Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
pin
That showed something. You pin him into a corner, and he comes out swinging.
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That's his game to determine at that point. You take him out of the game like that there, you bring in the bullpen and a mistake is made, a ball gets hit in the gap, and he's the pitcher of record in the losing decision, and he got to watch it on the other side of the dugout. I don't handle pitching that way.
biggest chance element fifth good last pitcher starting
Did the starting pitcher give you a chance every fifth day to go out there and win? -- that's the biggest element I look at. (Santos) was pretty good at that last year.
awful center covered defensive double field himself plays quite sullivan
Cory Sullivan had quite a day for himself today. Not only did he do the big thing with the leadoff double offensively in the 10th inning, but he made two outstanding defensive plays in center field and covered an awful lot of ground.
lost
And we haven't lost any of those games.
additional catch continues creep followed four further game runs side three time tough trying
Each and every time we creep back into the game, it's followed up by additional runs by the other side of the field. And when you're trying to play catch up, and it continues to go further and further away from you, you're trying to get back in the game three or four times a game that's tough to do.
club duke fine gave opportunity quality start
Duke did a fine job. It was a quality start and he gave an opportunity for the club to win. I don't know how much more you can ask.
disruptive fast gets ideal piece player spot top
Duffy is an important piece at the top of our lineup. That's an ideal spot for him. When he gets on first base, he can be a very disruptive player as fast as he is.
Duckworth has kind of pitched his way into this picture, no question.
additional creep followed four game runs side three time tough trying
Each time we creep back into the game, it's followed up by additional runs from the other side of the field. When you're trying to get back into a game three or four times a day, that's tough to do.
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.