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title: "8 Relief Pitcher Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quisenberry/a-manager-uses-a-relief-pitcher-like-a-six-shooter-he-fires-until-it/)

[Dan Quisenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quisenberry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/dan-quisenberry-22354_empty_a-manager-uses-a-relief-pitcher-like-a-s_347232.png)

> [I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quisenberry/i-don-t-mean-to-diminish-the-job-it-s-a-good-job-and-a-real-pressure/)

[Dan Quisenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quisenberry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/dan-quisenberry-22354_baseball_i-don-t-mean-to-diminish-the-job-it-s-a_667742.png)

> [I'm big on feel, and I think it can help a relief pitcher gain feel before he goes into the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-maddon/i-m-big-on-feel-and-i-think-it-can-help-a-relief-pitcher-gain-feel/)

[Joe Maddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-maddon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/joe-maddon-3171_baseball_i-m-big-on-feel-and-i-think-it-can-help_1549476.png)

> [It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quisenberry/it-helps-to-be-stupid-if-you-re-a-relief-pitcher-relievers-had-to-get/)

[Dan Quisenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quisenberry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/dan-quisenberry-22354_baseball_it-helps-to-be-stupid-if-you-re-a-relief_1920953.png)

> [My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-sutter/my-first-year-in-the-big-leagues-i-made-17-000-it-was-easy-to-go-out/)

[Bruce Sutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-sutter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/bruce-sutter-29223_about_my-first-year-in-the-big-leagues-i-made_2190231.jpg)

> [If I'm a pitcher, my only point would be that if I'm a relief pitcher, I think I like the idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-maddon/if-i-m-a-pitcher-my-only-point-would-be-that-if-i-m-a-relief-pitcher/)

[Joe Maddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-maddon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b40/joe-maddon-3171_baseball_if-i-m-a-pitcher-my-only-point-would-be_2350732.png)

> [Dad liked to self-deprecatingly joke about his career, but Ernie Johnson was a pretty darn good relief pitcher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-johnson-jr/dad-liked-to-self-deprecatingly-joke-about-his-career-but-ernie/)

[Ernie Johnson Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-johnson-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/ernie-johnson-jr-7733_baseball_dad-liked-to-self-deprecatingly-joke-abo_2573000.jpg)

> [I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quisenberry/i-m-probably-the-only-relief-pitcher-who-has-more-saves-than/)

[Dan Quisenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quisenberry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/dan-quisenberry-22354_baseball_i-m-probably-the-only-relief-pitcher-who_3106144.png)

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