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
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It would be a different look for sure. He's going to get a good chance. That would certainly break up the pattern. But at the same time, you're going to take your five best pitchers.
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You probably average about five spots that teams are trying to shake out, where you can be swayed one way or another.
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Kenny was pitching well until he got hit by that line drive and he battled his way through five innings.
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Kevin made good pitches when he had to, but it took a lot out of him. It was a tribute to him that he was able to get through it for five innings and give us a chance there.
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Hank put on a clinic at third base. We don't win that game if Hank doesn't have that day today. He made four or five plays that were as good as a third baseman can make.
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If he goes five innings and he's just cutting them up, we'd probably let him go longer.
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The rough patch he hit at the end of last season would shake anybody's confidence a little, but it's nothing that can't be repaired.
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I've never seen the ball carry this time of year like it did tonight.
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The second time a young pitcher sees the same team, that's what made today's outing even more impressive. They have some idea of what you're going to do out there.
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I've been really happy with the walks. Guys have been aggressive attacking the strike zone. It's always something you want to do but you don't want to get stupid. You still want to get as many people out outside of the strike zone, too.
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These are some of our best players, the best young prospects in our system. These are guys who will play at the Major League level and contribute.
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And we know he's capable of better, too,
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Edison and Juan both struggled today. We've got some other options besides those guys.
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Dr. Meister definitely doesn't think there's a tear in the ligament.