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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The fact is, Kim pitched without a fastball or command of it. That's usually a recipe for disaster in this park.
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We'll show up. This is a road trip we have struggled with dramatically in the past. . . . We by no means take any team lightly.
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We were behind the entire game, so that changes our strategy some.
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We have a youthful lineup. They have gone through a stretch where they have collectively come up short driving runs in. Each time it doesn't happen there seems to be more importance or a heightened awareness the next time, an added weight to be fit into place. That's just part of the experience process they have to get through. They have to realize that no matter what happens, we're going to play another game.
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We've seen this guy before in a Pirate uniform. He's no-nonsense. He comes after people. He's not afraid of contact.
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We've seen him play short and how he can play there. We want to keep getting a feel for him at second base.
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We've seen him in a lot of different uniforms. You hope things work out for him.
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We want to see his command, we want him to utilize his pitches, ... We also want to see him use his two-seam fastball and sinkerball.
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We have a starting pitcher on the disabled list right now and he will come off sometime this season. So competition, there's always competition.
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We have as many questions as we do answers. We have in-house candidates.
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When he gets in a groove there's some pop behind it. He brings some noise.
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We need cleaner innings from the bullpen. He has had a lot of people on base when he has been out there.