488 Quotes by Jim Tracy

The main thing that I wanted to get across to both of them is to not feel compelled to force things, because the important thing for both of them to realize is that we have two very special Major League players here. We have to find playing time for both because they really kind of complement one another.

He has competed very well. He's been very aggressive. He's not afraid to go after people. That's what we want here.

Think about the ... significance of ... how many at-bats he takes this year with men on base because the guy (Casey) hitting in front of him is going to be on base. There's going to be a number of times that he's going to come up to the plate with people on base and have the opportunity to either extend the inning, put a game away or extend leads. All those possibilities will be there.

Wilson has got a lot on his mind, and he's trying to sort through a lot of difficult things. He's got to mentally take some time and sort some things out.

Craig Wilson, offensively, he was terrific. He has gotten himself one huge backer. I respect him to the -Nth degree for the way he's conducted himself and the way he handled himself in this situation.

The kid has the pitches to be very good. This was definitely a game for him to build on.

I've never signed up for anything with the thought in mind that I wanted to be mediocre. I feel pretty good about it.

We can't just have specialty guys with 12 pitchers. We're going to need some length in our bullpen.

He has an aggressive, sensible mind-set at third when waving home a runner, and that's what I like. It's a matter of being completely aware of the situation, and he always is.