Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle
Clinton Merrick Hurdleis an American former professional baseball outfielder and current manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Hurdle played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals, and has also managed for the Colorado Rockies...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 July 1957
CityBig Rapids, MI
guy
Sometimes I play a guy just because I want to play him.
expect full second year
The second year is when you expect a full recovery.
closer good season solid
This is as solid as we've been on a closer going into the season as we have been in a long time. He's the exclamation point. He's in a good place now.
ability dealt recreate since slow
It is something we have dealt with since Day 1. You can't recreate that environment. It's just the ability to go out there and slow the inning down as much as you can.
ability capable confidence deliver game knows talked wait
He is capable of better and we need better from him. We know and he knows he can deliver better. I talked with him during the game and after the game. Sometimes you have confidence in your ability and wait for things to happen. And sometimes you have to make things happen.
answer ask barry bonds care good himself questions sure talk
Are we going to talk about Barry Bonds just because he is here? He's very special. It's good that we have him back involved. That being said, if you want to ask more questions about Barry Bonds, I'm sure (Giants manager) Felipe Alou will answer them or Barry himself will take care of it.
bring environment perfect players
In a perfect world, you bring young players into an environment (like Atlanta),
heard since third
You can't make the third out at third. You've heard it since you were 6 years old.
coaching involved point
You're a lot more involved in the coaching side. But it comes to a point where you have to let them play, you have to let them grow.
power stops until
The man's got power, he's had power, he will have power until he stops playing.
outside prepare
He's probably on the outside track, but we have to prepare for a lot of different scenarios.
chance chart guys
These guys have a chance to chart a new course.
ball cage flashes hard hitting leagues minor power seen
He's exhibited major-league power in the minor leagues and we've seen some flashes of it at this level. He's working hard in (batting practice) and he's working hard in the cage and hitting the ball hard where it's pitched.
bit perfect pull
I think in a perfect world, we bit off a little more than you want to chew, but we were able to pull it off.