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
groove guys last needs spring stay training year
One thing our guys do in spring training is get in shape. Jorge needs to play there, get his at-bats and reps, and show up with the groove he was in last year and that he needs to stay in.
beauty figure game lousy stay until
I told him the beauty to this game is when you do well you don't go up. You stay around until you do lousy and then figure out how to do well again.
results society type understand wants
As a player, I was a quick-fix type guy, ... I wanted it now. The society we live in wants everything now. We're results-oriented. Well, I've come to understand that results are just that. And sometimes they come in their own time.
opinions replay speaks
My opinions, I'll keep to myself. The replay speaks for itself. We'll see how it unfolds.
emotions enjoyed seeing youth
I enjoyed seeing the emotion. I enjoyed seeing that it hasn't become commonplace (for the Braves). They had an infusion of youth this year.
seen sure
I've never seen it before. I'm sure he won't do it again.
fatigue knows says talked wishes
I've talked to him about fatigue and he says he knows fatigue and he's not experiencing it. He said he wishes it was (fatigue).
initially job
I think initially we need for him just to go out there and get outs, then we'll find a job a for him.
either guy hit roll validation
I do want to roll with it. I think there's validation for either guy to hit in that spot.
ballpark change confidence good help outing scenery stands
Sometimes a change of scenery can help out with the confidence level. That's as good an outing as you're going to see at this ballpark for as long as it stands here.
confident happen happy learn
He's not happy about it. He'll learn from it. It won't happen again; I'm confident of that.
bucket last vintage
That was vintage Coors Field. Last bucket wins.
bullpen chance watch
It's a chance for us to see him, watch his bullpen session, say hello.
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.