The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up…

I told him (Pete Rose, Jr.) who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If you want…

— Pete Rose

It's way easier to pitch than it is to hit.

— Brandon Crawford

My best pitch is my fastball. It's probably the most difficult pitch to hit. In my case, batters have very little reaction time.

— Aroldis Chapman

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

— Bob Feller

My favorite pitch to hit is the hanging curveball. Usually if you just put your swing on it and it's hanging up there, there's…

— Kris Bryant

There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything.

— Whitey Ford

Man, it literally starts from after the game. I get every at-bat sent to me from the game. I'll go home, I'll watch every…

— J. D. Martinez

You have to try to move your feet and get to the pitch to hit the spinners away.

— Nasser Hussain

Learn what pitch you can hit good; then wait for that pitch.

— Willie Keeler

Being able to get some games under my belt and feeling the confidence of the gaffer is something very important to me. That way…

— Raphael Varane

“Given a good pitch and the right amount of capital, any educated person ought to be able to make a small secure living out…

— George Orwell

If you are good on the pitch, good in training, you will have your chance. I'm not worried about my place.

— Olivier Giroud

There's hardly anything I've ever done that's made me cringe; I've got pretty good pitch, for a start, so I'm not known for hitting…

— Robert Palmer

You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna…

— Dwight Gooden

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.

— Johnny Damon