Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
baseball compete constant difficult pressure style
They put constant pressure on the other team, ... It's a very difficult style of baseball to compete against.
beyond home matched pitch run special
They got a home run in the first inning from a very special player. But beyond that, we matched them pitch for pitch and play for play.
hit majority needed
They got a hit when they needed it and we did very little offensively for the majority of the night.
level quite ready seventh
They're going to be going at a level that they're not quite ready to go at on the seventh of March.
character complement equation fit goes hand issue pieces
There's a lot of things that go into the equation in formulating a team, the way the pieces fit and complement each other. Character has always been an important issue with me. It goes hand in hand with chemistry.
happen win
There's a lot of things that can happen in 20 games. The thing that we know is that of the 20 we play, we have to win a bunch.
ability advance appear aspect change complexion game might runner small
As small an aspect of the game as bunting might appear to be to a lot of people, it's really important to me. The complexion of a game can change because you have the ability to advance a runner 90 feet. It's huge.
anybody hit pitches
About mid-thigh, right down the middle. They're going to hit pitches like that -- Cody or anybody else.
base helped hit
A base hit there could have helped you along.
base changes complexion hit
A base hit there changes the complexion of the game.
anybody chance charge close everybody games handle lock matter putting serious slam teams throw thus type winning
Back in May, when the Padres went something like 22-6, they had a chance to slam the door, throw the lock around the handle and close it off for everybody else. And it didn't happen. So it's not a matter of anybody putting on any type of serious charge thus far, it's a matter of teams just winning some games here and there.
continues focus good keeps major opportunity pitcher realize satisfied wind
As long as he keeps his focus and continues to realize there is no real opportunity to be satisfied and he maintains that hunger, ... he could wind up being a real good pitcher in the Major Leagues.
both guys
As I've said, both guys are going to catch.
both exactly hope
That's what you hope for. They both did exactly what I wanted them to do, probably what they wanted to do, too.