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*
Indicates Jim Tracy interviewing himself.
After
lengthy discussions with our broadcast partners, the organization is focused on
taking its on-air format in exciting, new directions. -
Executive VP Lon Rosen On bringing back Mr. Excitement Rick Monday 10/22/04
Is
he going to be terrific? Is he going to be subpar? Is he going to be mediocre?
Will his back be an issue? I just don't know. -
Yankees GM Brian Cashman Doing his best Jim Tracy impersonation 10/16/04
If they don't
score all those runs, we win easy. -
Eric Gagne On the complexities of baseball 10/8/04
Whoever gets
it is going to get it. -
Adrian Beltre Expressing his deep understanding of the nature of the NL
MVP award 10/6/04 *When
are they going to finish the World Series, in November? Or do you start the season
earlier in April when it's cold on the East Coast and there is a lot of rain?
Or do you go back to 154 regular-season games? -
Jim Tracy Arguing with himself about expanding the Division Series to
a best-of-seven 10/1/04 We
played pretty well against him last night, considering he's really stuck it up
our butts in the past. -
Jim Riggleman On Kirk Reuter's habit of sneaking into the Dodger showers
10/2/04 *With
Mota not here, did I do things slightly different? Yeah. You had to. What are
your choices? Lose the division? You think anybody in a blue shirt wanted to see
that? -
Jim Tracy Apparently confused about the Dodgers' uniform color 10/1/04
He [Tracy] keeps
pitching me. That right there tells you something. -
Scott Stewart On what his frequent appearances tell us: Tracy's an idiot
9/28/04 *Do
I want to watch this guy walk off and do this for somebody else? No. -
Jim Tracy Asking himself about Adrian Beltre 9/25/04
I saw Hank
Aaron for awhile when I was so high and I really started to fall in love with
this game. -
Jim Tracy On his love for drugs and baseball 9/25/04
It took an act
of God to get me in the lineup. -
Robin Ventura On being Green's Yom Kippur replacement 9/25/04
Why couldn't
the ball just hit me in the mouth? I can always go to the dentist tomorrow and
get new teeth. -
Jose Lima Unaware that Frank McCourt doesn't offer a dental plan 9/25/04
I've used the
words 'consummate professional' about this guy. I've used the term 'warrior.'
We've seen all of that here. For two years he was basically the guy. Maybe not
on paper, but as the year unfolded and you went out there between the lines and
played your 162, he in essence was the guy for two years. -
Jim Tracy On the end of Nomo's career 9/19/04
No runs isn't
going to get it done. -
Cesar Izturis Using the word "isn't" because it's like his last
name 9/16/04 *Is
there progress? Yes. Is he healthier? Yes. If he's less than himself is it worth
it to continue? No. Is he pain free? Yes.... It's a medical issue. The medical
people will tell me [when Penny is ready to pitch again]. I won't speculate. -
Jim Tracy Having an entire conversation with himself 9/10/04
Your
bat needs some lovin. -
Jose Lima Talking to Steve Finley during the game 9/10/04
I
need a hug. Give me a hug. -
Steve Finley Asking Jose Lima for some lovin' (click
here for proof) 9/10/04 I
didn't get this job by being an idiot. -
Ross Porter Suggesting that it was his boyish good looks that landed him
the job 9/9/04 I
can't see him [Milton Bradley] going home for the funeral, flying back and running
him out there and running the risk of a leg injury. -
Jim Tracy On the logical connection between attending a funeral and suffering
a leg injury 9/2/04 What
else can you say about our third baseman? -
Jim Tracy Forgetting his third baseman's name 8/28/04
A
lot of schedules are dangling in the air. Ishii might walk out there and give
us a no-hitter or seven innings with no runs. If not, Jackson could possibly come
up. I hope not. -
Jim Tracy Rambling about who knows what 8/24/04
Someday
David Ross will be able to rock the grandkids and tell them that he once pinch-hit
for Shawn Green. -
Vin Scully Predicting a pathetic career for Ross 8/22/04
In this game
you just have to be a good liar and stupid. You have to be a good liar to tell
yourself everything is going to be all right, and then stupid enough to believe
your own lies. -
Eric Gagne Telling us things aren't going to be all right 8/21/04
*Is
he a possible candidate? Yes. Is it likely after only one time? Probably not. -
