317 ordspråk av Buck Showalter
Buck Showalter
With guys like Brad, they're going to trust their track record. They're going to get there if you stay with them.
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With these new facilities, the key is how they look after three or four years. This place gets better every year. With their input and ours, we tweak things every year. It makes it easy to get 'B' games. People love coming here and playing 'B' games because we have the best 'B' game facility in baseball.
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With young pitching, it's not a process that happens overnight. There are going to be some steps forward and some steps backward. Mistakes that you might get away with in the Minor Leagues are exposed here. There has to be a level of patience as young pitchers come along.
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Years ago, that's how it was done. Guys came up as relievers and worked their way into being starters. C.J. has had his challenges as a starter, but I'd like to test drive that again before the end of the season.
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Yesterday wore him out. I think the thing that wore him out was talking to so many people.
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You always want to get off to a good start. This would be just another reason to want that.
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You don't do what he has done over a long period of time and not have some mental toughness.
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You have to realize that a lot of years have to pass before the track records and resumes make you feel real comfortable so it's not a given.
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You hope he pitches well enough to make us keep him.
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You know how there's talk every year about the winter meetings and then people come away disappointed because not much happened? I think this is going to be the year to make all of those people happy.
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You like having a guy like Coco around him. I'm sure he will have a lot of questions along the way. Coco is not going to point him toward any shortcuts.
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You need to look at your lineup and decide how many guys you'll be willing to pinch-hit for in a game. You like to have speed on your bench, but in the AL you can have a more one-dimensional player, guys who can hold the fort and can play if one of your players is out for a couple of weeks.
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You probably average about five spots that teams are trying to shake out, where you can be swayed one way or another.
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You stay with it. But at some point, you have to get returns for the opportunities they are given.
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You talk about therapy for him. It's therapy for us to see someone who's a big part of the Rangers family in our clubhouse.
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