Oct 18, 2026 · 26 min · 12 segments
Buck Showalter discusses the potential lockout and more with Pete Hoffman.
Buck ShowalterGuest
Pete HoffmanHost
I mean, you go through the biggest games and the biggest, uh, impact, it's been defensive errors, and it's been-
And okay, it may be exit velocity, it may be on-base percentage, it may be woba, whatever.
You know, whatever you choose to, because there's, there's no- nothing really there that puts you different than everybody else.
You know, when I was with the Yankees, with Gene Michael years ago, it was about on-base percentage, defensive skills, and, uh, strike throws.
Uh, I don't want to be the old guy on the front porch screaming at the kids, that's for sure.
But you know, the thing that this time of year, I, I kinda, not roll my eyes, but I, I hear people talk about small ball.
And to see teams, you know, getting a good return for playing the game a certain way, uh, you know, a- and that's why I'm, I brought up the copycat because I think you're gonna see a lot of teams start, you know, going down that road.
But the problem is evaluating defense requires boots on the ground and eyes that know.
It's the one part of the game that they don't get right is evaluating defense, and it's hard to get it right unless you have people that know what you're looking at.
Do you think that ... 'Cause there seems to be a tr- a major trend of you're not just playing one position now.
I mean, you go through the biggest games and the biggest, uh, impact, it's been defensive errors, and it's been-
And okay, it may be exit velocity, it may be on-base percentage, it may be woba, whatever.
You know, whatever you choose to, because there's, there's no- nothing really there that puts you different than everybody else.
You know, when I was with the Yankees, with Gene Michael years ago, it was about on-base percentage, defensive skills, and, uh, strike throws.
Uh, I don't want to be the old guy on the front porch screaming at the kids, that's for sure.
But you know, the thing that this time of year, I, I kinda, not roll my eyes, but I, I hear people talk about small ball.
And to see teams, you know, getting a good return for playing the game a certain way, uh, you know, a- and that's why I'm, I brought up the copycat because I think you're gonna see a lot of teams start, you know, going down that road.
But the problem is evaluating defense requires boots on the ground and eyes that know.
It's the one part of the game that they don't get right is evaluating defense, and it's hard to get it right unless you have people that know what you're looking at.
Do you think that ... 'Cause there seems to be a tr- a major trend of you're not just playing one position now.
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