488 Quotes by Jim Tracy

Every team needs people like that. It's not just what he does as a third base coach, and I happen to be believe he's very good at what he does. Having this guy as a buffer between my office and the clubhouse ... that's huge.

I believe that if you keep delivering your message that it eventually gets through and it will be delivered every day. It's like when you were a kid and your dad would tell you something day after day. After a while, you realized it must be important because he kept talking about it.

If I'm a pitcher and I'm paying close attention, I'm certainly not going to be afraid to attack somebody's bat. I want the ball in play -- because they're going to make plays.

I was glad to see him standing and no facial swelling.

It's the difference in the game. I give him a lot of credit. He battled. This kid, in two starts, has shown me an awful lot of character, and I know he is capable of winning at the Major League level.

As the players get older, the problems become a little bit larger that you have to periodically deal with.

Ian Snell threw the ball extremely well. He was very impressive.

I came here to make this club markedly better.

I was fairly impressed. We couldn't do anything, and he was still out there in the sixth inning and still getting people out.