Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle
Clinton Merrick Hurdleis an American former professional baseball outfielder and current manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Hurdle played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals, and has also managed for the Colorado Rockies...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 July 1957
CityBig Rapids, MI
far good gotten parts roll solid
We just haven't gotten on a roll here where we've been able to put the combinations together, as far as the good-pitched game, solid bullpen, the good hitting, the good defense. We haven't done that with much regularity at home. We've had this part or that part -- we haven't had all the parts in a roll.
fences knocking stripping
We keep knocking fences down that have been put up over the years. We're stripping the paint.
boys delivery messenger win
We're not messenger boys. We want to be delivery boys. We have to play and win games.
advantage both fiddle looking qualities
We're not looking to fiddle around too much, but they both have qualities that we can take advantage of.
looking man men
We're not looking for cheerleaders. We're looking for men that can make a difference, and when a man has something to say, it's something of substance.
colors grass seems
The grass seems greener, the colors are brighter.
guys replace todd
You aren't going to replace a Todd Helton, but we have guys that can do things for us.
We were down 7-1, but still made things interesting. We're not going to go away.
committed face fit knows plan rather run season singled sure understand
We had a season to get to know each other. We know how he works. He knows how we run our operation. We want to make sure he's committed to our organization and our plan and to do that, we would rather be face to face to make sure we understand each other. . . . He has always been kind of singled out and we want to try and have him be one of 25 and fit in to that approach.
best easier
We weren't at our best offensively. Batista didn't make it any easier on us.
agonizing beaten clean dig efficient games hole imaginable knew last losses lost obviously step
We have been beaten and had agonizing losses and we've lost games every way imaginable for way too long to get overconfident. We knew we couldn't dig a hole like last year. You know where that's going to get you, in any sport. So to come out clean and efficient is obviously a step in the right direction.
ball great means playing production run successful
With production comes entitlement. If you play better you get more playing time, which means more opportunity. Cory has been on a successful run of late. He is stroking the ball well and playing great defense.
ahead games won work
We've only won 62 games this year. We've still got a lot of work ahead of us.
good hat people saying season time tip year
Every year at this time of the season you tip your hat to them. If you ever get people saying that about your organization you are in good shape.