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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We got as good of news as we could expect. We're excited about it.
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The good news on C.J. is that he pitched real well. He was a real difference maker. The bad news is we sent him down, but he'll be back on Monday.
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We had three young pitchers put us deep in the game and give us a chance to win. That's a good sign. Hopefully, we can keep it going and finish this way.
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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.
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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.
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I think he's hitting right where he needs to hit right now. He's going through a good period now. He might stumble a little bit. There'll be a time when he's not hitting well and Wilkerson is tearing it up. We've got to keep that in mind.
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I think what he's doing is showing everybody what (the A's) lost last year, ... It's always good to see good professional people like (Ellis) come back. We need guys like him.
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It happens. You make some mistakes to really good hitters, and they are going to take advantage of it. I thought (Padilla) was really good right up to that point.
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I was proud of the way he came back. He showed us some good things. He just had a few bumps in the road.
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I think we're in pretty good shape catching-wise in the organization. Sandy has done as good or better than we could have hoped for. Rod is having a solid year. It creates a lot of good options for us.
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Our guys had a lot of fun tonight. I thought we got good at-bats and Gary (Matthews) had a big one for us.
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Padilla has been very fluid with his motion, free and easy. He's had a pretty good face since he's been here. He knows some people in the organization and he likes the place and the weather. He has had a smile on his face, which is not always the case with him.
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I feel confident we'll be able to serve our needs with what we have here. It's just a matter of sorting it all out. We've assembled some good candidates.
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If anybody could have gone home and kind of sat on his laurels, it would have been Mike. I told Mike, 'You're being awful picky, but it is deeply appreciated.' Mike's a good shortstop, but he wants to be the best.