The best compliment you can give a hitter is he's a tough out; that initiates fear in a pitcher. — Billy Butler Copy Share Image
Rules or no rules, pitchers are going to throw spitters. It's a matter of survival. — Bob Gibson Copy Share Image
You never stay the same - as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out. — Tim McCarver Copy Share Image
The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself. — Burleigh Grimes Copy Share Image
Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do. — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
If I could help the pitcher as much as I can, or I could save three to five errors a year with… — Cody Bellinger Copy Share Image
“Lead's erasing then vanishing Banished from whatever it is they're drinking and it's cleaned Running from the pitcher as if it's her… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just… — Dan Quisenberry Copy Share Image
I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But… — Dwight Gooden Copy Share Image
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
I know what kind of pitcher Whitey was, and I know what kind of person Whitey is. It makes me feel proud… — Mariano Rivera Copy Share Image
Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution. — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a… — Robin Roberts Copy Share Image
“Wei cleared his throat and said, “Have you heard the saying ' The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself… — Gail Tsukiyama Copy Share Image
They've drunk everything in the house, including a pitcher of African violet plant food I'd just mixed up and was stupid enough… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
I think there's a growing number of pitchers who want to have a plan going into a game about how they're going… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
Certain guys are like relief pitchers; they come off the bench, they don’t know when they’re playing – you come in and… — Marshall Faulk Copy Share Image
Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as… — Randy Johnson Copy Share Image
When you're caring with your head, there are the things that we talked about that seems boring in baseball. But when you… — Mike Pesca Copy Share Image
I notice a lot of hitters fraternize with pitchers. I see guys laughing and giggling before the game. These are the same… — Albert Belle Copy Share Image
If you are facing a guy with a high walk rate, shrink the zone a little bit. If another pitcher has a… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
What we have are good gray ballplayers, playing a good gray game and reading the good gray Wall Street Journal. They have… — Bill Veeck Copy Share Image
“Most of us would give anything for the chance to play just one day of MLB baseball—especially for our favorite team. Well,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
One day he [Wagner] was batting against a young pitcher who had just come into the league. The catcher was a kid,… — Burleigh Grimes Copy Share Image
“Being on that pitcher’s mound, it’s the one thing I’m really good at. The one thing I haven’t fucked up. And when… — J. Sterling 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
Miami awarded me with the teams Pitcher of the year as well as Rookie of the year. My career at Miami only… — Graham Taylor Copy Share Image
Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence - neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
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