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
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I think by far and away he was way ahead of the pack at the time he went down. But the numbers he has now, they still spell out pretty good in the big scheme of things if you want to dissect numbers and break them down. Everybody else had an opportunity of three months to really put some distance between themselves and him and elevate themselves, but it didn't happen.
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Winning a season series is something we didn't talk about much after the first half. You look at the numbers and see where you are and think maybe we can steal a game or two from them. . . . Obviously, we've been able to do a little more than that.
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There are a number of roles he could fill. We need to see how he handles them.
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Those guys (the middle relief) have some good numbers on the back of their bubble gum cards.
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His strikeouts are a little alarming for his number of at-bats,
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He's kind of playing behind, catching up, as far as seeing pitches. He saw a number of pitches today.
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Numbers speaking, he made one error the whole time he was at shortstop, which speaks volumes. He handled himself remarkably well. He showed major-league poise.
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I've had a number of people come up to me this spring, unsolicited, and tell me that he's the best defensive catcher in the National League.
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We probably didn't get the number of runs we should have been able to get. We left a lot of people on base.
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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.
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I think we'd like to see his ceiling or find his niche,
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I think we've talked about it all -- his humility, his work ethic. He has a unique passion for the game. He leads by example. In the groups that he's been in, that's been talked about.
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I think we've found out about his toughness,
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I think it was as important for the group to win without Todd in the lineup as it was for Todd to see the group win without him,