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
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We have a youthful lineup. They have gone through a stretch where they have collectively come up short driving runs in. Each time it doesn't happen there seems to be more importance or a heightened awareness the next time, an added weight to be fit into place. That's just part of the experience process they have to get through. They have to realize that no matter what happens, we're going to play another game.
afraid guy pirate seen
We've seen this guy before in a Pirate uniform. He's no-nonsense. He comes after people. He's not afraid of contact.
second seen short
We've seen him play short and how he can play there. We want to keep getting a feel for him at second base.
hope seen work
We've seen him in a lot of different uniforms. You hope things work out for him.
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The fact is, Kim pitched without a fastball or command of it. That's usually a recipe for disaster in this park.
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The problem you have there, and it's from my learning experience, is when you have one and you're not really sure of him, you keep using him -- and he keeps not getting the job done. You think, 'This is the right move.' Unfortunately, I've fallen into that trap.
five stretched
We've stretched him out to five (games) in a row, at the most, so far,
baseball closed opened section
What we need to do is play better baseball. And then there won't be a section closed down. There will be a section opened up.
assignment decided eliminate rehab timetable
We decided to eliminate the uncertainty. There's no timetable (for his recovery). We need him healthy. Once he is able to play, we will get him out on a (minor-league) rehab assignment and get him some at-bats.
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I think in a perfect world, we bit off a little more than you want to chew, but we were able to pull it off.
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I think he's dealing with it quite professionally. I know he's had enough hearing, 'Keep battling.' I told him how to fix that is to go out and battle and do well.
behind capable throwing
I think he's capable of throwing . . . 60-65 pitches. So if he can do that, he won't be behind by any means.
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I think his back got better but also his approach got better. He went into the season with a lot of different challenges. No. 1, he got called out for maybe possible steroid use, which was a big bunch of horse manure thrown out there.
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I thought he took a very positive first step. He didn't get outside of himself. In the first inning he was mid-20s in pitches, but he battled. He didn't give up a big inning after that. Any time there was traffic, he held runners well. He made pitches when he had to. He mixed his pitches. He held the left-handers very effectively. A big outing for him and a big win for us.