Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
both choices days decision few great guys hope next passed position problem summarize
To summarize for you, both guys passed (Saturday). It doesn't make any decision over the next few days any easier. But that's what you hope for. When you're in a position where you have to make choices like this, they're not easy. It's a great problem to have.
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.
ask days eighth either guys period seventh sit special time
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.
affords couple days seen sorted
This affords him a couple of days to get some things sorted out, because we know offensively he is much, much better than what we have seen to this point.
coming days last runs score spring three won
Coming out of Spring Training, I thought we'd score some runs. We've scored 20 runs in the last three days and haven't won a game.
bad days gets good
He's going to have a lot more good days than bad days, because he gets it.
call days pick shame taken
If the call had taken place two days before that call and I don't pick it up, then shame on me.
anxious ball club days deal follow forward history looking pirates pittsburgh players proud somebody understand
I'm looking forward to spearheading this ball club to back to some of the days when the Pittsburgh Pirates were somebody you really had to deal with. I'm very anxious in making the players understand there is history here - history for them to be proud of and history for them to follow up on.
ask days group harder night players took
You can't ask a group of players to play any harder than they have for two days and, especially tonight, take the kind of at-bats that we took all night long.
against best game
We were pitched to death. It's the best game that's been pitched against us all year.
behind mound plate realizing ryan success takes vitally
What takes place between the pitcher's mound and behind the plate is vitally important to the success of a major-league team. I think Ryan is realizing that more every day.
dominated
We got pitched to death. He dominated the game.
good mind signed
I've never signed up for anything with the thought in mind that I wanted to be mediocre. I feel pretty good about it.
careful game hitting hurting intention people seen start
I've never seen Curt Schilling go out and start a game with the intention of hurting people. But if you start hitting people in the head... you need to be very careful of that.