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
beyond caution certainly chris feels gone line
I think we've gone over and beyond the line of caution on our part. I think Chris certainly feels that way.
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I might get Drew a start down the line but I don't see it right now.
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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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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.
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There is only one way to find out and we had this opportunity to let him go out there. The biggest thing is to get his bat in the lineup.
number ways
There are a number of different ways we can go.
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With arm strength and pitch counts, he did a lot of things to get to the next level. He got stronger as he went along today.
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We got as good of news as we could expect. We're excited about it.
hope pitches
You hope he pitches well enough to make us keep him.
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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.
guys stay track trust
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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You have to realize that a lot of years have to pass before the track records and resumes make you feel real comfortable so it's not a given.
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Everybody knows it's there. It's something everybody has been trying to tap in on. We've all been a big supporter of Kevin. Everybody else knows about it, too. That's why we get asked about him. He knows there's competition but we've got to get a return.
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Everybody thinks their future is bright. We love the potential they have. It can just fortify the thinking more than anything else.