Pete Mackanin Quotes
When he gets to that 100-pitch level, that's kind of the determining factor. 
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We all knew he was a better hitter than he was showing early in the season. Now, is he the 200-hit guy he was (in 2004) or the .260-.270 guy he is now? He's probably somewhere in the middle. But if Jack was anything close to what he his now, we probably would have won more games in the first half.
- Pete Mackanin
There is natural ability and there is skill. There is an art to pitching. It's a skill position. It's not easy to throw quality pitches. It's not easy to throw the ball where you want to when you have that kind of velocity and that kind of movement. It boils down to being able to harness that stuff and throw it on the corners down in the zone. It's not easy to do. On a given day, Kip can do it. On another day, he can't do it.
- Pete Mackanin