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
balls five
He only had five balls on the ground. He wasn't sharp.
falls happens
If it is a one-time thing, it falls into one category. If it happens again, then it is another (incident to explore).
bullpen starting team wants
If he wants to be back with this team it won't be as part of the starting rotation. He has to see the bullpen as his opportunity.
five pitch throws
If he throws 100 pitches, he's got to pitch five innings.
ask delivery grind repeat
If he's tired, we'll ask him, ... But if he's not, this is something he's just got to grind through and get better at. He's got to find a way to repeat his delivery with more consistency.
course finish last obviously season stays thrown time topic
If he stays the course with it, obviously he'd be thrown into the mix. But again, time will tell. Let him play. Let him finish the season the way he's been the last two weeks. Then we'll have a topic of discussion.
baseball life
If he's made a better play in his life in a baseball uniform, I'd like him to tell us about it.
asked career point time welcomed
He's welcomed the opportunity. There comes a point and time in your career where you do what you are asked to do.
breaking centered command confident fastball feels found head improved spring thinks
He thinks he's found something, a little something to keep his head centered and still on the plate. He made better pitches. His fastball command improved as a the spring went on, his breaking ball sharpened up. He feels confident going into the season.
baseball defense game gets holding point smart talk win
I don't think there was any big talk or meeting. It was the culmination of holding on to a perception. When you get to a point where you pitch, play defense and play smart baseball regularly, when the game gets clean, you win on the road.
believes compete doubt force
I don't think there's any doubt that he believes now that he has arrived, that he can make pitches, that he can win, that he can compete and he can become a force in this league.
building confidence locker quiet
I'd say there is a quiet confidence building in the locker room.
good
I'd say he's been pretty good for us. And he's off to a pretty good September.
either guy hit roll validation
I do want to roll with it. I think there's validation for either guy to hit in that spot.