Buck Showalter
Buck Showalter
William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter IIIis an American Major League Baseballmanager for the Baltimore Orioles. He has previously served as manager of the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Texas Rangers. He is also formerly a professional baseball player and a television analyst for ESPN...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 May 1956
CityDe Funiak Springs, FL
along hitters mistakes pitches pitching
He was cruising along and pitching really well. He just made some mistakes with pitches and the hitters hit them.
coming good quality strikes throwing track
He was up with some pitches. He had been throwing quality strikes down. He was coming off some good outings. With young pitchers, the more you get out there, the better your track record.
coming outside park
He's coming from probably the most hitter-friendly park outside of Colorado, so this is an upgrade.
along capable catching closer further lately liked position process showing
He's come on here lately and he's getting closer to being in a position of showing us what he is capable of. We would have liked to see him be a little further along when he got here, but he is in the process of catching up.
bet hits somebody strikes walks
He's a young pitcher. He's going to have hiccups, but stuff-wise he has been very impressive. He's going to give up some hits here. I bet he walks somebody and I bet he strikes somebody out.
arm good impressive
He was pretty impressive out there. Good arm strength. Good stuff.
fine perfect physically
He's perfect to go. He's fine physically to go.
catch emergency rest
He could catch in an emergency now, but we'll rest him,
ability game league major season step win worked year
He can step back now and take the season as a whole and say 'This worked and this didn't'. This game is about wins, and he showed this year an ability to win at the major league level.
field level needs
He can play right field and at the level it needs to be played.
clear couple days today tomorrow
He can use a couple of days -- today and tomorrow -- to clear his head.
belongs eye feels knowing people seen
He comes in knowing people like him and he has something to offer. I haven't seen this look in his eye before, he feels like he belongs here.
chance likes maybe might relief team thinks
He likes the relief role. Maybe he thinks he has a better chance of making the team that way, but he might want to think about that a little deeper.
knows needs work
He knows there's some things he still needs to work on.