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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There's no such thing as a secret in sports. They did a good job against one of the best pitchers in baseball. Ninety-nine percent of the stuff that's talked about doesn't happen.
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It's always a game of adjustments. We make the mistake of looking at the end of spring with finality. You have to make adjustments. The organization has done a good job of adding depth to our pitching and we're going to attack that.
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He ate up some important innings so we could save some guys that we didn't want to pitch. He did a good job in his Major League debut. I'm sure he had some anxiety out there, but he did a good job.
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Tomorrow will be a good test for him. Fielding, he has no problems. He has been doing that for a while.
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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.
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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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We're going to compete and try to win while at the same time prepare ourselves for the future.
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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.
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We're fortunate to get somebody of his background this late in the spring.
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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.
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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.
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We want him to back off a little, take a deep breath and make a contribution in another role.
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We struggled. A lot of people struggle in Boston.