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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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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We had our hearts broken last year, and this year we've seen our off-season dreams of a World Series erode and go away, ... It's normal human feelings to be disappointed. In this game your IQ changes with wins and losses, and right now we're not real smart. But the guys are competing. We haven't given up.
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Both guys worked fast and threw strikes, ... You know we have high expectations of them just like they do. I wish we could get them each a win.
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There's not any phase of the game Mark wants to be mediocre in, ... He could be a guy who will steal you 10 or 15 bases a year.
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You like having a guy like Coco around him. I'm sure he will have a lot of questions along the way. Coco is not going to point him toward any shortcuts.
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Those guys posted up every day. They deserved that cookie.
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To get him back, he's been a real shot in the arm for us. He's swinging the bat well and the guys really rally around him.
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With guys like Brad, they're going to trust their track record. They're going to get there if you stay with them.
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We've played six games. There's a lot of season left. It's very easy to trust these guys to come through.
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It's the time of spring where guys are getting their arms in shape and their legs under them. We'd like to see them start showing what they're capable of doing in their next couple of outings.
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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.
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A lot of people, they overlook the defense the more a guy hits. Those all-around players like that are rare. ... He's a special defender. He turns hits into outs.
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They're an impatient group, and I say that with admiration. Mentally, our guys are in a great spot and a great frame of mind about what they want to get out of this season as individuals, and more importantly, as a team.