Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
changes expect tomorrow unless
Unless something changes tomorrow or Friday, I expect he'll be out there.
couple goes happens innings line saturday
We'll see what happens Tuesday. If (Marquis) can get a couple innings on Tuesday, that would line him up for Saturday and then we'll see what goes from there.
afraid aggressive ball bottom keeping pitch pitching strike zone
We're not afraid to use Hancock. As long as he's pitching the way we think he should pitch, which is aggressive and keeping the ball in the bottom of the strike zone for the most part, he can pitch in any part of the game.
against room
With the staffs that we'll be going up against in the division, ... there just won't be too much room for error.
careful everybody favors impression looked people pressure son special thinks
The expectations were probably unrealistic. He was looked at under the microscope. ... It's lot of pressure on him because everybody thinks that he's getting special favors because he's the son of a coach. In reality, it's just the opposite. People are careful not to give the impression they are doing something special for him.
answers debate decision depth everybody five maintain question starting tells
The question answers itself. For there to just be a debate tells you something about the depth of our starting pitching. I think you could start any one of our five guys. But we're only going to use four. Everybody has the right to second-guess. That's part of it. Part of the decision is what you know about the person and the situation. At the same time, you try to maintain as much depth as you can.
competition last nice sure toughest weeks
Unfortunately, the toughest competition comes the last two weeks of spring, and I'm not sure where we're going to be (with the starters). It would be nice to be able to see them all in the toughest competition of spring. Will we be able to? I'm not sure yet.
physically train
To be a vert guy, you have to train and put on your gear. It's physically demanding.
guy knows track
We'd like to see him get on track and feel better about himself. He's an important guy for us. He knows that.
good played
We want to keep Marquis live, ... It's a possibility, a good possibility. It's an idea we've played with.
We'll see how that goes. It's a long season.
patient
We'll see how patient they are in St. Louis. If they're the same, I'll be impressed.
aura certain fiction perceived surrounds truth whether
There's an aura that surrounds certain guys, whether it's truth or fiction I don't know, but it's the way they're perceived by the opposition,
apart stay tried
As much as I could, I tried to stay apart from his career.