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
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.
decided safe
We decided not to use him and be on the safe side.
decide finished goes periods product tough
It's not a finished product but he goes through periods where it's pretty good. We've got to decide if it's there yet. That's a pretty tough call.
al couple decide fort guys hold players speed willing
You need to look at your lineup and decide how many guys you'll be willing to pinch-hit for in a game. You like to have speed on your bench, but in the AL you can have a more one-dimensional player, guys who can hold the fort and can play if one of your players is out for a couple of weeks.
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.
good test tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a good test for him. Fielding, he has no problems. He has been doing that for a while.
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.
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.