Dave Duncan
Dave Duncan
added basic pitcher strike
I got started with a basic thought. I wanted to know how each pitcher got strike one. Once I did that, I added this and then that.
hard league major needed pitch strike top
He hasn't needed it. But he's going to need something like that at the major league level. It's hard to pitch at the top of the strike zone.
anytime ball biggest consistency eyes good guys strength strike throw watch
He had a good set of eyes to watch guys in the bullpen. His biggest strength was always his consistency. He could throw a ball for a strike pretty much anytime he wanted to.
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.
aggressive behind concerned controls corners count counts early inside looks mostly needs outside strike throw top trying
It looks to me like he's trying to be too fine. He's getting behind in the count too much. When he does know he has to throw a strike, it's in the top of the strike zone. He needs to be more aggressive early in the counts - not as concerned inside and outside as he is up and down ... mostly down. He can go to the corners when he controls the counts.
appearance certainly change course expressing fair frustrated game guys maybe naturally number scream share weighs
When you have a number of guys expressing concern, naturally you share their concern. And there's not much you can do about it other than get frustrated and maybe scream and holler a little bit. But you certainly can't change it. You'd like to think you're getting a fair shake. It has the appearance of being one-sided. And over the course of the game that kind of weighs on you.
bit pitch quite surprised valuable
We thought Marquis would be very valuable to us in the bullpen. He can be used in a lot of different situations, and often. I would be surprised if he doesn't pitch quite a bit yet in this series.
expect guys
We think we're a pitching-strong team. Our guys aren't doing anything they don't expect to do.
coming people sit
We don't want people coming up just to sit around.
competition juices start
You get into competition, the juices start flowing.
adrenaline anybody behind burst changes focus matter needed second situation time
You get in and get it behind you, and your focus changes the second time around. That's a big adrenaline burst for anybody no matter what the situation is. We needed to try to get it under their belt.
direction gone playing
As I told Flores, if we were playing a different team, we may have gone a different direction.
game tough
Thursday's game (against the Padres) was tough because there were so many left-handed, right-handed situations,
bullpen experience pitch rather ready
We'll keep them ready to pitch and look for opportunities to get them experience. I'd rather see them come out of the bullpen than not pitch at all.