Jim Tracy Both Quotations

I thought they both did a great job. I thought they both did exactly what you wanted to see. ... Both guys passed today.

I thought they both did a great job (Saturday). They did exactly what you wanted to see and what they would have wanted to do.

We have two kids there. Both are very competent kids -- smart enough to understand what we're talking about -- and they will figure it out. We've got to find opportunities for both of them. We'll take it a day at a time and go from there. As I've said all along, with these two guys on the club, I don't want to see either one of them sit for too long a time and not participate. It's advantageous to both of them to do it that way.

Tonight was, in my opinion, dramatically better than what we saw in Florida. In Florida, he battled, but his fastball command was erratic. Tonight, it was crisp, it was good to both sides of the plate. It's a big step forward for him.

To summarize for you, both guys passed (Saturday). It doesn't make any decision over the next few days any easier. But that's what you hope for. When you're in a position where you have to make choices like this, they're not easy. It's a great problem to have.

Both are very competent kids and are smart enough to know what we're talking about. They'll figure it out.

Both guys are going to catch in situations and games that make the most sense for them and the club.

Both have very similar stuff, stuff that can beat you down on any given day. But you don't want guys with very similar stuff pitching on back-to-back days.

Both passed the test. That's good. We don't have to make a decision today and the decision we do make won't be an easy one. That's what you're always hoping for, tough decisions.

Both plays were close. It was a run we didn't get and a run they did get. But you don't point fingers.

As I've said, both guys are going to catch.

That's what you hope for. They both did exactly what I wanted them to do, probably what they wanted to do, too.

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.

I don't need to say anything about it. I think both sides are moving forward. You don't want things to create a rift between the two clubs.

I don't need to say anything more. I think that both sides are moving on from something like that. You don't use things like that as an opportunity to create a rift between two clubs.