Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
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You make bad pitches to Major League hitters, they put the fat part of the bat on the ball. When you are involved in games like that, regardless of what stages it's at, you don't have the luxury of making a mistake and not feeling like it's going to cost you. It is.
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I just have the feeling that Pittsburgh is the right place for me. Even though it's a major city, it is a lot more like the place where I grew up. I really believe this is going to work out well and it's the place I'm meant to be.
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You're not in a horse race with this guy either. For him to come out here today and do the things that he did, get his work in, I think he's going to go home today feeling like he had a very productive day.
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You want this whole environment to be fun for them. You want the game of baseball to be fun. You can have fun and also be involved in a businesslike manner and continue to utilize the techniques that we have been talking about over the course of these four days. You can get something done and have people going into the clubhouse with a good feeling about themselves.
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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.