488 Quotes by Jim Tracy

We're looking for 35 or 38 or 39, and this is an opportunity to find out who are those guys beyond the 25.

Zach Duke did a good job. He had to battle, obviously.

There are a lot of very special people who are still there. You build relationships with people in this game, and some you build lifelong relationships with. There are a few over there I have done that with.

I mean, how do you play winning baseball that way? I challenge players to understand how the game's played.

He was fine. He was up in the zone early and pitched from behind more than I'd like, but he had good stuff.

When you face a pitcher the caliber of Chris Carpenter, you only get one opportunity like that.

Zach Duke deserves to pitch the home opener in Pittsburgh. He's earned that right.

What the schedule says is what you do. I think we came out of it pretty good, all things considered.

I know the state law already says that, but I just want to clarify it. We want to study it and make sure that the law is strong enough to keep that from happening.