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
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I think there's more there. All you have to do is watch batting practice. He makes the ball go. He's strong. He's a pretty strong man.
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John was outstanding. We all know how our ballpark plays for left-handers if they can command the inner half of the plate and change speeds on the outer half.
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Kevin had a great spring. He started off slow, having a nagging injury, but he is starting to swing the bat well. He is seeing the ball well and centers the ball so well. Kevin is so strong that the ball has a lot of carry. He can just power the ball out of here.
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We are day to day, ... until he feels good with a ball in his hand.
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He had a little swelling starting there and that was a concern, but there wasn't anything he could say to stay in. We'll monitor him real closely, but I think we may have gotten real lucky. It gives you a reminder of what it takes to go out there. You're so close, and balls are flying off the bat.
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I've never seen the ball carry this time of year like it did tonight.
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I heard a lot and I saw what they were talking about. He's a good pitcher, and he's going to get the ball again.
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He's seeing the ball well and putting a lot of good swings on the ball. It's a lot of fun to watch. He is very calm up there and has a good approach.
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They hit a lot of balls that snuck through.
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I saw our right fielder felt like he caught the ball and so did our infielders.
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It is something that we've dealt with and I think he's dealt with it real well, all things considered, and it's time to move on and get the focus back on getting people out.
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I think we've gone over and beyond the line of caution on our part. I think Chris certainly feels that way.
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I think what he's doing is showing everybody what (the A's) lost last year, ... It's always good to see good professional people like (Ellis) come back. We need guys like him.
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Last season he had a lot of swelling, but there isn't any of that this time. We're going to have to see the medical reports and then figure out where we go from there.