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
nice safety seven spring weeks
It's always nice to have a safety valve. We'll see where we are at the end of Spring Training. Six, seven weeks here -- a lot can happen.
believe confident feather happening last remember year
It should be a feather in his cap. What I remember about him last year was the look in his face. It wasn't like he was overmatched. It was more about, 'I can't believe this is happening to me. I know I'm better than this.' He's a confident young man.
finish hank hard learn level maintain smart
It's hard to maintain it, especially at the level he was spoiling us with. I think he is going to finish strong. Hank is a smart young man, and I think he will learn from it. He is only going to get better and better.
goes knows obviously period success tough
It's been a long trip, it obviously hasn't been fruitful. Everyone goes through periods, this is a tough period for us. Everyone knows what success is and we're not having it right now.
fruitful road
It's been a long road trip, and it hasn't been fruitful for us.
needs throwing
It's just when he swings. Defense, throwing and running, there's no problems. He needs at-bats.
family fit tough
It's a tough day for him. His family is here and now he has to go to Nashville. He's doesn't fit in for us right now but he will again.
anybody balancing knows people pressure realize talking texas time tough trying
It's a tough time for Coco. He's balancing a lot of things and trying to make a lot of people happy. I don't think people realize the pressure on this guy. There's a lot more going on than just the Texas Rangers, and anybody who has been in the Dominican knows what I'm talking about.
good office
It wasn't like going to the principal's office, ... We had a good meal.
ended finished scrap
It was a scrap to get through it, but the finished product, we ended with a 'W. It wasn't particularly pretty.
good hard tonight
It's a hard job. He's done it well for us and he'll do it again. He's had some good outings, tonight wasn't one of them.
add clear good hurdles pitcher
There are different hurdles a pitcher has to clear on the way to establishing himself, ... This is a good stat for him to add to his resume.
decided safe
We decided not to use him and be on the safe side.
centered found good holes loss tough tried win
We tried everything. They had two groundballs that found holes and Cabrera centered a ball. It was a good win for them and a tough loss for us.