Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
ball hitting hope
If he's hitting in 2-0 and 3-1 counts, the ball is going to be put in play -- probably hard. You just hope it's hit at somebody.
afraid attack ball certainly close paying pitcher
If I'm a pitcher and I'm paying close attention, I'm certainly not going to be afraid to attack somebody's bat. I want the ball in play -- because they're going to make plays.
came club
I came here to make this club markedly better.
certainly mike
I certainly don't want have to use Mike Gonzalez in that situation.
ball certainly covers gets surely tremendous
He surely can do that. I'd have to say he gets a tremendous read on the ball off the bat. He certainly covers a lot of ground.
draft exceeded five last lock pitches plenty rotation rule seasoning starting sure threw trying
He threw way too many pitches last night, with 100-plus still trying to get through five innings, ... But he's getting plenty of seasoning this year. He has exceeded expectations for a Rule 5 Draft pick. Is he a stone-cold lock to make the starting rotation in 2006? No. Is he a candidate? Sure he is.
deep few impatient night strikes swings threw worked zone
He threw a lot of strikes and worked very few deep counts. I didn't see impatient swings on our part. He just pounded the strike zone all night long.
casey eight guy knows last sean seven simple talking watched
He's the same Sean Casey I've watched over the last seven or eight years. We're talking about a guy that knows how to hit. It's just that simple - he knows how to hit.
baseball excellent intriguing shown
He's an excellent baseball player, that's what he has shown me. He's very intriguing to me.
further himself knows locked seen
I don't think he's completely locked in. I've seen him further along. But he's been through this before. He knows how to get himself ready.
address attractive becomes concerned gets spend time
I don't think any of us should spend a whole lot of time being concerned with that. The way it gets better and becomes much more attractive to look at is to address (problem areas).
careful hitting hurt people start
I don't think Curt Schilling was out there to hurt people. Period. When you start hitting people in the head, you need to be very careful with that.
believer fact gets hitters league looks major people stuff
I am a big believer in the fact that stuff gets people out, not what looks cosmetically correct. Stuff is what gets major league hitters out.
clear definitely expect favorable guys interested jumping perfectly point
I don't want to have those guys out there feel like you're completely jumping the gun. I want to also make it perfectly clear that we are definitely interested in results. And we're going to get to the point where we expect to see very favorable results.