488 Quotes by Jim Tracy

It was a great workout. We got a lot done today and we accomplished a lot of things.

DePodesta said Cruz's recent play compares favorably with his earlier years. His .783 on-base plus slugging percentage is higher than that of Dodgers starters Cesar Izturis, Jason Phillips, Jason Repko, Oscar Robles, Jose Valentin and Werth.

When he's right, he's throwing quality pitches down there.

We didn't bring him here to have him sit around for periods of time. He needs to play some.

It was a great game. We did everything we could to win the game to avoid being swept.

We've given him a substantial role due to some situations that've come up, ... and he's responded very well.

We didn't bring him here to have him sit around for lengthy periods of time. If that was the case, why would you bring him to the big leagues? He's not going to get any better by watching. He's got to play.

It's very flattering, if you get right down to that,

And then we'll go from there and start stretching him out.