There have to be days where someone takes you deep into a game. There has to be a day every once in a while where someone doesn't even have any of the relief pitchers out there pick their glove up.
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He had 13 ground-ball outs. That's a lot of ground-ball outs for a nine-inning game, let alone a five-inning stint in spring training. That gives you a pretty good idea of how well he pitched.Jim Tracy
I thought he had a very good workout. ... I think it's a good one to build on. His next time out, you get him out there a little bit further, he's set up to go for Opening Day.
Jim Tracy
I didn't want either guy to go out there and feel that the weight of the world is on their shoulders. We don't base decisions on 4 23 innings. You don't look at today and say, 'He won.' There are a lot of other things that come into play.
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When you take good at-bats, you put pressure on the other side of the field -- especially when it's not just one a night. If you get four at-bats, you have four good at-bats.
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The allure, for me, was, No. 1, the stability of the front office. The other thing was looking at a group of players I'd managed against the past couple of years and realizing there's some terrific young talent here and asking myself the question 'Why can't it be better than it has been
Jim Tracy
His stuff is major-league quality. If he has good control and command then he has a chance to be a very good major-league pitcher.
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