Baseball Quotes by Max Scherzer

I know how to pitch.

— Max Scherzer

I pitch to win.

— Max Scherzer

I'm a fly-ball pitcher, guys.

— Max Scherzer

Strikeouts are part of my game.

— Max Scherzer

When you allow stolen bases, that changes the game.

— Max Scherzer

Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.

— Max Scherzer

Pitching is both an art and a science.

— Max Scherzer

I'm looking to generate strikeouts in every way I can.

— Max Scherzer

Fenway Park is a fun place to pitch in. You've got 38,000 fans all cheering against you. It's an intense atmosphere.

— Max Scherzer

You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.

— Max Scherzer

There's more to pitching than just striking guys out, but also it is a big reason why you can have success.

— Max Scherzer

Sometimes I have to try to remind myself that I don't try to strike out hitters.

— Max Scherzer

I'm not throwing a no-hitter Opening Day. It's just not going to happen.

— Max Scherzer

Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?

— Max Scherzer

It's always, 'No matter what the outing is, you can always find a way to be a better pitcher.' No matter what…

— Max Scherzer

I don't get caught up in the hoopla, worry about where I'm pitching or if I'm pitching Game 1 or Game 5.

— Max Scherzer

That's when I'm at my best. When I can throw a fastball over in the count, just throw strikes both in and…

— Max Scherzer

I don't know what my record's going to be. I can't dictate it. I mean, obviously I have to pitch well, but…

— Max Scherzer

Strikeouts are important. Anytime you can generate an out without the ball being put in play, there's nothing that can be done…

— Max Scherzer

Social media is dangerous for baseball players. Things can get taken out of context so fast. You can say something you don't…

— Max Scherzer

That's sometimes the hardest thing to do as a professional athlete, because when you get lit up, you wear it, especially as…

— Max Scherzer

I know when I get to 0-2, 1-2, when I'm ahead in the count, that I hold a distinct advantage over every…

— Max Scherzer

The Washington Nationals‘ unexpected deal for free agent pitcher Max Scherzer is worth $210 million over seven years, according to two people…

— Max Scherzer

I'm not trying to strike them out, but there are certain situations, when it's an 0-2 count or a 1-2 count, when…

— Max Scherzer

For the time being Scherzer gives Washington a very nice rotation (on paper) with Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmerman, Gio Gonzalez, and Doug…

— Max Scherzer

The advanced stats are great to look at for my long-term goals and what I'm trying to accomplish. It shows me there…

— Max Scherzer

Look, the umpires behind the plate? They're human. They're doing the best they can to try to call balls and strikes. I…

— Max Scherzer

I need to eat a large meal before I play, and the one thing that was kind of consistent in every single…

— Max Scherzer

The game can come down to one pitch. But when you're actually out there on the mound and when you're pitching, you…

— Max Scherzer

A lot of times, I've always looked at pitching in the All-Star Game as a prelude to how you pitch in the…

— Max Scherzer

If you look at it long-term, I think eventually there will be a DH in the National League.

— Max Scherzer

For me, I'm not going to be hitting the ball out of the ballpark. I know that.

— Max Scherzer

You can't get too caught up in trying to pitch a complete game, because that's hard to do.

— Max Scherzer

You never stay the same - as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the…

— Max Scherzer

If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.

— Max Scherzer

Sometimes you have to throw 120 pitches to figure yourself out.

— Max Scherzer

I don't worry about infield shifts at all - you play where you're gonna play. I'm just gonna pitch my game.

— Max Scherzer

You worry about how you're throwing the ball, how you're executing your pitches.

— Max Scherzer

When I can buy strikes with that curveball, that just lets everything else play up.

— Max Scherzer

When you give your team five innings, you don't really feel good about five innings.

— Max Scherzer