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
outing pitcher second sees time
The second time a young pitcher sees the same team, that's what made today's outing even more impressive. They have some idea of what you're going to do out there.
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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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Justin will be in our bullpen. He's been pitching well and I told him that he's up here because we think he can help us.
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From a pitching standpoint, I'd like to see him get down there and get back on the horse, see him getting the ball. It's been unlike any year he has ever had in professional baseball. He's had to make a lot of decisions.
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You hope he pitches well enough to make us keep him.
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With young pitching, it's not a process that happens overnight. There are going to be some steps forward and some steps backward. Mistakes that you might get away with in the Minor Leagues are exposed here. There has to be a level of patience as young pitchers come along.
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We had three young pitchers put us deep in the game and give us a chance to win. That's a good sign. Hopefully, we can keep it going and finish this way.
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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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Two veteran pitchers surviving the heat. Kenny and Radke gave their clubs everything they had. That was impressive.
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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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There are different hurdles a pitcher has to clear on the way to establishing himself, ... This is a good stat for him to add to his resume.
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We ran into a great pitcher today. But to get to where we need to go, we've got to figure out a way to beat those guys.
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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're real happy with Kevin this spring. He's healthy, feels good, all his pitches are there, he hasn't missed a beat. We like what he's done in his career and he has continued on that path.