Pitchers Quotes · Page 2

Pitchers made an adjustment to me. It's up to me to come up with an answer.

— Aaron Judge

Nobody's bigger than the game of baseball. You ask pitchers from 10-15-20 years ago. That's normal. Part of the game.

— Ken Rosenthal

No one comes to the field to watch pitchers bunt or hit. At least I don't think they do.

— Ryan Zimmerman

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

— Dan Quisenberry

I never compliment the other pitcher. I make my living off pitchers.

— Carl Everett

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

— Don Cooper

It's good to be compared with Randy Johnson, and it's wonderful to be compared to all the best pitchers in the game.

— Johan Santana

The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four.

— Keith Hernandez

Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must…

— Albert Pujols

I watch all the pitchers I admire. I love watching Cliff Lee. It looks easy for him when he's on the mound;…

— Clayton Kershaw

This is the big leagues; pitchers throw a lot of strikes. I feel like they attack me. That's why I go up…

— Jose Altuve

This day and age, you look at baseball as a whole, and not just the pitchers' side of it. You have the…

— Matt Harvey

I don't think facing one of your own active pitchers would be a good idea, unless I got super lucky and hit…

— Theo Epstein

I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier,…

— Willie McCovey

Give me 10 high school pitchers, let me spend a week with them, and I'll show you 10 pitchers who won't balk.…

— Doug Harvey

People used to ask me what it's like to play with the two best pitchers in the game. I said, 'It's a…

— John Smoltz

Clubs are taking away the steal of home. Not only are more pitchers throwing out of the stretch position, but more third…

— Tony La Russa

Everybody in the league knew I had trouble with the inside pitch. I got away with it only because the great majority…

— Reggie Jackson

Guillen wasn't finished about his intent to stick with Contreras with left-hander Neal Cotts warming up. He was dominating the Twins, ...…

— Ozzie Guillen

You don't have to win the same way to be successful. The more you can show that you win a game in…

— Alex Cora

After fifteen years of facing them (pitchers) you don't really get over them. They're devious. They're the only players in the game…

— Richie Ashburn

Sometimes I rush my swing because I am so anxious to play well. In Cuba, the quality of the pitching is not…

— Yoenis Cespedes

I had some great pitchers while in St. Louis. At first, they only 'pitched' the ball fifty feet. They had an allowance…

— Charles Comiskey

During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe…

— Ernie Banks

There are a lot of pitchers in baseball who should celebrate his life and what he did for the game of baseball.

— Tommy John

Pitchers pitch differently. Hitters, hardly anyone has the same stance. That's just how it is.

— Ryan Zimmerman

A Woman Never Say: It's only the third quarter, you should order a couple more pitchers.

— Nikhil Saluja

Short pitchers often have compact, repeatable mechanics that can lead to good control and command.

— Gabe Kapler

There are only two things a manager needs to know: When to change pitchers and how to get along with your players.

— Bucky Harris

I don't look at myself as one of the best pitchers in the world.

— Masahiro Tanaka

Control what I can control. Study the pitchers, work hard, put the work in. That's all I can control.

— J. D. Martinez

Sometimes with young pitchers, they'll kind of overdo it or overthrow a little bit.

— Aaron Boone

There are more teams looking for pitchers than there are pitchers. That's why it's pricey.

— Brian Cashman

Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

— Joe Torre

Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival.

— Bob Gibson

Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out.

— Tim McCarver

I always give pitchers a hard time about it not being that hard.

— Brandon Crawford

Sometimes pitchers' duels are just as interesting as home-run affairs.

— Cris Collinsworth

I like to get in the minds of the pitchers because sometimes they get scared.

— Juan Soto

I had the best opportunity to play with two of the greatest pitchers in the game.

— John Smoltz