Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
difference opening pitching
That's the difference between Oliver Perez on Opening Day and Oliver Perez in Cincinnati. He was pitching uphill.
mere says suggestion
It's better than nice. Better than nice. That says a lot. The mere suggestion of it says a lot.
boils fact hit needed simply
It simply boils down to the fact that they got a hit when they needed it and we got a base-on-balls.
lined
It was lined up. We were right where I wanted to be.
angeles believe best dodgers duck dugout interest interests lame los
No, I was not fired. I don't believe it was in my best interest or the best interests of the Los Angeles Dodgers to be in the dugout (in 2006) as a lame duck manager.
allow bit four guys opportunity starters time
Not all of our starters are 22 years old, but we do have four of them that are 24 or less. We have to allow a little bit of time to allow these guys to have the opportunity to stabilize themselves.
great today
It was a great workout. We got a lot done today and we accomplished a lot of things.
avoid game great win
It was a great game. We did everything we could to win the game to avoid being swept.
It's very flattering, if you get right down to that,
muddled
It's muddled. To be as muddled as it is now is ... intriguing.
biggest friday functional hearing medically parts push seeing versus
The biggest thing is to get him back completely functional versus seeing parts of him, parts of him there. With what I was hearing medically Friday and Saturday, it didn't make any sense to try to push it.
ability allow approach baseball best continue developed environment genuine league major man natural opportunity player position talent type unexpected
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.
attention bit greater span speak
the attention span is a bit greater when he does speak to something.
looks three
It looks like the better part of three weeks.