Buck Showalter presents himself as an old-school baseball man who patronizes modern analytics. He'll defend certain things he likes -- defensive shifts, batter/pitcher match-ups, platoon splits -- but when he's backed into a corner or trying to be funny, he won't hesitate to take shots at analytics or non-traditional ways of looking at the game.
In interviews, Showalter can come across as thoughtful and open while in after-game briefings he may wildly spray peculiar accusations about analytical approaches. Here are some examples. Interviewed by David Laurila of FanGraphs, Showalter provided some insight into how baseball is changing (and also how it isn't).