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
beat figure great pitcher ran
We ran into a great pitcher today. But to get to where we need to go, we've got to figure out a way to beat those guys.
august chance dice grinding roll
We're grinding like heck, ... to get a chance to roll the dice in August and September.
good test tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a good test for him. Fielding, he has no problems. He has been doing that for a while.
decide handle strong wants
We're going to let Rudy decide the way he wants to handle this. We'll be there for him. He's a strong man.
again came challenges drive guys test worked
Years ago, that's how it was done. Guys came up as relievers and worked their way into being starters. C.J. has had his challenges as a starter, but I'd like to test drive that again before the end of the season.
compete ourselves prepare time win
We're going to compete and try to win while at the same time prepare ourselves for the future.
good looking quality whether
We're just looking for quality pitchers, whether it's a left-hander or right-hander. Good left-handers play well in our park, but good right-handers do, too.
background fortunate late somebody
We're fortunate to get somebody of his background this late in the spring.
option possible rule talked talking using
We're still talking about what we should do at this point, but I can tell you every possible option has been considered. We've talked about using a four-man rotation. I wouldn't rule out anything.
club improved mark waited wants
We've waited as long as we can wait. Mark wants to be there ... it's very frustrating to the club it hasn't improved more.
counting everybody gets produce watching
When you say 'ever' in our game, that gets your attention. That's remarkable. When everybody is counting on you and watching you to produce and you still do it, that's impressive.
When you say 'ever' in our game, that better get your attention.
breaking fit maybe pitching work
We want him to keep pitching well, maybe work on his breaking ball. It just doesn't fit for us right now, but it will again.
breath deep
We want him to back off a little, take a deep breath and make a contribution in another role.