Jim Tracy Asking himself about Edwin Jackson's return to the rotation
8/21/04 I'm
not sure what Beltre was thinking. Maybe nothing. -
Vin Scully On Adrian Beltre's indecision after catching a line drive 8/16/04
Sometimes you're
not sure which side of him [Kaz Ishii] you're going to get. BUt when you get the
good side, you definitely know that he's capable of getting people out. -
Jim Tracy Once again insulting one of his own players (That's our
job, not the manager's) 8/14/04 We've
fallen in love with Dodger Stadium. I know there was a lot of discussion when
we arrived about what was our view of Dodger Stadium. We're committed to Dodger
Stadium and think it's great. -
Frank McCourt Most likely lying his ass off 8/13/04
Gravity doesn't
take effect. -
Jeff Weaver Talking about the Odalis's giant fro 8/11/04
Offensively,
we did a lot of hitting. -
Jim Tracy No explanation necessary 8/11/04
I don't see
him as a backup guy. I see him as at least a platoon guy. -
Paul DePodesta Giving Brent Mayne a huge vote of confidence 8/10/04
His value in
our bullpen is too extreme. -
Jim Tracy On on why Carrara should mop up for shitty pitchers like Ishii
instead of starting in place of them 8/9/04
*How
do you explain it? I'm not smart enough to explain it. -
Jim Tracy On Ishii's problems and his own intelligence 8/7/04
In the fifth
inning of Saturday night's game against the Padres, we were leading 2-1, and things
were looking good for us. Then the cruel baseball Gods turned against us. Darren
Dreifort, who was taking over Guillermo Mota's setup role, gave up a couple of
runs in the eighth inning on a couple of cheap hits, and we'd go on to lose the
game. But it's a strange thing. Even as we lost that game, I knew for sure even
more that we'd done the right thing. My convictions were actually strengthened. -
Paul DePodesta Refusing to accept blame, and instead letting God take the
heat 8/4/04 When
you talk of standing pat, you only get in this position so many times.
-
Paul DePodesta Referring to the doggie position 7/30/04
The team knows
we're trying to make them better and push them over the top. The worst thing we
could have done was nothing with a first-place team. -
Paul DePodesta Apparantly aware that his team was in first place, after all
7/30/04 I
think Nomo's shoulder is feeling better than it has all year, but he never talks
about it. He's probably not even aware of it. -
Jim Colborn Stopping just short of calling Nomo a retard 7/25/04
Here's
a couple of guys that initially, eyebrows and eyes rolled because you have to
get out one of your scouting notebooks to find these guys [Werth and Grabowski].
-
Jim Tracy On his incredible ability to roll his eyebrows 7/25/04
*Is
this club a good club right now? We're playing terrific baseball. But are we totally
equipped to handle the long haul - and by that I mean into the month of October?
-
Jim Tracy Playing reporter once again 7/22/04
His production
can be a little bit misleading sometimes. -
Dave Roberts On Shawn Green, who obviously paid him off 7/17/04
If a move is
made, where it's a significant move, it would send a strong message to the other
two teams, and a very strong message to the people that are currently in your
clubhouse. You have to wait and see how all of that stuff plays itself out, but
there's definite significance to that if the names involved make people stand
up and say, 'This is a serious commitment.' -
Jim Tracy Somehow finding a way to complicate what could be a 4-word statement
7/14/04 We
took care of that one [the Bradley feud] immediately and put it in the past. But
you play against a lot of guys you don't like. I didn't like Jose Lima when I
played against him, and now he's on our team and I love him. -
Paul Lo Duca Excited that Lima's wife attends most games 7/12/04
*Mota
is third in the league with 51 inches. -
Vin Scully Leading women to wonder who's first and second 7/9/04
If we get beat,
it's because the opposition went out and beat us. -
Jim Tracy On his deep understanding of the game 7/4/04
When he throws
over the plate, he really has a chance to succeed. -
Jim Tracy Trying to compliment and insult Kaz Ishii 7/3/04
I think we realize
exactly what it is we have to do. I also think redundancy time after time gets
to the point where you've heard it before and don't want to continue to hear it.
