Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
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To me, he's one of the game's best pitching coaches in the National or American leagues. He has not only the ability to teach the physical aspects of the game, but also the ability to communicate with his pitchers.
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He really understands that he needs command and the ability to throw strikes when he pitches in the latter innings of games. I'm very pleased with the progress he has made in that area this spring.
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The best way to approach a player with his type of ability and talent is to feel like you've developed a type of environment to allow his development to continue on its natural course. With what we have done this winter, we have put this young man in a position to where his natural progression as a Major League Baseball player has a genuine opportunity to take place without heaping any unexpected expectations on him.
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As small an aspect of the game as bunting might appear to be to a lot of people, it's really important to me. The complexion of a game can change because you have the ability to advance a runner 90 feet. It's huge.
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There are a lot of very special people who are still there. You build relationships with people in this game, and some you build lifelong relationships with. There are a few over there I have done that with.
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When you face a pitcher the caliber of Chris Carpenter, you only get one opportunity like that.
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When you have somebody who has his type of energy, who brings that to the table like he does, the potential is there to strike quickly like that.
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the (player) personnel factor and the evaluation of those players.
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We were talking about four different people as possibilities for one spot in the rotation. It makes that situation that much more intriguing in my opinion.
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We've got to find opportunities for them. I don't want to see either of them sit for any period of time and not participate. We can't let these guys sit for days on end and then ask them to do something special in the seventh or eighth inning.
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With everything we had going on (Wednesday), I didn't want to overdo it because I'm a firm believer that too much information too quickly can short-circuit people. We took it very slowly and made sure everything was understood.
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With our cut-down (Tuesday), we are getting closer and closer to what some things are supposed to look like. The tone of the games now in spring training has changed a little bit due to the fact that some of the regular guys are staying around a little bit longer.
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This whole weekend shows how great a sports town Pittsburgh is. The people here really care about these teams.
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We're not quitting, that's for sure. We've been in every single game and we've had a chance to win every single game.