Jim Tracy
Jim Tracy
city council level mayor schools tremendous work
I will work with the mayor and city council to see if we can come up with a phase-in, so it won't be a tremendous hit, ... Murfreesboro City Schools is an outstanding school system, and we want to keep it up to the level it is now.
everybody together worked
I think everybody worked together well on this,
club disruption far felt focus good loss players slate strongly wipe work
I would be remiss if I said there were not philosophical differences as far as the club and how we put it together, what would work and not work. The disruption and focus loss with players is not good for anyone. That's where I felt strongly that it was important to wipe the slate clean.
change gets hopes turn worked
My hopes are that Shawn gets things worked out and we can turn it right back to where we want it to be, ... I do not want to dramatically change the lineup.
sort work
We have a lot of different things to sort out, ... He's got a lot of different things to work out.
step work
Who will step up? That's the question. And how consistently can we work the process?
best exposure time work
Exposure is the best teacher, ... It doesn't always work out the way you want it to, but with time and exposure, they grow.
admire appreciate coming demeanor gear guy hell improve nine players shown takes talk work
For a guy to come in here and work to improve his versatility, to put on that catcher's gear ... I admire that. I had a 15-minute talk with him, and I told him so. Like I told him, it takes a hell of a lot more than nine players to win. ... I appreciate the demeanor he's shown coming into this camp.
constantly john players work
It was exceptional. And that was from day in, day out, working with John Shelby. One thing you'll see us do is constantly work with players on their versatility. Having Shelby around makes a big difference.
cautious good push throwing work
It's a good thing to see. You want to be cautious about where they are, not push too hard, let them work at their own pace, but you like to see them out there throwing a baseball.
needs spring takes time work
Zach's doing what he needs to do to get his work done. It takes time -- that's all part of spring training.
feeling guy home horse productive race today work
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.
certain given help information order player succeed worked
Colby has worked with him a lot. Oliver is being given information that can help him succeed as a major-league pitcher. Sometimes, the player has to take the information and make certain adjustments in order to be successful.
behind continue count extremely goes saying tough work
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.