Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
ball
That ball was sinking. It's still pretty dog-gone good.
few numbers past
Look at his numbers over the past few years. They were not too shabby.
city council level mayor schools tremendous work
I will work with the mayor and city council to see if we can come up with a phase-in, so it won't be a tremendous hit, ... Murfreesboro City Schools is an outstanding school system, and we want to keep it up to the level it is now.
bench continue guys
I will use all 13 bench guys - I have and will continue to do so.
clubs guy hopefully looking opportunity similar somewhat stuff type
I won't say where they are going to start. But he is the type of guy we are looking for to hopefully place in between two left-handers that have somewhat similar stuff and not give opposing clubs an opportunity to see the same type of stuff on consecutive days.
criticized decision eric harshly
I was harshly criticized for the decision to make Eric Gagne a closer,
facial glad standing
I was glad to see him standing and no facial swelling.
fairly people sixth
I was fairly impressed. We couldn't do anything, and he was still out there in the sixth inning and still getting people out.
command consistency course delivery fifth fourth good hurdle maintain needs next overcome throughout
He was real good early, and then his command wavered some there in the fourth and fifth inning. The next hurdle that he needs to overcome is to maintain the consistency of his delivery throughout the course of his start. He's making strides.
behind early good zone
He was fine. He was up in the zone early and pitched from behind more than I'd like, but he had good stuff.
belongs build certainly game hope left minor prove terrific
He was terrific tonight. I certainly would hope that this is a game he can build on. He doesn't have anything left to prove in the Minor Leagues. He has to prove that he belongs here, and I think he started to tonight.
approach fourth game liked looked third
He was terrific. He looked like it was his third or fourth game of the spring, not his first. And I liked his approach at the plate, too.
against chart depth guy obvious outing perform younger
He's part of that organizational depth chart and you like to see a younger guy like that go out and perform well against major-league competition. His outing was very encouraging and it was obvious he was more comfortable this time.
extend fully himself might percent running
He was adamant about doing everything to get back quickly. He's not 100 percent healthy. The running aspect, he might not be able to fully extend himself that way. Defensively, it isn't a problem.