237 ordspråk av Dave Littlefield
Dave Littlefield
That gave them an indication that it was more serious than the 'dead arm' that we talk about in baseball terms. I compliment the doctors from a standpoint of detecting this.
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That right knee tested out strong.
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That's one of the factors that goes into any decision.
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That's something that will be in the consideration of where we go with him.
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The action of throwing has been identified as what had caused the blockage.
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The bad news is you hate to send a guy to the minors because he has performed well. The good news is I'm sure he'll be back soon. This is a guy who's made improvements, who's matured, who certainly gives you the look that he's major-league ready.
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The end game is not the whether he makes the team April 1. The end game is that we want this guy to have a long career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. We think he can do that. He just needs a little more time to keep building things up and getting sharper after missing the time he did.
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The goal is not to go to the trading deadline and see if we can acquire some more young players.
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The idea when he went there was to be examined.
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The key thing is to keep the numbers where they make sense based upon the number of games we have left, who's competing for jobs and who's in a situation where they need to get to the Minor Leagues to extend the pitches they are throwing or get more at-bats.
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The Pirates are extremely pleased to have Jim Tracy manage our club for the next three years. With his experience and winning record as a major-league manager, we feel he is the perfect fit to manage our team.
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The sense is, with where we sit right now, that he's gonna be back and throwing for us in July. So we prepare in that way.
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The Steelers are going to win big... something, like, 28-10. They're really playing really well right now.
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The system is different, but my job, regardless of the system, is to improve the team to a championship-caliber team.
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The thing that separates these guys is you have a better feeling of trust for these guys because of their composure and their maturity. Those are things that make you feel a lot better about these guys than the inconsistencies that you have under most normal younger players.
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