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
ball good ground hit
He made them hit the ball on the ground with regularity. He made some good pitches.
certain missed parts playing
There is 'The Book' that has certain things you do and don't do (as a manager). I missed parts of it. We're going to take chances. We're playing to win.
best gave home ninth save score shot
The game's at home and you're tied. It's not a save situation. I thought (Fuentes) gave us the best shot to get to the ninth and score a run.
advantage behind blocking danny defensive good home improvement marked provided receiving stability taking throwing
Danny is taking advantage of the opportunities that he's been given. He's provided some very good defensive stability behind home plate. His receiving and his blocking and his throwing has been a marked improvement over anything that we've really had here in a long time.
against case feeling good hot putting topic
It wasn't a hot topic after the first half. But it's a good feeling to come back and play the way we have against them this season. I think they would acknowledge that now when we have the lead, we're the ones putting them away. That wasn't the case in the past.
both dog match strong teams top
Do we look at Jason's three-plus years, or Cookie's two strong months? They both want to do it and that's good. They know they are going to match up with the top dog from the other teams more often than not, but they want to do it because they want the challenge. That's what you want to see in your pitchers.
again goals job rocking since
It's been one of my goals since I got this job to get this place rocking again and get it jammed with people.
couple job last spots
The last couple of times in those spots he hasn't been able to get the job done.
hurt pitches quality shows
It shows that if you don't make quality pitches you are going to be hurt at this level. After that one-out error, he never really recovered.
clear focused job pitch ready spot spring training
I don't want them to feel they have to pitch their way into the spot and that is what spring training is about. We need to get it out of the way, clear out any distractions and keep focused on the job at hand, getting ready for the season.
behind capable throwing
I think he's capable of throwing . . . 60-65 pitches. So if he can do that, he won't be behind by any means.
best easier
We weren't at our best offensively. Batista didn't make it any easier on us.
defense improving pride steal takes
His defense is continually improving and is something he takes a lot of pride in. Also he's going to steal some bases.
giving middle slow spring
Just giving him a rest, right in the middle of spring training. We just want to slow him down a little bit.