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
history
He's got a history of having done it, so we can't say we're surprised.
ability confidence game needed outfield
He showed us what we needed to see to have confidence in his ability to put him in the game at any time, at any place in the outfield or as part of the lineup.
earned looking point
I don't need to point him out, they come in looking at him. He has earned their respect.
catch good played short slope throw toss yesterday
He played short catch yesterday and long toss today. We'll try to get him up on a slope and throw tomorrow, and see where we go from there. He's making good progress, though.
corner himself painted
He painted himself into a corner and pitched himself out.
ability corner fought gray hairs himself painted pitch
He painted himself in a corner and fought his way out. That showed some pitch ability. One, some fortitude, two, and some more gray hairs on the manager, three.
balls five
He only had five balls on the ground. He wasn't sharp.
falls happens
If it is a one-time thing, it falls into one category. If it happens again, then it is another (incident to explore).
bullpen starting team wants
If he wants to be back with this team it won't be as part of the starting rotation. He has to see the bullpen as his opportunity.
five pitch throws
If he throws 100 pitches, he's got to pitch five innings.
course finish last obviously season stays thrown time topic
If he stays the course with it, obviously he'd be thrown into the mix. But again, time will tell. Let him play. Let him finish the season the way he's been the last two weeks. Then we'll have a topic of discussion.
baseball life
If he's made a better play in his life in a baseball uniform, I'd like him to tell us about it.
baseball defense game gets holding point smart talk win
I don't think there was any big talk or meeting. It was the culmination of holding on to a perception. When you get to a point where you pitch, play defense and play smart baseball regularly, when the game gets clean, you win on the road.
believes compete doubt force
I don't think there's any doubt that he believes now that he has arrived, that he can make pitches, that he can win, that he can compete and he can become a force in this league.