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
discomfort everyday full
He'll get to full throttle. He's close, it's just the everyday pounding. As long as he's not experiencing any discomfort or setbacks, we'll take it day-by-day.
challenges driven kevin lets mentally needs physical pick runs situations stay stayed
He needs to stay mentally strong. Kevin has driven in some big runs but he lets some situations get away that he needs to pick up. He's had some physical challenges but he stayed on the field.
best point sit talk
If we have to, we'll sit down and talk about it and see what's best for everybody. We're not at that point yet.
continues stay
I'd like to stay away from it. If it continues to be a problem, though, it's something we'll have to look at.
horses
I'd like to see him get back down there and get on the horse.
experience grown last
Going in, that may be the thought. But we want to see, with the experience he had last year, how he's grown from that.
asks everybody good guy seems special style substance
He's as good as I've had. He's a special competitor. His substance is his style, his style isn't his substance. He's a guy that everybody asks about. They want to know if he's as good as he seems to be. He's better.
body great
He's got great stuff. How do you verbalize the presence, the moxie, the body language? He's got all of that.
consistent hitter throughout
He's been such a consistent hitter throughout his career. He can take a mulligan, but he doesn't.
miss realize
He's a treasure. Every day that passes, we realize how much we miss him.
amazing bit changed lucky realize throughout
He's a treasure. Every day that passes, we all realize how lucky we are to have him. Rudy hasn't changed one bit throughout this process. He's an amazing man, very strong.
catch emergency rest
He could catch in an emergency now, but we'll rest him,
ability game league major season step win worked year
He can step back now and take the season as a whole and say 'This worked and this didn't'. This game is about wins, and he showed this year an ability to win at the major league level.
field level needs
He can play right field and at the level it needs to be played.