Buck Showalter

3 posts

  1. Rare and Coincidental

    Speaking of rare triple plays*, makes me think of my old playing days. Let's go back 19 years, to 1992, in Highland Park, IL. I'm playing the unfamiliar position of catcher, mostly by default, but also because of the…

  2. The Procrastinator's Guide to a Season Preview

    The Almost-1-Week-In look at 2011 Some of this is old news to many people, although we've updated a few points here and there recently. We're simply identifying moments or themes to anticipate and appreciate this…

  3. Baseball's Managerial Trees

    It was over a month ago that we started taking an in-depth look at managerial trees. We've heard much about the NFL coaching trees of Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, Chuck Noll, and even Marty Schottenheimer. For a while,…