You just want to go out there and do it. -
Jim Tracy Giving President Bush a run for his money 6/26/04
Now
I know when a left-hander is throwing, I'm not in the lineup. I play, he manages.
He didn't tell meI'm not saying he needs to. I'll be ready to play when
he calls on me. But now I know. -
Dave Roberts Doing his best not to call Tracy an idiot 6/23/04
He can really
catch. He can really throw. And he really cares. -
Jim Tracy On David Ross' heart making up for his .179 average 6/16/04
We've got the
best bullpen out there, and rather than have them inherit trouble, let them create
it themselves. -
Jim Tracy On his plan to throw games 6/16/04
I would take nine Milton Bradleys if I could
get them. -
Paul DePodesta On wanting to assemble the angriest team in history 6/3/04
Now that
I've done it, it made it harder. -
Edwin Jackson On his first time using Viagra 6/2/04
For what reason?
For being ejected for what you don't feel, due to the action that took place,
is indicative of the fact of action that's solely the player? I saw things out
of the ordinary out there. -
Jim Tracy Proving that English must not be his first language 6/2/04
Are we going
to single Milton Bradley out and say this is the only time in the history of the
game where we see a situation where someone is provoked to where you see something
thrown out of the dugout? We won't single Milton Bradley out. -
Jim Tracy Singling Milton Bradley out 6/2/04
I'm in the garage.
The good thing is, the car will start. I'm getting the fastball back, the splitter
is fair. -
Paul Shuey Making a plea to be institutionalized 6/1/04
Does it maybe
slow him down a little bit running the bases? There's that possibility, but whatever
he has that is indicative of 100 percent, that's what you're going to get from
him. -
Jim Tracy Rambling incoherently about Adrian Beltre 5/26/04
That's not Shawn
Green. -
Jim Tracy Mistaking the suddenly unkempt Green for Eric Karros 5/24/04
I don't
think it's to the point yet where a day off would benefit him. -
Jim Tracy On Shawn Green, who was then benched the next day 5/21/04
Tonight, we
swung the bats well. -
Paul Lo Duca After the Dodgers were shut out for the 2nd night in a row
5/21/04 Three
games, OK. Seven games, whoa. It's not even funny. -
Jose Lima Not amused by the team's losing streak, but still very happy
his wife has huge cans 5/20/04 Berkshire
Hathaway did not get to where it is today by buying everything at top value. Not
that we're a bunch of Warren Buffetts here. But sometimes, in any market, you
have to take chances on things that are down, but that you think still have a
chance to perform very well for you. -
Paul DePodesta On the Dodgers' mediocre roster 5/19/04
Hamstrings are
a very tricky thing. This one is very tricky due to the individual because if
you push the envelope too quickly and you take his legs away from him, you've
in essence lost a player. -
Jim Tracy Attempting to say nothing by speaking completely in cliches
5/17/04 I
think even Hideo himself is smart enough to realize you can't go out there two,
three, four times in a row and pitch an inning and a third, three innings, four
innings. -
Jim Tracy Saying how "even" a dumbass like Nomo knows he sucks
5/15/04 We
know what Wilson is capable of. -
Jim Tracy On why they've locked the clubhouse refrigerator 5/13/04
It's
kind of like the monkey's off my back. -
Jason Grabowski On raising his average to .212 5/12/04
*Can
they have an off night? Sure they can, and you might score some runs. -
Jim Tracy Asking himself about the Cubs' rotation 5/11/04
I do want to
bring up that what we talked about yesterday as far as Todd is concerned. It's
the left hip -- I said right -- it's his left hip that will require surgery. -
Jim Tracy Clearly indicating how much he couldn't give a shit about Todd
Hundley 5/8/04 We
can't afford to let David Roberts lose his legs. If he loses his legs, we in essence
lose the player. -
Jim Tracy On the possibility of having a double amputee as his lead-off
hitter 5/8/04 I
don't think Jose has been ineffective. Our fifth starter is very interchangeable.
