Closer Gregg Olson on playing for now Orioles manager Buck Showalter in Arizona: “When he was with the Diamondbacks, he was in charge of everything, He was in charge of the decals on the socks. He was in charge of what the hats looked like. I mean, soup to nuts he had it all in hand. I’m sure that’s not the same thing here. But he was so detail-oriented. He was fun to work with. I was thankful he let me work through some kinks in the inaugural season with the Diamondbacks. He knew what I was and he knew who I was and there were a couple times I got dirt-thumped in spring training and I was like, ‘I’m not making this team. I’m going home and ending my career.’ And he stuck with me and I ended up closing some games for him. He was great to work with.”

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