at-bats off him, we created some opportunity for ourselves ... but from watching him, he's got a crisp fastball and his breaking ball also is very sharp.
chance game single win
We're not quitting, that's for sure. We've been in every single game and we've had a chance to win every single game.
asking craig large prepared spring wilson
You have to be prepared for something like this to take place with one of your players. As I said many times during Spring Training, always be asking yourself the what-if question. Craig Wilson looms very large right now.
benefit consider
To see if there is any benefit to a four-man rotation, ... You'd consider it.
sort work
We have a lot of different things to sort out, ... He's got a lot of different things to work out.
angeles came difference far los obviously opinion paul players point
We obviously came to a point in Los Angeles where there was a difference of opinion between Paul and I as far as how players are evaluated.
step work
Who will step up? That's the question. And how consistently can we work the process?
definitely group individual understand
There are a lot of little things that you definitely have to understand -- not only as an individual but as a group -- to get it done,
fire kid
With a young kid you can't take everything you've got and fire it at him, ... You'll short-circuit the guy.
boils chances game hit needed night tie win
We had our chances to win that game, but it boils down, night after night, to the kind of game we had, and I say the same thing. We needed a situational at-bat to tie the game, then a two-out hit would put us ahead.
game happened top
We had opportunities for this game to be different than it was. We let it get away from us and that happened in the top of the first inning.
extra puts
We had opportunities. But you need that one extra hit, the one that puts you back in the game.
attitude forward good looking seeing three
We have three good catchers. Our attitude is we're looking forward to seeing what they can do.
baseball five months
We have the better part of five months of baseball to play.