Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
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It goes without saying that if you continue to work behind in the count that it makes it extremely tough to compete. It's not what you want to see.
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I'm not saying things would have necessarily been different if Sean was in the lineup but I think it would have helped to have a hitter who combined to strike out less 100 times over the last two seasons up in the situation. You need to make contact with a man on second and none out, and I think Sean would have given us a great chance of doing that.
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It's been suggested to J.D. for the time being to back off as far as swinging the bat. Am I saying we will not see him for the rest of the year? I'm not saying that.
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The challenge is something I like very much, ... I take a lot of pride in people saying this is a situation where you don't have a chance to succeed. I'm really challenged by that.
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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.