Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
continue counted
You know he's going to continue to get better. He's someone that can be counted on, not only now but in the future.
runs three
We got the three runs in the third, but we did nothing else. That's all we did.
game offensive runs three
We got the three runs in that inning and we didn't do anything else. That's our offensive game tonight.
bad bat cost fat feeling games involved league luxury major mistake pitches regardless stages
You make bad pitches to Major League hitters, they put the fat part of the bat on the ball. When you are involved in games like that, regardless of what stages it's at, you don't have the luxury of making a mistake and not feeling like it's going to cost you. It is.
guys length specialty
We can't just have specialty guys with 12 pitchers. We're going to need some length in our bullpen.
days games sunday though tomorrow
We have two more days and we have to look at it as though tomorrow and Sunday are games that we have to win.
batting guys half help hitting inches intangible league major necessary pitching sit six success takes talk team vitally
When half of the team is the pitching staff, there are some intangible things that are important. We can sit here and talk about hitting all we want. But that won't help the other part that is vitally necessary to the success of the Major League team, and that's the interaction that takes place between two guys 60 feet, six inches away from one another. That's just as important as anybody's batting average.
information learn point room study support wander
We're not going to let any of them wander off track. We're going to show them support and give them the information they need to improve. We're going to point them to the film room where they can study and learn from their mistakes.
games hits majority obviously
Those hits in games like this are obviously huge. We did very little offensively for the majority of the night.
began
You didn't know when they were going to start, but they began today.
bring needs periods sit
We didn't bring him here to have him sit around for periods of time. He needs to play some.
bring lengthy periods sit
We didn't bring him here to have him sit around for lengthy periods of time. If that was the case, why would you bring him to the big leagues? He's not going to get any better by watching. He's got to play.
together
We'd like to get together at some point.
change course games landscape next obviously sitting
We still have some games to play in 2005. The landscape could obviously change one day to the next over the course of the winter. I really don't feel like sitting here and expounding on what I think it's going to look like.