Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
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Our golden opportunity was in the seventh inning. We had the bases loaded, we had one out, we had a 3-1 count and we just didn't get it done.
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He's been terrific. He looks to me like a very good baseball player and a very good number two hitter.
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There's no closer in baseball that's perfect, though we lost one (Gagne) who's as close to being one as there is. Brazoban has done a great job.
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He's an excellent baseball player, that's what he has shown me. He's very intriguing to me.
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No question in my mind. You are talking about people who have great baseball minds and are tireless workers.
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It remains to be seen how this will affect us. Based on last night, not at all. But that's one game. We have 37 more games to be played. And it's not just the results, but how we go about it. Do we play with enthusiasm, with intensity, with passion?
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Obviously, he helped make us a good baseball team two years ago.
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The best way to approach a player with his type of ability and talent is to feel like you've developed a type of environment to allow his development to continue on its natural course. With what we have done this winter, we have put this young man in a position to where his natural progression as a Major League Baseball player has a genuine opportunity to take place without heaping any unexpected expectations on him.
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There's a lot of baseball to be played.
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I think a group of players has to understand the type of baseball you have to play to play winning baseball. You have to realize the importance of the intangibles, the little things.
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You want this whole environment to be fun for them. You want the game of baseball to be fun. You can have fun and also be involved in a businesslike manner and continue to utilize the techniques that we have been talking about over the course of these four days. You can get something done and have people going into the clubhouse with a good feeling about themselves.
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They put constant pressure on the other team, ... It's a very difficult style of baseball to compete against.
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A base hit there could have helped you along.
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A base hit there changes the complexion of the game.