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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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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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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The big thing was Curt Schilling, he was obviously on top of his game. We ran into a great pitcher today. It's disappointing.
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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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Two veteran pitchers surviving the heat. Kenny and Radke gave their clubs everything they had. That was impressive.
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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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(Rogers) pitched well. Really well. Him and (Minnesota starter Brad) Radke are both veteran pitchers and they went out there in the heat and did well.
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In a lot of our minds, hopefully this is the last piece of putting it behind us.
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It's something that Mark embraced. He wanted to be the best. It wasn't for selfish reasons, but he knew we were going to need him to be a good first baseman.
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It's Spring Training. I know how that goes, ... First, you throw on the side and you get a positive or negative feeding frenzy. Then you throw off the mound and get a positive or negative feeding frenzy ... and when you're done, you throw all of it out the window. It's not just Chan Ho. It's everybody.
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It's something we have been and will continue to monitor.
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It's something he wants to do, and we think it will be another good step for him.