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
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.
average five shake spots swayed teams trying
You probably average about five spots that teams are trying to shake out, where you can be swayed one way or another.
anybody balancing knows people pressure realize talking texas time tough trying
It's a tough time for Coco. He's balancing a lot of things and trying to make a lot of people happy. I don't think people realize the pressure on this guy. There's a lot more going on than just the Texas Rangers, and anybody who has been in the Dominican knows what I'm talking about.
good test tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a good test for him. Fielding, he has no problems. He has been doing that for a while.
decide handle strong wants
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.
again came challenges drive guys test worked
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.
compete ourselves prepare time win
We're going to compete and try to win while at the same time prepare ourselves for the future.
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.
background fortunate late somebody
We're fortunate to get somebody of his background this late in the spring.
counting everybody gets produce watching
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.
breaking fit maybe pitching work
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.
breath deep
We want him to back off a little, take a deep breath and make a contribution in another role.
people struggle
We struggled. A lot of people struggle in Boston.