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
tough
The hit-by-pitch hurt. It's tough to get him out anyway.
career depth guys highs
The depth of it really is impressive. You look at how many guys we have with career highs in homers.
beauty both certainly conditions teams tough
It certainly wasn't a thing of beauty. But the conditions were tough and both teams used a lot of young players.
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I think we're in pretty good shape catching-wise in the organization. Sandy has done as good or better than we could have hoped for. Rod is having a solid year. It creates a lot of good options for us.
heat
I want to use the heat to our advantage.
If you look for positives, some of the homers were solos, but I'm really reaching.
arms capable couple guys legs next shape showing spring start time
It's the time of spring where guys are getting their arms in shape and their legs under them. We'd like to see them start showing what they're capable of doing in their next couple of outings.
ended finished scrap
It was a scrap to get through it, but the finished product, we ended with a 'W. It wasn't particularly pretty.
believe confident feather happening last remember year
It should be a feather in his cap. What I remember about him last year was the look in his face. It wasn't like he was overmatched. It was more about, 'I can't believe this is happening to me. I know I'm better than this.' He's a confident young man.
finish hank hard learn level maintain smart
It's hard to maintain it, especially at the level he was spoiling us with. I think he is going to finish strong. Hank is a smart young man, and I think he will learn from it. He is only going to get better and better.
goes knows obviously period success tough
It's been a long trip, it obviously hasn't been fruitful. Everyone goes through periods, this is a tough period for us. Everyone knows what success is and we're not having it right now.
fruitful road
It's been a long road trip, and it hasn't been fruitful for us.
certainly earned mark
I'm going to play everybody, but Mark has certainly earned that opportunity.
hands mike saying shaking
That put a damper on the day, Mike and Tex shaking hands and saying goodbye.