Dave Duncan Quotes

He's not getting the results that he would like to be getting. But I look at it a different way. I look at the overall quality of the pitches that he's making. Right now, he's getting no breaks. You take four ground-ball hits [Friday], really resulted in four runs. Is that poor pitching, or is that bad luck? He's not getting the breaks right now.

- Dave Duncan

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Sometimes that's what happens. Used in another role, given a different opportunity - a pitcher finds his strength. - Dave Duncan

You can't always do what you would like to do, so you just hope the situation presents itself. You're aware of how much they're throwing, how hard (the starters) are working. That influences what you do. But we're still going to play the games and try to win them. - Dave Duncan

I don't think (Looper) is where he needs to be yet, and I don't think he thinks he's where he wants to be yet. I know he's not because we talked about it. It's a long season. I think it's more important we concentrate our efforts into getting him into some games and some situations where it's not critical. That way he can re-establish himself before we start putting him into difficult situations. He agreed with me. - Dave Duncan