488 Quotes by Jim Tracy

I have tremendous respect for him. As a strategist, he manages as well as you can, based on my experience against him.

Mentally, he was a few years ahead of everyone he was playing with.

We need to speed him up with his at-bats. He needs to catch up a little bit. But we can get him to 45 or 50 at-bats very easily.

I thought they both did a great job. I thought they both did exactly what you wanted to see. ... Both guys passed today.

You can't make a mistake against that club like we did in the fifth inning. I don't know who was calling (for the ball), but obviously you need to catch that ball.

You better believe he's having a terrific spring. He has a chance to be a real player at the major-league level.

One of the things that young players have to not only learn but gain an admiration for is the respect factor of the game and the people who have participated in previous years, and an understanding of the history of the organization they are playing in. It's an organization very rich in tradition.

I really feel like I'm coming back to my roots,

You can't help but be pleased by what you saw out there. As a matter of fact, it's too bad that we didn't have additional pitching that could stay out there longer. That's how much fun I was having.