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
approaches gets guy joy return
The more return a guy like him gets for the way he approaches things, the more joy you get from it,
needs throwing
It's just when he swings. Defense, throwing and running, there's no problems. He needs at-bats.
family fit tough
It's a tough day for him. His family is here and now he has to go to Nashville. He's doesn't fit in for us right now but he will again.
anybody balancing knows people pressure realize talking texas time tough trying
It's a tough time for Coco. He's balancing a lot of things and trying to make a lot of people happy. I don't think people realize the pressure on this guy. There's a lot more going on than just the Texas Rangers, and anybody who has been in the Dominican knows what I'm talking about.
good office
It wasn't like going to the principal's office, ... We had a good meal.
capable carried consistent doubt form gets good
It just hasn't carried over so far. It will be good for him to get consistent at-bats down there and get back to the form that we need him to be in, and he's capable of being in. There's not any doubt that if he gets it going like he's capable of, he could be back very soon.
adding attack depth game good job looking mistake pitching spring
It's always a game of adjustments. We make the mistake of looking at the end of spring with finality. You have to make adjustments. The organization has done a good job of adding depth to our pitching and we're going to attack that.
knowing nature tough
It's always been a concern. But knowing the nature of the injury, it's been tough to handicap.
nice safety seven spring weeks
It's always nice to have a safety valve. We'll see where we are at the end of Spring Training. Six, seven weeks here -- a lot can happen.
good step
It was a good first step for him.
couple fell insult team
I've got a couple of things I want to say. Most of it is stating the obvious. This team has been through a lot together, they know where we fell short. I'm not going to insult their intelligence.
people pick wide
It's wide open. We have a lot of people to pick from.
sensitive
That's a sensitive area. We have to be sensitive to what's going on in the world of baseball.
anyone interest settled stuff
There's a lot of stuff that would have to be settled out before anyone has interest in him.