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
duck envision swimming
I still envision that duck swimming on the pond,
found seen talked three
Things we have talked about for three months, he has been able to put into play. He has had a challenging season. We've found out about his toughness. We've seen his competitiveness. He has become more coachable.
continue gone hold months onto
Things have gone his way, but the thing I will continue to hold onto is where was it for the two months it wasn't there?
baseball coming good shape themselves
They all got themselves in real good baseball shape coming in. That's what you like to see the most.
fraction statement substance time year
Every year you show up here, you at least have a fraction of hope. This year there's a lot more substance to go with that hope. They know (the division) is open. It's time to make a statement on the field.
air attached hope optimism substance
Every year, there is an air of optimism and a lot of hope attached to it. This year, there is still hope, but there's more substance and not as much hope.
home plate reason runner safety slow unless
The responsibility's on the runner to run through home plate all the time. There's no reason to ever slow down unless it's a home run. That way it's safety first and there's no questions.
guys next
There's other guys we want to look at, more importantly, for next year's bullpen, ... If we need him, he's available.
behind bringing gave keeps seen shot strikes throw zone
Ramirez gave us a big shot in the arm. The one thing about Ramirez is that he just keeps on bringing it. We've seen him throw nothing but strikes this year, and I think he was only behind two hitters, but he was a little all over the zone tonight. He had to throw more pitches, but he battled back.
miss
We didn't miss many opportunities because we didn't have many.
created depth happened living people prepared three winter
We created depth all winter long to be prepared if something like this arises. Three years ago this happened and we were in a shambles. You never want to see people injured, but it is part of the game. You have to live with it. If you have depth, living with it can be a easier.
both healthy looking seen
Both of them are looking better and more healthy than I have seen them in a long time. They have both been here working out for a while.
attention focus pay start
Everything will start to come into focus and we will pay more attention to detail.
everybody game gave needed sunny
Everybody thought it was a stab and something unique. Sunny showed us a little something today, and in a game we needed some length, BK gave it to us.