We're not doing this because we feel that Jose Lima has been ineffective. -
Jim Tracy Lying about the demotion of Lima to the pen 5/5/04
He's a guy that
would have pitched for the Seattle Mariners last year had they not gone through
the season with the same five starters that they began the season with. -
Jim Tracy Explaining that Brian Falkenborg would have been in Seattle's
starting rotation if he'd been better than the five guys they already had
5/3/04 It's
really disappointing. It's almost like they're taking 12 years out of my life. -
Tim Wallach On the Expos' imminent departure from Montreal and the possibility
of being 35 again 4/27/04 The
Mets have really been struggling to find a number two hitter. What they've had
up to this point is a number 2, with no hitter. -
Vin Scully Proving he's still got it 4/27/04
There's an elephant
in theclubhouse, and the Dodgers might not be able to ignore it much longer.
-
Jason Reid, LA Times Publicly taking the Wilson Alvarez insults to a new level
4/24/04 It's
just frustrating, to say the least. I get hurt the fifth day I'm here and there's
nothing I can do. I can't swing a bat. Throwing and running, I don't know if I'm
100 percent. I feel restricted. It's just frustrating. They brought me over here
to help the club. The team trades for you, they want you, you get hurt the fifth
day and you're hurt for who knows how long. -
Jayson Werth Proving that his strained oblique muscle hasn't affected
his ability to ramble 4/21/04 I
wasn't here in the past, but now they play music here and they're hugging each
other. It's like 25 [guys] in the same space. -
Jose Lima Breaking his silence about team orgies 4/20/04
Bradley homered
hard to center field. -
Cbssportsline.com (play-by-play) Calling attention to Bradley's state of arousal
4/17/04 He's
a very capable offensive player. -
Jim Tracy Blatantly lying about Alex Cora 4/16/04
Last year San
Francisco ran away with the division, but this year there's parity. -
Dave Roberts Trying to fool fans with a fancy vocabulary 4/15/04
Whatever they
want me to do. If they want me to clean the dugout, I don't care. I'll carry the
(ball) bag to the mound for Gagne. Long relief, short relief, bat boy. Whatever. -
Jose Lima Volunteering to take Olmedo Saenz' role as dugout janitor
4/13/04 The
fans are great, but I really don't think they wanted to see me here this year.
-
Joe Thurston On his popularity with Las Vegas fans 4/12/04
All I can do
is go out there and keep playing. It's a failure-oriented game.
-
Joe Thurston On his continuing success at failure 4/12/04
Jackson has
that dog mentality. -
Koyie Hill Explaining Edwin Jackson's habit of peeing on the mound before
he makes a start 4/12/04 *Can
Wilson Alvarez be one of those guys to pitch us to Eric Gagne? Absolutely. -
Jim Tracy Asking his own questions since reporters could care less 4/10/04
What we have,
that we didn't have last year, is a number of guys who we feel comfortable using
in any particular situation.... I think it's pretty similar (to last season). -
Jim Tracy Completely contradicting himself 4/9/04
It's
safe to say he won some games for us last year with what he did with that glove.
Along with that guy who works next to him. -
Jim Tracy Talking about Alex Cora and forgetting Cezar Izturis' name
4/8/04 Our
catcher had quite a night. -
Jim Tracy Apparently forgetting LoDuca's name 4/8/04
I'm not happy
about it, but I'm not going to show it. I'm just going to go out and do my job
.
