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
compared proud
I am real proud of where we are as an organization compared to where we were.
best point sit talk
If we have to, we'll sit down and talk about it and see what's best for everybody. We're not at that point yet.
continues stay
I'd like to stay away from it. If it continues to be a problem, though, it's something we'll have to look at.
horses
I'd like to see him get back down there and get on the horse.
attacks change gold himself love mark people position turned
One of the things I love about Mark, Mark attacks his weaknesses. He turned himself into a Gold Glove first baseman. A lot of people would have used the position change as an excuse. He's very driven, a self-starter.
confident good matter needs serve
I feel confident we'll be able to serve our needs with what we have here. It's just a matter of sorting it all out. We've assembled some good candidates.
excited good news
We got as good of news as we could expect. We're excited about it.
hope pitches
You hope he pitches well enough to make us keep him.
arm bat guys rally shot swinging
To get him back, he's been a real shot in the arm for us. He's swinging the bat well and the guys really rally around him.
guys stay track trust
With guys like Brad, they're going to trust their track record. They're going to get there if you stay with them.
easy free last looked night ready talked throws
We talked last night when he got in and he said he was ready to go. He looked free and easy out there today. He still throws hard.
bat biggest opportunity
There is only one way to find out and we had this opportunity to let him go out there. The biggest thing is to get his bat in the lineup.
number ways
There are a number of different ways we can go.
exposed forward happens leagues level might minor mistakes patience pitchers process steps
With young pitching, it's not a process that happens overnight. There are going to be some steps forward and some steps backward. Mistakes that you might get away with in the Minor Leagues are exposed here. There has to be a level of patience as young pitchers come along.