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
february looking
I can tell you what we're looking at right now on February 20-whatever, but that will change. There's a long way to go.
good looking quality whether
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.
adding attack depth game good job looking mistake pitching spring
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.
club depends looking
That's something we're looking at. A lot depends on how we're constructing our club at the end of the spring.
bat biggest opportunity
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.
along arm next pitch strength stronger
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.
excited good news
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.
arm bat guys rally shot swinging
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.
pass realize records track
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.
asked competition everybody knows supporter tap trying
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.
everybody future love potential thinking thinks
Everybody thinks their future is bright. We love the potential they have. It can just fortify the thinking more than anything else.