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
innings pitch plans
We've got different plans for Bonds. We're only going to pitch to him in innings that end in vowels.
fourth looking quite since swing
We had been looking for that big hit, big swing for quite some time. I was looking for that at-bat since the fourth inning.
across answer brought challenged looking man office
What would you do if you were manager, and you brought a man into the office and you challenged him across the board, and he answered? You're getting my answer by looking at the lineup.
bit handle proved
We bit off a little more than we could chew. But they proved they could handle it.
baseball definitely good kim playing trials
We can definitely get used to (having Kim around), because while he's had his trials and tribulations in other areas, he's playing good baseball for us.
baseball closed opened section
What we need to do is play better baseball. And then there won't be a section closed down. There will be a section opened up.
five stretched
We've stretched him out to five (games) in a row, at the most, so far,
fallen job keeps learning problem sure using
The problem you have there, and it's from my learning experience, is when you have one and you're not really sure of him, you keep using him -- and he keeps not getting the job done. You think, 'This is the right move.' Unfortunately, I've fallen into that trap.
assignment decided eliminate rehab timetable
We decided to eliminate the uncertainty. There's no timetable (for his recovery). We need him healthy. Once he is able to play, we will get him out on a (minor-league) rehab assignment and get him some at-bats.
looks morning moved touch
We know he can hit. Right now we want to see him get the touch and feel back (for catching) and we moved him over to first during the morning drills to see how he looks there.
left number people runs
We probably didn't get the number of runs we should have been able to get. We left a lot of people on base.
bonds crushed pitch quite
The pitch to Bonds wasn't quite over the plate. But with him if it's up, he can get it. And he crushed it.
again bit capable game innings knows last momentum needs next roll seen talked
We need better from him. He's capable of better. He knows he should be better. I talked to him a little bit during the game and then again after the game. ... He's capable of better. We've all seen better. He needs to take the momentum from the last two innings and roll that into his next start.
base cleaner innings people
We need cleaner innings from the bullpen. He has had a lot of people on base when he has been out there.