Stan Cliburn
Stan Cliburn
Stanley Gene Cliburnis a retired professional baseball player and the current manager of the New Britain Bees. He was previous the manager of the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, from 2006 to 2009. Cliburn has also managed in the Arizona Fall League and at other levels in the minor leagues. He is the twin brother of former Major League pitcher Stu Cliburn, who remains a coach in the Twins' farm system. Cliburn is now in...
bit call calling develop guy longer saw umpire
I just told the first-base umpire that he made his call a little too quick. It was a close, bang-bang play, and we all saw that the call was not the right decision. I just told the guy to let the play develop a little bit longer before calling him out or safe.
electric fan great indication rest summer support
It was an electric week. Great weather, great fan support ... if this is any indication of the rest of the season, it's going to be a summer to remember.
bell hit perfect pitches tough
Bell makes two perfect pitches, pitches that are tough to hit in any league.
both cold defense early name pitching score season
I've always said that early in the season when it's cold it's important to score first. Pitching and defense are the name of the game, and we had both today.
advantage bats good pitchers pitching time
I think pitchers always have the advantage this time of year. Our pitching has been outstanding, and it's good to get the bats going.
drought good last man red talent wings won
With the talent we have here, that's a real, real good possibility that we're going to end that drought in '97 when the Red Wings won their last championship. I'm the man to do it and I think I can back it up.
liked
Naturally, this wasn't the way we wanted to start. We would have liked to have put on a better show.
hours leave mind night
It's mind-boggling. I leave here at night and it's on my mind all hours of the morning. Who should play?
beck bench guys keeping nine ready starters worry
I've got 24 guys and I'm going to play everybody. You don't have to worry about keeping the nine starters happy. They're playing. I want the guys on the bench to always be ready at the beck and call.
add
That's where we'll put him every day. He's going to add a lot to this club.
credit explosive good guys team
That's impressive. All good things must come to an end, but what a credit to those guys out in the bullpen. That's an explosive team over there (Norfolk).
guys
Stu has these guys prepared. We go over the other team's weakness.
guys might motion slow
Some things were a little slow motion out there. I think the weather, with the day off (Friday), might have got our guys a bit.
action forcing guys mistakes taking team
Our guys are forcing the action. They're making the other team make mistakes and taking advantage.