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
pitches talked
As we've talked about in the past, when he pitches (instead of throws), he can be very good.
everybody game hard played
A big game for Sullivan, and a big game for us. Everybody contributed. We played really hard and got a lot of things done.
bunch jeopardy night putting runs score
As long as you play it, if you don't execute, you're putting yourself in jeopardy of not winning. You've got to score a whole bunch of runs and this was a night it didn't happen. Their bullpen, obviously, was very effective.
favor putting situations toughest worked
That's just one of the toughest situations I put myself in, having to take him out and putting in a pinch-runner. It worked to my favor tonight.
capable guys pressure shows takes
That's not the way it is. I think it takes some pressure off of him. And it shows those guys what they are capable of collectively.
answering ball challenged hit seen talk
You talk about being challenged and answering the challenge. He has hit the ball (recently) as well as I have ever seen him hit the ball.
focus home meaningful special
You take a more meaningful focus when you are in Todd's situation. He had to feel something special (after the home run).
coaching involved point
You're a lot more involved in the coaching side. But it comes to a point where you have to let them play, you have to let them grow.
deal love
You don't want to say it, ... but you're thinking, 'What if it's not healthy?' You're still going to love it, and you're going to deal with it.
heard since third
You can't make the third out at third. You've heard it since you were 6 years old.
added asked belt capable carrying consumed fact guys ignore missing
You can't ignore the fact that you are missing your No. 3 hitter. We just asked the guys to tighten their belt a little, but just carrying their load, not try to do anything more than they are capable of doing. It's an added pressure, but you can't be consumed with it.
improvement
There was some improvement, but we need some more improvement.
cards early games guys house improvement pick season situations willing
There were games early in the season where we crumbled like a house of cards in situations like that. These guys are willing to pick one another up and that is a big improvement with this team.
answer ask barry bonds care good himself questions sure talk
Are we going to talk about Barry Bonds just because he is here? He's very special. It's good that we have him back involved. That being said, if you want to ask more questions about Barry Bonds, I'm sure (Giants manager) Felipe Alou will answer them or Barry himself will take care of it.