Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
extra run
That extra run is big, ... because we still can pitch.
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.
impact push runners talking
We're talking about a catcher. Squatting, up and down out of the crouch, runners going, boom, the impact of landing. ... It doesn't make any sense to push it.
expect five four giving innings runs starter
Giving up four or five runs through five innings with your starter ... that's a lot of runs to give up and expect to win.
aware guy hit home runs seen type
He may not have seen live pitching, but he's the type of guy who wouldn't take long to resurrect his hand-eye coordination. I don't think he hit 700-and-something home runs by accident. I think you would have to be aware of him.
ahead beautiful four great hard hit home run spring took worked
We took great at-bats tonight. We hit four home runs. And the beautiful part of it was the run that we scored to go ahead was something that we worked at very hard in Spring Training.
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.
extend fully himself might percent running
He was adamant about doing everything to get back quickly. He's not 100 percent healthy. The running aspect, he might not be able to fully extend himself that way. Defensively, it isn't a problem.
ball bunt coming contact drive guy hitter outfield perfect pitches run
He had two perfect pitches to bunt. That's the guy you want up there to get the bunt down. You get the bunt down, it makes them have to make decisions. And we had a guy coming up who's a contact hitter who can drive the ball to the outfield to drive the run in.
base couple games hit home ourselves position runs score sustain tried via
Through the first two games of this series, all of our runs have come via the home run ball. We were not able to, when we tried to get something going, sustain it offensively to put ourselves in a position where a base hit or a gapper could score a couple of runs for us.
lack needed played run timely
You can nitpick all you want, but one run isn't going to get it done. We played hard. There was no lack of effort. We needed a timely hit. We weren't able to get it done.
both plays point run
Both plays were close. It was a run we didn't get and a run they did get. But you don't point fingers.
changes depth difference feet moving quite runner taken
Moving a runner 90 feet makes quite a difference in a game. It changes decision-making and depth of infielders. The big thing is the introduction of it to everyone. They've really taken to it.