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
confidence hit last patch rough season shake
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.
good hitting might needs period stumble tearing time
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.
fortunate games hit scrap though tonight walks win
We were fortunate tonight with all the walks and the hit batter. We had to scrap to get through it, but those are the games you like to win even though there were some things we could have done better.
biggest damage formidable hits scattered walking
That's the biggest play of the game. That and the walks. We scattered around a lot of hits, and they scattered around some hits and some walks. They have a formidable lineup and do enough damage without us walking them.
defense guy hits overlook players special turns
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.
drive five hit kenny line pitching until
Kenny was pitching well until he got hit by that line drive and he battled his way through five innings.
good hit kenny pitches seen
Kenny was effective. They've seen Kenny so much. They hit some good pitches for hits. He bent, but he didn't break.
difference guys hits limits maker turns
I wouldn't put any limits on him. He can be a difference maker defensively, one of those guys who turns hits into outs.
consistent hitter throughout
He's been such a consistent hitter throughout his career. He can take a mulligan, but he doesn't.
along hitters mistakes pitches pitching
He was cruising along and pitching really well. He just made some mistakes with pitches and the hitters hit them.
bet hits somebody strikes walks
He's a young pitcher. He's going to have hiccups, but stuff-wise he has been very impressive. He's going to give up some hits here. I bet he walks somebody and I bet he strikes somebody out.
america appeared baseball brings capable chance energy gives good himself hit home line runs scouts seconds surprise talking
He gives himself a chance to be as good as he's capable of being. He has a lot of energy and a lot of passion. I think someone said a lot of the scouts were talking about him being a surprise or something, just because you don't get him at 3.8 seconds down the line and he hasn't hit 45 home runs and appeared on all the Baseball America lists. ... He's a baseball player. He brings a lot of intangibles.
balls hit
They hit a lot of balls that snuck through.
couple days gone hit quite time
He only got hit a couple of days ago and it's going to take time to look at things. There was a lot of swelling, but it has gone down quite a bit. There's still time.