Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
game obviously tested tough
That's a tough game to lose, and obviously we're being tested early.
alone changed mixed nine positive speeds
That's a lot for nine innings, let alone five. He showed command, mixed his pitches, changed speeds -- there were a lot of positive signs.
balls early good guys hits hitter middle pitch plate sitting suggesting
I'm not sitting here suggesting that guys don't get hits on an 0-2 or a 1-2 pitch ... but ordinarily, on 0-2, you don't see balls get hammered. When you come up through a minor-league system, you know early on that when you get a hitter 0-2, a ball sitting right in the middle of the plate is not a very good location.
chance combined contact given great helped hitter last less man none saying sean seasons second strike
I'm not saying things would have necessarily been different if Sean was in the lineup but I think it would have helped to have a hitter who combined to strike out less 100 times over the last two seasons up in the situation. You need to make contact with a man on second and none out, and I think Sean would have given us a great chance of doing that.
anyone glad
I'm glad we got out of it without anyone getting hurt.
sit youthful
I'm not going to sit there and second-guess my players. It's a youthful player. Let's be honest.
baseball clubhouse needs people player room shoulder
If you have them, great. If not, there are people in every clubhouse in baseball that every player in the room identifies with. I don't think that he necessarily needs a 'C' on his shoulder or anything like that.
ask god knees thank
If you have enthusiasm, thank God for it. If you don't have it, get down on your knees and ask God for it.
ball hit wonderful
Cirillo didn't hit the ball well at all. He just hit it in a wonderful spot.
player versatile
Because I want to see how versatile a player he is.
effort gives makeup single
His makeup is off the charts. He gives 100% effort on every single pitch. He's one of the real up-and-comers in our game. There's nothing not to like about him.
arm coming elbow hitter leads lower pitches pitching slot supposed swing throwing
His (left) elbow is lower than it should be and he's not pitching like he's coming off a slope. At times, his arm was where it was supposed to be ... but his inconsistency with his arm slot is what leads him to throwing pitches that no major-league hitter would swing at.
hitting people start
But if you start hitting people in the head, you got to be very careful.
behind casey guy hitting jason joe knows offense perfect somehow
In a perfect scenario, you'd have Joe hitting sixth. But if it's not perfect, I could see him hitting fifth, somehow behind Casey and Jason Bay. This is a guy who knows how to keep the offense moving, hit to all fields.