Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
pitches quality throwing
When he's right, he's throwing quality pitches down there.
afraid backed challenge confronted
I have never ever confronted a challenge that I backed off from or that I was afraid of.
certainly five hope nights plenty runs
I would certainly hope so. At the major-league level, there has to be a lot of nights where five runs are plenty to win.
certainly goes hope hurt spring
I would certainly hope not (intentionally) in spring training. I don't think Curt Schilling goes out there to hurt people.
approach candidate fact good guy kid league major matter mentality pitcher possesses start starting strongly talking time type
If this kid maintains the same type of mentality and approach that he possesses right now, it's a matter of time before you start strongly talking about the fact that he is a candidate to come here and start a Major League game. I look at this guy as being a very good starting pitcher some day.
bullpen expect rampant
I don't expect perfection. Just keep us in the game, keep us around. You can't use the bullpen at that rampant of a pace.
bat coming early grips looks stage swing until
I don't find myself coming to grips with doing things like that at this early stage until we see him swing the bat and see what he looks like.
continue hope intensity order played type
I'd like to hope so. But in order for that to happen, we have to continue to come out here every day and play with the same type of intensity that we have played with. And we will get to that point.
feels
I'd like to know what that feels like.
hands love routine sooner start stretched
I'd love to be able to get my hands on Oliver, the sooner the better. I'd like to get him a routine and stretched out for the start of the season.
asking milwaukee question start time tough
I don't know that we'd be asking that same question ... he had a start in Milwaukee that was awfully good. He had a tough time today.
blue club good pick sit talk thus until
I could sit here and talk about those things until I'm blue in the face, but those are things if you're going to become a good club you have to pick up on and capitalize. Thus far, we've not been able to do that.
games rehab seeing surprised unfair
I'd be very surprised if he participates between now and the season's end. First, there's the health, and second, with 20 games left, there's no place to rehab with live pitching. It would be unfair to put him into the lineup without seeing live pitching.
due given role situations
We've given him a substantial role due to some situations that've come up, ... and he's responded very well.