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> [I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with three or four?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/i-was-never-a-strikeout-pitcher-why-should-i-throw-eight-or-nine/)

[Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/)

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## More by Stan Coveleski

> [Lord, baseball is a worrying thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/lord-baseball-is-a-worrying-thing/)

[Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/)

> [I never did like Cleveland. Don't know why. Didn't like the town. Now, the people are all right, but I just didn't like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/i-never-did-like-cleveland-don-t-know-why-didn-t-like-the-town-now/)

[Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/)

> [I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/i-was-never-a-strikeout-pitcher-why-should-i-throw-eight-or-nine/)

[Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/)

> [The pressure never lets up. Doesn't matter what you did yesterday. . . Lord, baseball is a worrying thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/the-pressure-never-lets-up-doesn-t-matter-what-you-did-yesterday-lord/)

[Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/)

> [I wouldn't throw all spitballs. I'd go maybe two or three innings without throwing a spitter, but I always had them looking for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-coveleski/i-wouldn-t-throw-all-spitballs-i-d-go-maybe-two-or-three-innings/)

[Stan Coveleski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-coveleski/)

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