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
bullpen ready sitting
We were sitting there getting ready to be in our bullpen early.
deserved guys posted
Those guys posted up every day. They deserved that cookie.
meetings people talk winter year
You know how there's talk every year about the winter meetings and then people come away disappointed because not much happened? I think this is going to be the year to make all of those people happy.
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.
discussed talked
We've discussed it. We're not there yet but it's something we've talked about.
ball feels good until
We are day to day, ... until he feels good with a ball in his hand.
couple injuries
Unfortunately, you're a couple of injuries away from that not happening.
mind until wednesday
We want to keep in mind that up until Wednesday he had pitched pretty well. We'd like to see him right the ship.
feels gotten looks needs tomorrow
We'll see how he feels tomorrow and see if he needs more tests. It looks like we may have gotten lucky.
decide handle strong wants
We're going to let Rudy decide the way he wants to handle this. We'll be there for him. He's a strong man.
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.
compete ourselves prepare time win
We're going to compete and try to win while at the same time prepare ourselves for the future.
good looking quality whether
We're just looking for quality pitchers, whether it's a left-hander or right-hander. Good left-handers play well in our park, but good right-handers do, too.
background fortunate late somebody
We're fortunate to get somebody of his background this late in the spring.