The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers. — Steve Carlton Copy Share Image
I throw my curveball like Clayton Kershaw and my fastball like Mo'ne Davis. — Mo'ne Davis Copy Share Image
Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy. — Warren Spahn Copy Share Image
I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time. — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster. — Joe Adcock Copy Share Image
Just plate discipline and hitting the fastball. I think that those are always the keys for me. — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my… — Steve Carlton Copy Share Image
The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless. — Josh Beckett Copy Share Image
When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did-but it was Mrs. Koufax's. — Tommy John Copy Share Image
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself. — Dan Quisenberry Copy Share Image
No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball. — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
Sometimes my arm wants to throw a hard fastball, but my brain doesn't want to throw it that hard. — Zack Greinke Copy Share Image
I'm the kind of guy who, if I look inside and they throw me a fastball outside, and it's a strike, I'm… — Miguel Cabrera Copy Share Image
I think just having an understanding of how hard it is to hit in general when you're able to throw a bunch… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
I want to make my fastball better. How do I high-grade my fastball to make it the best fastball in the league?… — Trevor Bauer Copy Share Image
No matter how hard you throw it or what you've got out there, you've just got to find a way to compete.… — Chris Sale Copy Share Image
John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really… — Jorge Posada Copy Share Image
(Dwight Gooden) his fastball crackling , his curveball dropping as suddenly as a duck shot in the air, has begun his charge… — Ira Berkow Copy Share Image
Im a power guy. Good fastball. A knuckle curve, which I can throw for strikes. A change up which sinks down and… — Justin Verlander Copy Share Image
With two strikes I'm not really as worried about power. And it allows me to get to an inside fastball and still… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple as possible.… — Greg Maddux Copy Share Image
“After you pass a certain age, things you were able to do easily aren’t so easy anymore — just as a fastball… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is… — Tim Lincecum Copy Share Image
I trust that I can hit a fastball, that I can hit any pitch they throw to me. — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
I've got some good movement on my sinking fastball, and I rely on that. — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
I can maybe depend on my fastball a little more than some other pitchers. — Aroldis Chapman Copy Share Image
I threw a good fastball and changeup, but a below-average curveball. — Stephen Gostkowski Copy Share Image