But why me? I've always been a team guy. I always do what the team wants, but
this is my sixth year.My first three, four, five years, whatever. But this is
my sixth year, and it's still me. Any time something has to change, it has to
be me. I don't know what it is. I'd just like to know. -
Adrian Beltre On not showing his unhappiness 4/6/04
I'm excited,
and I want to be his friend. -
Paul LoDuca On wanting to invite Milton Bradley to sleep over 4/5/04
He's done more
community service in Cleveland than any other player by a long shot, he's got
a little of a bad rap. -
Paul DePodesta Perhaps not realizing that Milton Bradley's community service
was done to avoid jail time 4/4/04 If
we have some things turn out the way we hope, we have a chance to be decent. There's
also a chance of not being very good at all. -
Jim Tracy On how the Dodgers will either suck or just kinda suck this
season 4/4/04 Why
should this year be any different? Because it's the last year of the contract?
So what? If I had two years, would there be any more job security? What difference
does it make? -
Jim Tracy Going question crazy 4/4/04
*Is
it 12 (pitchers) or 11? Four starters or five? An extra bullpen guy or an extra
player? That's what it boils down to. -
Jim Tracy Asking himself the tough questions 4/2/04
I thought
it was an April Fool's joke. -
Cody Ross On being traded from the shitty tigers to L.A. 4/1/04
You always try
to create the best scenario, but if that's not completely available, we won't
use it as an excuse. The uneasy part is that decision-making on the other side
is fairly simple. -
Jim Tracy Talking about... um... who the hell knows 3/29/04
He's
a young stud. -
Paul DePodesta Revealing his attraction to Edwin Jackson 3/28/04
He was a starter
for how many years? -
Jim Tracy Proving how much attention he pays to Darren Driefort 3/27/04
Could he pitch
here right now and be successful? No doubt in my mind. Would it be beneficial
for him to pitch some innings at triple-A? It might be. -
Paul DePodesta Doing his Jim Tracy impersonation in regard to Edwin Jackson
3/27/04 When
Adrian Beltre realizes how good he is, it could very well be the storyline for
the Major League Baseball season, period. -
Jim Tracy Suggesting that a bigger ego will help Beltre (and adding punctuation)
3/26/04 I
also think you have to look at the additions we have made, guys like Juan Encarnacion.
I really think that one will make a difference. -
Paul DePodesta Lying about his opinion of the Dodgers' offense 3/24/04
This sounds
silly, but that was the best-pitched game we had this spring by him, and maybe
overall. -
Jim Colborn On the 7 runs and 10 hits given up by Jeff Weaver over three
innings 3/23/04 Today
I think I did pretty well. Even though I got hit, it was better today. Way, way
better than my first start. I think I'm where I want to be. -
Hideo Nomo After giving up 7 runs in 5 innings 3/21/04
*Right
now those five guys have to be the starting pitchers. Am I completely locked in
there? I'm not quoted as saying that. -
Jim Tracy Sounding like a complete jackass 3/18/04
*Is
he in the mix? Yes, he's in the mix. -
Jim Tracy On Jose Lima's chances of making the team 3/17/04
I'm
obviously disappointed. I hope it has nothing to do with what I've done in spring
training because this isn't a good time to evaluate guys. -
Bubba Trammell On learning that he won't be starting in left (And exactly
when does Bubba think is a good time to evaluate guys?) 3/17/04
It's like nobody
ever struggles. -
Rick White On the Dodger pitching staff, proving he's not familiar with
the work of Ishii 3/16/04 This
is bad because you guys remember everything and you write everything down. -
Jamie McCourt On the ability of journalists to use a pencil 3/16/04
We're going
to try to change the culture of the Dodgers, because this should be a team that's
in the playoffs every year. To not be in the playoffs is crazy. They should be
drawing 4 million fans, not 3 million fans. -
Jamie McCourt On her belief that 50,000 people per game will show up to
see Bubba Trammell 3/16/04 It's
flattering to hear they think I can do more, but I don't know what that refers
to. I don't know what that means. -
Derrick Hall Flipping a verbal middle finger to McCourt 3/15/04
This has been
an awesome camp. It's the way it should be. Nobody is saying a word.
