Buck Showalter On Managing In Today's Game, Skubal's Value & The Basallo Debate

Former MLB Manager Buck Showalter joins AJ Pierzynski, Erik Kratz, and Scott Braun to discuss the challenges of managing games in extreme conditions after the wild Brewers-Athletics series in Las Vegas, how managers balance team success with individual goals during award races, and why consistency is the most important trait when leading a team through a rough stretch. Buck also shares stories from his managerial career, weighs in on baseball's evolving strike zone and ABS system, explains why understanding the rulebook can create a competitive advantage, discusses the difficult decisions teams face when handling elite pitchers like Tarik Skubal amid trade speculation, and offers his perspective on the Samuel Basallo situation in Baltimore and what young players must learn about the difference between being hurt and being injured.

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0:00 How to talk to pitchers after bad outing
1:30 Managing players who want awards
2:52 Buck in the minor leagues
4:08 Blowing big leads
6:20 Managing dissapointing teams
9:00 Ghost Rooms
9:43 Players knowing the rules of the game
13:05 ABS
14:42 Baseball Tatics
19:41 Tarik Skubal
21:25 Samuel Basallo

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