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
given guys maintain opportunity pitching tom velocity
We know Tom is experienced and he is not going to rattle. We want to see them maintain velocity once we have them pitching back-to-back days. Guys are going to be given every opportunity to show they can't do it.
clean happy pitching
We aren't happy with our defense. Sometimes you can clean it up with pitching or hitting. We didn't do exceptionally well in any area.
dent grown hardware men pitching
Those were two grown men out there pitching today. They put a dent in the hardware of Coors Field.
pitching
For me, where I'm really going with it right now is he's just not pitching well right now.
balls capable hitting leaving obviously pitching team
Because they're capable of doing it. And obviously I think the other team would be the first one to tell you, they're not pitching like they can or like they need to. They're probably leaving balls up over the plate. We're getting some balls to hit, and we're hitting them.
everybody faced pitching
We haven't faced much left-handed pitching (since Sept. 20), and I want to try and keep everybody sharp.
believe heart pitching win
I believe in my heart that if we are to going to win here (long-term), ... it's going to be with pitching and defense.
anyone guy guys pitching spot whether
It's an uncomfortable spot for the manager. Basically, you don't want anyone to get hurt, whether it be the guy doing the pitching or the guys doing the hitting.
backwards bigger breaking issue might pitching start starting
The bigger issue is the first-pitch fastballs they are squaring up. He might have to start pitching backwards (by starting batters with breaking pitches) and doing some things different off the mound.
defense happened kept needed pitching played victory
Not a lot happened offensively, but we just kept grinding, kept pitching well, played defense when we needed to. But we pitched our way to that victory today.
ability dealt recreate since slow
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.
ceiling
I think we'd like to see his ceiling or find his niche,
groups humility leads passion talked unique work
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.
found
I think we've found out about his toughness,