-
Paul Lo Duca On the Dodgers' exciting camp 3/15/04
He's an interesting
player, he can do some things. -
Jim Tracy On Luis Garcia and his amazing ability to do some things
3/15/04 *Can
we afford the luxury of doing that? I don't know. We have to find that out. -
Jim Tracy On the possibility of carrying 3 catchers 3/13/04
It's recovering
on its own schedule. It's just a real slow process. I know it's there, but I can
pitch with it as long as I don't do any pounding. -
Tom Martin On being able to pitch without pounding 3/11/04
I know it's
early in spring training but I'm sure the team will start to hit the ball again,
it's the laws of physics. -
Jim Tracy On the team's disappearing offense and his expertise in the
sciences 3/9/04 I'm
just going to keep doing what I've been doing. -
Darren Dreifort On his plan to re-injure himself
3/9/04 The
novelty of him has worn off. -
Jim Tracy Finally admitting Ishii's crappiness
3/7/04 For
me, I take anything. -
Wilson Alvarez On his role with the club (and his habits at the buffet
table)
3/6/04 It
was bittersweet last year to watch Florida win the World Series. We were as good
or better, but we didn't make it. -
Eric Gagne Confirming his use of hallucinogens
3/5/04 The
wind was blowing out. -
Jolbert Cabrera On his 2-HR day (without any misconceptions about his
ability)
3/3/04 *Is
it likely that he has a chance to start the season with us? It's safe to say that
probably won't happen. It's not going to happen. -
Jim Tracy Asking himself about Todd Hundley (and answering twice)
3/3/04 He
is similar to Romano and Ruan. -
Jim Tracy Publicly insulting Shane Victorino
3/2/04 He
has tools. He's a terrific outfielder, he runs very well, he throws very well.
He showed today he has power and he's high energy. There's a lot of upside. -
Jim Tracy After Jason Romano hit a home run in an intersquad game, apparently
a sign of things to come
3/1/04 Last
year is in the past, and I haven't been here until now. -
Tim Wallach On shitty offense and the complexity of time
2/28/04 I
know that if I'm on the field, it's probably not going well, maybe somebody's
hurt. -
Robin Ventura On his expected lack of playing time
2/27/04 I
look at it as a major transition, but it's something other guys have done successfully
from the outfield. Darin Erstad. Jack Clark. Orlando Merced. -
Shawn Green On switching to first base and setting his sights on the high
standard set by Orlando Merced
2/25/04 Drew
[McCourt] will have to interview for a position. I'd love to see him working here.
He's also thinking about getting an MBA. It's his decision. -
Frank McCourt On his son joining the front office 2/24/04
I still feel,
right now, offensively our club is better than last year. -
Shawn Green On the Dodgers lack of offseason moves 2/23/04
I'm
not suggesting that Paul Lo Duca is the left fielder. We have Bubba Trammell.
Jolbert Cabrera. -
Jim Tracy On the team's left field options 2/23/04
*Have
I managed every game perfectly? Of course not, but no manager ever has. -
Jim Tracy On defending himself
2/22/04 *Would
I have any hesitation bringing the Big Filthy in to shut it down now? I wouldn't
give it a second thought. -
Jim Tracy On Guillermo Mota, and his apparent lack of cleanliness
2/20/04 **The
perception is that of failure. I don't know if that's fair. In 2002 we were 92-70.
Were we a failure? In reality you have to look at the players. Have they given
everything they've got to give and have you gotten the most you can out of them?
In the end, I think the answer to that question is, yes.
-
Jim Tracy On his inability to get the team into the postseason
2/16/04 I
never realized that one pink shirt would cause so much discussion! -Dan
Evans In his farewell message to Dodger fans
2/16/04 He
did have a little setback. -
Jim Tracy On Hundley's new career-threatening injury
2/16/04 I
assured him [Dan Evans] that he is still the general manager of the Los Angeles
Dodgers and that he is a legitimate candidate for the position. I wanted to be
very direct and honest with him, so that he heard it from me first.
-
Frank McCourt
On the search for a new GM
1/31/04
We
didn't fail. We just didn't succeed as much as we'd have liked.
-
Jim Tracy
Inspiring us to create this Quotes
page after the 2003 season
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