He was the type who got everything he could out of his ability. And the reason he did that was his intelligence level and a set of personal expectations that were higher than guys he was competing against.
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We've seen this be done on numerous occasions. You hate like hell if they huddled, reversed the call and it was wrong. To their credit, they got it right.Jim Tracy
What I've been very impressed with -- and I think you need to give a tip of the cap to Lloyd McClendon and his staff here -- is that they played the game every time for 27 outs, ... They played with energy. They played hard. There's no question about that. That's a hell of a starting point.
Jim Tracy
Giving up four or five runs through five innings with your starter ... that's a lot of runs to give up and expect to win.
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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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If you want to swing off of live pitching, go right ahead. But recognize the fact of what a strike is and what a ball is. Let's get a good swing at a good pitch.
Jim Tracy
Aggression is no reason to be foolish. The double play is one thing. Running into stupid outs That's even worse, in my opinion.
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