Statistically, in his case, that's what's very important, get to first base. I don't care how you get there -- walk, get on by an error, get hit by a pitch, hit a ground ball in the hole at shortstop. With the speed that he possesses, just don't have me sitting there, for a lengthy period of time and watch him hit fly balls in front of the warning track in right center, or a weak fly ball to shallow left center field. He's not doing himself or this club any good. And he understands it. Jim Tracy
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![What I've been very impressed with -- and I think you need to give a tip of the cap to Lloyd McClendon and [his] staff here -- is that they played the game every time for 27 outs, ... They played with energy. They played hard. There's no question about that. That's a hell of a starting point. - Jim Tracy Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2hhdCBJJ3ZlIGJlZW4gdmVyeSBpbXByZXNzZWQgd2l0aCAtLSBhbmQgSSB0aGluayB5b3UgbmVlZCB0byBnaXZlIGEgdGlwIG9mIHRoZSBjYXAgdG8gTGxveWQgTWNDbGVuZG9uIGFuZCBbaGlzXSBzdGFmZiBoZXJlIC0tIGlzIHRoYXQgdGhleSBwbGF5ZWQgdGhlIGdhbWUgZXZlcnkgdGltZSBmb3IgMjcgb3V0cywgLi4uIFRoZXkgcGxheWVkIHdpdGggZW5lcmd5LiBUaGV5IHBsYXllZCBoYXJkLiBUaGVyZSdzIG5vIHF1ZXN0aW9uIGFib3V0IHRoYXQuIFRoYXQncyBhIGhlbGwgb2YgYSBzdGFydGluZyBwb2ludC4g&author=ICBKaW0gVHJhY3kgICAg&num=4 "What I've been very impressed with -- and I think you need to give a tip of the cap to Lloyd McClendon and [his] staff here -- is that they played the game every time for 27 outs, ... They played with energy. They played hard. There's no question about that. That's a hell of a starting point. - Jim Tracy Quotes")