143 Quotes by Dave Duncan

You get in and get it behind you, and your focus changes the second time around. That's a big adrenaline burst for anybody no matter what the situation is. We needed to try to get it under their belt.

As I told Flores, if we were playing a different team, we may have gone a different direction.

Arm-wise, he looks all right. It would be nice if we would be able to see him some more before he leaves. If somebody were to ask me, 'Do I think he's in condition to pitch?' it would be a bare minimum of work that he would have to put in to be ready.

There's no getting around it until you get into the flow of things, especially as a reliever. It takes at least once to get out there and slow down.

I've seen John pitch. He is a guy that hitters didn't really like facing so we're hoping we can see the same here.

I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for the way he manages a team, not just the game. He's always prepared. He's never caught not in the game. He's always aware of everything that's going on in the clubhouse. He studies the whole gamut - what's involved in managing a baseball team.

Sometimes that's what happens. Used in another role, given a different opportunity - a pitcher finds his strength.

Ray may have recently suffered a little loss of confidence, and confidence comes by succeeding,

Probably the guy he reminds me of the most is Dave Stewart, and not physically,