I think about how a guy mentally prepared himself to do battle, to go out and face the pitcher. I think so… — Hank Aaron 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
In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what… — Sandy Koufax Copy Share Image
I don’t like pitchers who walk hitters. It puts pressure on your defense. The less walks you have, the better your chances… — Kevin Towers Copy Share Image
Carlos Ruiz hascaught me a lot of bullpens, and he's really worked since he got here to try to learn the pitchers.… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
To me grinding out a good at-bat is pretty much fighting. And it's not trying to do too much with pitches, just… — J. D. Martinez Copy Share Image
I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all… — Harmon Killebrew Copy Share Image
This day and age, you look at baseball as a whole, and not just the pitchers' side of it. You have the… — Matt Harvey Copy Share Image
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Tiffany is a young pitcher who is still learning. We're finding out what he can and can't do at this level, and… — Xavi Hernandez Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to help the team win. Just trying to help the pitcher out on defense and all those guys who… — Nolan Arenado Copy Share Image
I was a pitcher, and my dad played in college. The hardest day of my life was telling him I was going… — Jordan Spieth Copy Share Image
My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher.… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
You can't use your hot pitcher three nights in a row. You've got to let your stars freshen up and back off… — Bob Baffert Copy Share Image
Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there. — Don Cooper Copy Share Image
As a starting pitcher your job is to answer the phone when it rings and fill up innings all the other stats… — Chris Sale Copy Share Image
When you hear from other players and they're telling you you're the best pitcher in baseball, that makes you feel really good. — Johan Santana Copy Share Image
There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad… — Ted Williams Copy Share Image
I am an emotional pitcher, but I can control it. When I was in high school, I was a little immature and… — Justin Verlander Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that on a lot of teams, I'd be a No.1. The thing I do know is that every… — Adam Wainwright Copy Share Image
I've matured a lot as a pitcher. I understand what my strengths are. I've learned that I've got a great sinker, I… — Tim Hudson Copy Share Image
Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they're still going to blow out. Pitching… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or… — Sparky Anderson Copy Share Image
[Joan Rivers] is fantastic. AND SHE'S 80! There's no 80-year-old pitcher. If you're a running back and you're 28 they're like, "Oh,… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do… — Greg Maddux Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have… — Eric Davis Copy Share Image
Walk rate is probably the area in which a pitcher has the most room to improve, but a rate that high is… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
It's really impressive when you've got two teams that are really battling it out, low-scoring game, a pitcher's duel. To me, that's… — Brooks Koepka Copy Share Image
When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my… — Randy Johnson Copy Share Image
The Giants have won. They have won the World Series for the third time in five years. And Madison Bumgarner has firmly… — Jon Miller Copy Share Image
The greatest single moment Ive ever known in Detroit was Jim Northrups triple in the seventh game of the World Series in… — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on.… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
“Researchers measure that the average major-league pitcher puts 40 pounds of pressure on his shoulder by cocking and releasing the baseball. Curious… — Tom Verducci Copy Share Image
One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
Anybody doesn't like these pitchers don't like potry, see? Anybody don't like potry go home see television shots of big hatted cowboys… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
When people ask me, "Who was the toughest pitcher you ever faced?", I have to say that there has never been a… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
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