Quotes by Gary Tuck

“Were setting a foundation and seeing where they are at, so I can learn them and they can learn me. And [we are] really building from the ground up with a foundation, from stance to receiving, blocking, footwork, the exchange. The icing on the cake will be the middle of Spring Training, calling a game.”

“What Josh needs to figure out is a style of catching. Once he figures out his style and what hes comfortable with, he has a chance to do it. Thats the same thing with all of them. They have to figure out a style, an approach.”

“Ive had this question asked probably 20 times after [a few] days of drills. Well, can he do it? Yeah, if the game was drills, sure. But the game is the game. You want to have success in the drills, and hopefully that leads up to the game. Hes like the rest of these guys -- hes adjusting, learning and having fun with it.”

“Hes done everything weve asked him to do. Hes adjusted, changed every technique. Hes gone in a completely different direction. Hes not scared to try something new. And hes stayed with it. And hes progressed daily.”

“Its a credit to his tremendous dedication to it. Its been unbelievable.”

“He said, Im know Im screwing you up. I said, Joe youve know me 10 years. Ive always written that way. It pumps the kids up, too. They like it. It makes them feel special.”