Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
confidence loss ray recently suffered
Ray may have recently suffered a little loss of confidence, and confidence comes by succeeding,
dave guy reminds
Probably the guy he reminds me of the most is Dave Stewart, and not physically,
flow slow takes until
There's no getting around it until you get into the flow of things, especially as a reliever. It takes at least once to get out there and slow down.
amount aware baseball caught involved manages managing respect studies tremendous
I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for the way he manages a team, not just the game. He's always prepared. He's never caught not in the game. He's always aware of everything that's going on in the clubhouse. He studies the whole gamut - what's involved in managing a baseball team.
finds given opportunity pitcher
Sometimes that's what happens. Used in another role, given a different opportunity - a pitcher finds his strength.
aggressive balls pitch situation sure swung throw
Delgado was very aggressive and swung at balls that weren't strikes. There was no need in that situation to throw him a strike. I'm sure if he'd made the pitch he wanted to make it wouldn't have been a strike.
ball locate needs
He's not locating the ball where he needs to locate the ball.
good hopefully los situation
He's got a lot of talent. He's from Los Angeles, so hopefully that will be a good situation for him.
advantage pitching staying taking trouble
He pitched more like he did when he was pitching more aggressively: taking advantage of his strengths, staying away from getting in trouble with his weaknesses,
deserve happy help kids work
Granddad. These kids deserve all that they get from this sale. They work really hard, and I'm happy to help them in any way I can.
asking push shape shows
He shows you a good, live arm. For what we're asking him to do, he's in shape to do that, as long as we don't push him.
continues exciting keeps type year
He can have a big year. If he continues to go like he's been going so far, he can have a very big year. He's real smooth. Under control. It's exciting to think about the type of year he could have if he keeps going the way he's been going.
chance decisions early start together
You see some things you like, and you see some things you don't like. You don't make decisions early in the spring. You've got the chance to get some things together before you start evaluating.
might
You never know when you might need help.