Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
I had some great pitchers while in St. Louis. At first, they only 'pitched' the ball fifty feet. They had an allowance… — Charles Comiskey 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
The older pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub. He doesn't try to do it all himself. — Burleigh Grimes 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
We just kind of relied on written scouting reports through the eighties and even the early nineties. I've really been amazed by… — David Cone Copy Share Image
If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it. — Jim Bouton Copy Share Image
I started playing well and felt comfortable. That season a set a Jamestown record of consecutive innings pitched with out a walk.… — Graham Taylor 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
I've always noticed how the Fenway fans get behind the pitcher, especially late in the game if you're having a good game,… — David Cone Copy Share Image
I like football. I like baseball. When the pitcher and the batter start fighting, that's the best. — Pablo Francisco Copy Share Image
What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and… — Warren Spahn Copy Share Image
You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
Baseball skills schizophrenically encompass a pitcher's, a batter's and a fielder's. — John Updike 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
When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed. — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
The first year was weird. I knew I was just there to talk to pitchers and not step on any toes. I… — Goose Gossage 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
During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe… — Ernie Banks Copy Share Image
I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft… — Bo Jackson 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
Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinkerball pitchers. — Dan Quisenberry Copy Share Image
You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you… — Juan Marichal Copy Share Image