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
balls hit
They hit a lot of balls that snuck through.
history impressive number people played somebody
You think about the years and the number of people who have played this game. When somebody says, '... the history of the game,' that's special. Somebody does not have to tell us to know we have an impressive group.
family rangers talk therapy
You talk about therapy for him. It's therapy for us to see someone who's a big part of the Rangers family in our clubhouse.
club depends looking
That's something we're looking at. A lot depends on how we're constructing our club at the end of the spring.
deal roll spring team
That's something every team will have to deal with. This is one of those Spring Trainings when you just have to roll with the punches.
biggest damage formidable hits scattered walking
That's the biggest play of the game. That and the walks. We scattered around a lot of hits, and they scattered around some hits and some walks. They have a formidable lineup and do enough damage without us walking them.
hands mike saying shaking
That put a damper on the day, Mike and Tex shaking hands and saying goodbye.
good knew mark selfish
It's something that Mark embraced. He wanted to be the best. It wasn't for selfish reasons, but he knew we were going to need him to be a good first baseman.
feeding frenzy mound negative positive side spring throw
It's Spring Training. I know how that goes, ... First, you throw on the side and you get a positive or negative feeding frenzy. Then you throw off the mound and get a positive or negative feeding frenzy ... and when you're done, you throw all of it out the window. It's not just Chan Ho. It's everybody.
continue
It's something we have been and will continue to monitor.
good step wants
It's something he wants to do, and we think it will be another good step for him.
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.