Buck Showalter Quotes (160 Quotes)

Padilla has been very fluid with his motion, free and easy. He's had a pretty good face since he's been here. He knows some people in the organization and he likes the place and the weather. He has had a smile on his face, which is not always the case with him.

He's seeing the ball well and putting a lot of good swings on the ball. It's a lot of fun to watch. He is very calm up there and has a good approach.

That's something we're looking at. A lot depends on how we're constructing our club at the end of the spring.

Mark is going to attack anything he can to get better.

When you say 'ever' in our game, that better get your attention.

We hope Volquez learns from the opportunities he is getting. He made adjustments and a couple of tweaks every time he has pitched.

He's been walking around all morning with his chest puffed out. Good for him.

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.

He only got hit a couple of days ago and it's going to take time to look at things. There was a lot of swelling, but it has gone down quite a bit. There's still time.

We are day to day, ... until he feels good with a ball in his hand.

He feels good. He had good arm action, good stuff.

It's pretty exciting not to have this to be a topic of conversation the next couple of years.

You think about the years and the number of people who have played this game. When somebody says, '... the history of the game,' that's special. Somebody does not have to tell us to know we have an impressive group.

I thought it would be a good idea to back off him. We have an off-day on Monday, and then hopefully he can get back out there and finish the season strong.

It was just not his night. Three out of four nights ... I'm not going to extend him there. He wasn't pitching as good as he's capable of. He's scuffling. There's no sense in him continuing to scuffle if I can help it.

Twenty would be a good number.

We'll see what the next two days bring and then we'll have a better feel for it. I'm sure he felt it Sunday, but he didn't tell us until today. His velocity was less than normal. That's not unusual in Spring Training for a lot of people, but it was down.

I just want someone who I can trust.

You hope he pitches well enough to make us keep him.

We've waited as long as we can wait. Mark wants to be there ... it's very frustrating to the club it hasn't improved more.

It happens. You make some mistakes to really good hitters, and they are going to take advantage of it. I thought (Padilla) was really good right up to that point.

He can use a couple of days -- today and tomorrow -- to clear his head.

Everybody thinks their future is bright. We love the potential they have. It can just fortify the thinking more than anything else.

The second time a young pitcher sees the same team, that's what made today's outing even more impressive. They have some idea of what you're going to do out there.

Kenny was effective. They've seen Kenny so much. They hit some good pitches for hits. He bent, but he didn't break.

Everybody knows it's there. It's something everybody has been trying to tap in on. We've all been a big supporter of Kevin. Everybody else knows about it, too. That's why we get asked about him. He knows there's competition but we've got to get a return.

Our guys had a lot of fun tonight. I thought we got good at-bats and Gary (Matthews) had a big one for us.

There's a lot of stuff that would have to be settled out before anyone has interest in him.

You probably average about five spots that teams are trying to shake out, where you can be swayed one way or another.

We were fortunate tonight with all the walks and the hit batter. We had to scrap to get through it, but those are the games you like to win even though there were some things we could have done better.

There are a number of different ways we can go.

We had three young pitchers put us deep in the game and give us a chance to win. That's a good sign. Hopefully, we can keep it going and finish this way.

He pitched well. R.A. had good command, and he threw 14 out of 21 first pitch strikes. That's impressive. He did his part.

With arm strength and pitch counts, he did a lot of things to get to the next level. He got stronger as he went along today.

Everything with Mike is about the team, ... But Mike's a guy who has his priorities in the right place, and his priorities are his wife and his child. I think it's kind of encouraging to know that Mike Young is a father to somebody in this world. I'd like to have that kid at my school, or coach him in baseball. I don't think I'll be around when he's ready to play.

We tried everything. They had two groundballs that found holes and Cabrera centered a ball. It was a good win for them and a tough loss for us.

They had seen him before and that's what makes it even more impressive. They obviously had a good idea what he was going to try to do.

That's a sensitive area. We have to be sensitive to what's going on in the world of baseball.

He's capable of doing the job. It's a matter of when, not if.

Texas Manager Buck Showalter sat in the dugout and saw a statistic on the board showing former Twins manager Tom Kelly's years of service. Kelly guided the club to two World Series titles in 16 years. Sixteen years, ... Take a good look boys, that ...ain't gonna happen again.

Comparatively speaking, he's as good a candidate as we have. He's a guy you could potentially put there and leave alone.

This guy is going to pitch, and I think he wants to with us. As far as he's come, and where he's gotten physically and stuff-wise, he thinks there's some more there. ... With this guy's makeup and pedigree, I know it's tough.

Joaquin was outstanding. His background is that he struggles from the fourth through the sixth. It's been a challenge, but today he was outstanding.

We're real happy with Kevin this spring. He's healthy, feels good, all his pitches are there, he hasn't missed a beat. We like what he's done in his career and he has continued on that path.

We have not been kind to them, ... Between Whittleman and Danks and Teagarden, we have not been kind to the University of Texas. Maybe that's why Augie's here. Hey, maybe we'll sign Augie.

He can step back now and take the season as a whole and say 'This worked and this didn't'. This game is about wins, and he showed this year an ability to win at the major league level.

He had a good night's sleep last night, unlike everybody else. He made a lot of friends tonight with teammates, getting them on and off the field.

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.

We walked him the right amount of times.

I'm going to play everybody, but Mark has certainly earned that opportunity.