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
best coming easy facility four games gets input key love people playing three tweak
With these new facilities, the key is how they look after three or four years. This place gets better every year. With their input and ours, we tweak things every year. It makes it easy to get 'B' games. People love coming here and playing 'B' games because we have the best 'B' game facility in baseball.
people struggle
We struggled. A lot of people struggle in Boston.
pitching unlike year
From a pitching standpoint, I'd like to see him get down there and get back on the horse, see him getting the ball. It's been unlike any year he has ever had in professional baseball. He's had to make a lot of decisions.
everybody good last sleep tonight unlike
He had a good night's sleep last night, unlike everybody else. He made a lot of friends tonight with teammates, getting them on and off the field.
concern
There's a little concern about who's going to play first.
tough
Eraser is going to make it tough on us.
february looking
I can tell you what we're looking at right now on February 20-whatever, but that will change. There's a long way to go.
anxiety behind feet knows
He's got some anxiety I'm sure, first game. I think he'll get better. He knows he has to be better. Hopefully, he'll get this one behind him and get his feet on the ground.
coming outside park
He's coming from probably the most hitter-friendly park outside of Colorado, so this is an upgrade.
chest good morning walking
He's been walking around all morning with his chest puffed out. Good for him.
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.
coming good quality strikes throwing track
He was up with some pitches. He had been throwing quality strikes down. He was coming off some good outings. With young pitchers, the more you get out there, the better your track record.
catch emergency rest
He could catch in an emergency now, but we'll rest him,
heat
I want to use the heat to our advantage.