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
attack mark
Mark is going to attack anything he can to get better.
improved led mark
Mark has improved a lot more than we were led to expect.
club improved mark waited wants
We've waited as long as we can wait. Mark wants to be there ... it's very frustrating to the club it hasn't improved more.
attacks change gold himself love mark people position turned
One of the things I love about Mark, Mark attacks his weaknesses. He turned himself into a Gold Glove first baseman. A lot of people would have used the position change as an excuse. He's very driven, a self-starter.
bases game guy mark mediocre phase steal wants
There's not any phase of the game Mark wants to be mediocre in, ... He could be a guy who will steal you 10 or 15 bases a year.
concerned good list mark ready special
He's a pretty special person, a pretty special player, in that order. When I go over a list to be concerned with, Mark being ready and being as good as he can be is not one.
certainly earned mark
I'm going to play everybody, but Mark has certainly earned that opportunity.
good knew mark selfish
It's something that Mark embraced. He wanted to be the best. It wasn't for selfish reasons, but he knew we were going to need him to be a good first baseman.
dealt focus move people time
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.
beyond caution certainly chris feels gone line
I think we've gone over and beyond the line of caution on our part. I think Chris certainly feels that way.
everybody good guys last lost people showing
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.
ball batting strong watch
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.
figure last medical reports season
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.
ball caught felt saw
I saw our right fielder felt like he caught the ball and so did our infielders.