Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
along change extra fact few general laying steps taken
We're scratching surfaces and laying the general framework. Things aren't going to change dramatically other than the fact that we'll be more detailed-oriented, and a few extra steps will be taken along the way.
beyond guys looking opportunity
We're looking for 35 or 38 or 39, and this is an opportunity to find out who are those guys beyond the 25.
cannot five level mistakes six
Those first five or six innings, you cannot make mistakes like that on this level and succeed. There's no way. You can't have it.
ahead command decent innings learned pitchers positive speak
Those are young pitchers who made the adjustments, learned how important it is to get ahead in the count. There isn't much I can say positive about the first 3 2/3 innings of this game. Oliver had a decent first inning but after that there was no command to speak of.
games hits majority obviously
Those hits in games like this are obviously huge. We did very little offensively for the majority of the night.
began
You didn't know when they were going to start, but they began today.
bring needs periods sit
We didn't bring him here to have him sit around for periods of time. He needs to play some.
bring lengthy periods sit
We didn't bring him here to have him sit around for lengthy periods of time. If that was the case, why would you bring him to the big leagues? He's not going to get any better by watching. He's got to play.
guys length specialty
We can't just have specialty guys with 12 pitchers. We're going to need some length in our bullpen.
days games sunday though tomorrow
We have two more days and we have to look at it as though tomorrow and Sunday are games that we have to win.
both competent either figure guys kids sit smart talking time understand
We have two kids there. Both are very competent kids -- smart enough to understand what we're talking about -- and they will figure it out. We've got to find opportunities for both of them. We'll take it a day at a time and go from there. As I've said all along, with these two guys on the club, I don't want to see either one of them sit for too long a time and not participate. It's advantageous to both of them to do it that way.
boils chances game hit needed night tie win
We had our chances to win that game, but it boils down, night after night, to the kind of game we had, and I say the same thing. We needed a situational at-bat to tie the game, then a two-out hit would put us ahead.
game happened top
We had opportunities for this game to be different than it was. We let it get away from us and that happened in the top of the first inning.
extra puts
We had opportunities. But you need that one extra hit, the one that puts you back in the game.