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
best conditions four good innings outing pitches stuff
He didn't crack. It was a good outing for him, not having his best stuff and the conditions as they were with the wind, and to keep making pitches through the four innings and put zeros on the board, it was a good outing.
pitch remember throw
He didn't pitch down enough. He didn't throw his sinker enough. He has to remember he is a sinkerball pitcher.
best capitalize command effort game left lost nearly stuff
He didn't have his best stuff tonight. His command wasn't nearly what it has been in the past. He had a four-run cushion, wasn't really able to capitalize on it. But he still left the game with a lead, so it wasn't a lost effort by any means. He battled.
aware gate gotten happy roll slow
He is well aware he has come out of the gate slow and then gotten on a roll by the end of May. He is not happy with it, and we think there is better there. We know there is better there. It is up to him.
anyone anytime ball consistency harder hit todd
has hit the ball harder with more consistency than anyone on this ballclub. Anytime you have Todd Helton on your ballclub, that's something.
guys hope pray
Guys that are able to play, we'll get out there and play, and guys that aren't able to play, we'll pray for them and hope they get better.
catcher good played skills
He is as good as any catcher I played with or had on my team. He has top-shelf skills defensively.
future great learning turn
He is a part of our future and I know he can turn this into a great learning experience.
humility
He is confident, but he has a lot of humility to go with the confidence.
ability believe believes teammates
He is completely healed, and with his ability we believe he'll keep improving. I believe that. He believes that, and his teammates believe in him.
ability capable confidence deliver game knows talked wait
He is capable of better and we need better from him. We know and he knows he can deliver better. I talked with him during the game and after the game. Sometimes you have confidence in your ability and wait for things to happen. And sometimes you have to make things happen.
both easier fastball game good hit sides split top worked
He hit his spots, had a good split and worked his fastball on both sides of the plate. We're not on top of our game offensively and he didn't make it any easier on us.
bless colorado fix god knows people seen since three time
He has said the same thing for three outings. I'd like to see him make an adjustment. . . . We have people in Colorado who have seen it, but it's been awhile. If he knows what's wrong, God bless him. Fix it. It's been a long time since Zach Day has pitched well.
corner paint people strike
He has that strikeout pitch. When you can strike people out you can paint yourself into a corner because you have that way to get out of it.