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
attributes describe fit help hope successful willing
We hope he can help us in the big leagues. It's very unconventional, but if you describe all the attributes that successful knuckleballers have up here, R.A. would fit into that. He's a strike-thrower, competitive, no-ego and he's willing to do what it takes.
good reason
You always want to get off to a good start. This would be just another reason to want that.
talking wore yesterday
Yesterday wore him out. I think the thing that wore him out was talking to so many people.
adds baseball both clubhouse fits game guy productive sides
He adds another productive hitter, a guy who can play the game on both sides of the ball. He fits into our clubhouse like a glove, a very competitive baseball player.
anxiety ate good guys innings job league major save sure
He ate up some important innings so we could save some guys that we didn't want to pitch. He did a good job in his Major League debut. I'm sure he had some anxiety out there, but he did a good job.
good pitch threw
He pitched well. R.A. had good command, and he threw 14 out of 21 first pitch strikes. That's impressive. He did his part.
bullpen handled hoped limit picked problems rest rick sure three took
He pitched as well as we could have hoped for. We took him to his limit on three days' rest. The bullpen picked him up, we just had problems at the end. Rick pitched well. I'm sure there was a lot of anxiety, but he handled it real well.
couple days gone hit quite time
He only got hit a couple of days ago and it's going to take time to look at things. There was a lot of swelling, but it has gone down quite a bit. There's still time.
anybody consistent granted hard loves takes walks
I don't think anybody takes for granted how hard it is to do what he's doing. He's consistent in all walks of life. He loves to win, he loves to compete, he loves to prepare.
game help
I don't think the game got away from Kenny. He pitched well enough to win. We just did some things and didn't help ourselves.
decides eyes hear ready whenever
He's not ready to retire, I tell you that. I can see it in his eyes and you can hear it in his voice. Whenever he decides enough is enough, there will be a place for him in this organization.
carried chance far future obviously
He's obviously got a future or he wouldn't have been drafted. We wouldn't have carried him this far if he didn't have a chance to make the team.
start
He's not where he was at the start of the season, but who is?
fresh game gives guys leave might paid pitches rotation somebody stayed taking wonder
He's managed his rotation and especially his relievers beautifully. You never see him leave guys out there too long or use them too often. You might wonder why he's taking somebody out after 10 pitches of a 9-0 game in June, but it's paid off. His guys have stayed fresh. He gives guys fresh innings.