Buck Showalter
Buck Showalter
William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter IIIis an American Major League Baseballmanager for the Baltimore Orioles. He has previously served as manager of the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Texas Rangers. He is also formerly a professional baseball player and a television analyst for ESPN...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 May 1956
CityDe Funiak Springs, FL
beat figure great pitcher ran
We ran into a great pitcher today. But to get to where we need to go, we've got to figure out a way to beat those guys.
centered found good holes loss tough tried win
We tried everything. They had two groundballs that found holes and Cabrera centered a ball. It was a good win for them and a tough loss for us.
couple injuries
Unfortunately, you're a couple of injuries away from that not happening.
fortunate games hit scrap though tonight walks win
We were fortunate tonight with all the walks and the hit batter. We had to scrap to get through it, but those are the games you like to win even though there were some things we could have done better.
along arm next pitch strength stronger
With arm strength and pitch counts, he did a lot of things to get to the next level. He got stronger as he went along today.
guys stay track trust
With guys like Brad, they're going to trust their track record. They're going to get there if you stay with them.
arm bat guys rally shot swinging
To get him back, he's been a real shot in the arm for us. He's swinging the bat well and the guys really rally around him.
hope pitches
You hope he pitches well enough to make us keep him.
ball feels good until
We are day to day, ... until he feels good with a ball in his hand.
build came close three winning
We came very close to winning two out of three here, but we'll take the one. Hopefully, we can build on it.
people struggle
We struggled. A lot of people struggle in Boston.
compete ourselves prepare time win
We're going to compete and try to win while at the same time prepare ourselves for the future.
again came challenges drive guys test worked
Years ago, that's how it was done. Guys came up as relievers and worked their way into being starters. C.J. has had his challenges as a starter, but I'd like to test drive that again before the end of the season.
august chance dice grinding roll
We're grinding like heck, ... to get a chance to roll the dice in August and September.