Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
bit build good next opening time
I thought he had a very good workout. ... I think it's a good one to build on. His next time out, you get him out there a little bit further, he's set up to go for Opening Day.
bullpen eight gloves great guys pick point seven starts
We need some starts where we get seven or eight innings, and it would be great if we could even get one at some point in which the guys in the bullpen wouldn't even have to pick up their gloves one day.
adjust mike pitching
We'll adjust as we see fit. But Mike won't necessarily be pitching the ninth.
runs three
We got the three runs in the third, but we did nothing else. That's all we did.
game offensive runs three
We got the three runs in that inning and we didn't do anything else. That's our offensive game tonight.
cannot five level mistakes six
Those first five or six innings, you cannot make mistakes like that on this level and succeed. There's no way. You can't have it.
ahead command decent innings learned pitchers positive speak
Those are young pitchers who made the adjustments, learned how important it is to get ahead in the count. There isn't much I can say positive about the first 3 2/3 innings of this game. Oliver had a decent first inning but after that there was no command to speak of.
guys length specialty
We can't just have specialty guys with 12 pitchers. We're going to need some length in our bullpen.
days games sunday though tomorrow
We have two more days and we have to look at it as though tomorrow and Sunday are games that we have to win.
both competent either figure guys kids sit smart talking time understand
We have two kids there. Both are very competent kids -- smart enough to understand what we're talking about -- and they will figure it out. We've got to find opportunities for both of them. We'll take it a day at a time and go from there. As I've said all along, with these two guys on the club, I don't want to see either one of them sit for too long a time and not participate. It's advantageous to both of them to do it that way.
against asking couple front group looking past players question realizing stability talent terrific
The allure, for me, was, No. 1, the stability of the front office. The other thing was looking at a group of players I'd managed against the past couple of years and realizing there's some terrific young talent here and asking myself the question 'Why can't it be better than it has been?
baseball finish game opportunity
That was his game to determine. It was his baseball game at that point. You have to give him the opportunity to finish it.
due given role situations
We've given him a substantial role due to some situations that've come up, ... and he's responded very well.
good strikes threw ton
We threw a ton of strikes and we made some very good 0-2 pitches.