My changeup looks like a fastball, but one goes straight and the other goes away from the righthanded hitter. Sometimes it cuts… — Johan Santana 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
Walter Johnson's fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed. — Ty Cobb 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
My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first pitch… — Steve Carlton Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to know, 'How do you throw a curveball, how do you throw a slider, how do you throw this and… — Cliff Lee Copy Share Image
But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for… — Adrian Beltre 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
The last batter to hit, blast shattered your hip, Smash any splitter or fastball-that'll be it. — Pharoahe Monch 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
The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless. — Josh Beckett Copy Share Image
It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the… — Steve Carlton Copy Share Image
It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for… — Franklyn Ajaye Copy Share Image
Trying to sneak a fastball by Ted Williams was like trying to sneak a sunbeam by a rooster in the morning, — Bob Feller 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 love the slider. I'll throw it anytime. It helps the curve. The last five feet, it dives toward the left-handed hitter's… — Kerry Wood Copy Share Image
When you lose velocity off of your fastball, one thing that suffers is your off-speed pitches - the action on your off-speed… — Tim Hudson Copy Share Image
The three most important pitches I threw in my life were all fastballs. — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
I'm a power guy. Good fastball. A knuckle curve, which I can throw for strikes. A changeup which sinks down and away… — Justin Verlander Copy Share Image
My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm,… — Phil Niekro Copy Share Image
I throw my curveball like Clayton Kershaw and my fastball like Mo'ne Davis. — Mo'ne Davis Copy Share Image
