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title: "1 Want Pitch Quotes By Max Scherzer"
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> [I'm not trying to strike them out, but there are certain situations, when it's an 0-2 count or a 1-2 count, when I want to have a pitch where I want to strike you out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/i-m-not-trying-to-strike-them-out-but-there-are-certain-situations/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

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## More by Max Scherzer

> [I beat the odds, and I beat the odds so many times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/i-beat-the-odds-and-i-beat-the-odds-so-many-times/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [For the time being Scherzer gives Washington a very nice rotation (on paper) with Stephen Strasburg, Jordan Zimmerman, Gio Gonzalez, and Doug Fister, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/for-the-time-being-scherzer-gives-washington-a-very-nice-rotation-on/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [Push yourself every single day to continue to work at yourself. And I feel like that's the reason why I made it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/push-yourself-every-single-day-to-continue-to-work-at-yourself-and-i/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [When you give your team five innings, you don't really feel good about five innings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/when-you-give-your-team-five-innings-you-don-t-really-feel-good-about/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [My slider's been very, very good to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/my-slider-s-been-very-very-good-to-me/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [You have to find a way to improve yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/you-have-to-find-a-way-to-improve-yourself/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [For me, I'm not going to be hitting the ball out of the ballpark. I know that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/for-me-i-m-not-going-to-be-hitting-the-ball-out-of-the-ballpark-i/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [If you're constantly just trying to go in this win-loss cycle that MLB is pushing, you are creating bandwagon fans, and that's not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/if-you-re-constantly-just-trying-to-go-in-this-win-loss-cycle-that/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [Sometimes you have to look at a start and say, 'Nothing is wrong.' Even when you get lit up, you still have to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/sometimes-you-have-to-look-at-a-start-and-say-nothing-is-wrong-even/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [You have to be able to analyze yourself and critique yourself from every which way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/you-have-to-be-able-to-analyze-yourself-and-critique-yourself-from/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [Strikeouts are important. Anytime you can generate an out without the ball being put in play, there's nothing that can be done in those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/strikeouts-are-important-anytime-you-can-generate-an-out-without-the/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [I need to eat a large meal before I play, and the one thing that was kind of consistent in every single clubhouse at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/i-need-to-eat-a-large-meal-before-i-play-and-the-one-thing-that-was/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/if-i-can-execute-pitches-and-keep-the-ball-out-of-the-middle-of-the/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [I think every facet of running has its benefits towards a starting pitcher. I mean, you're explosive off the mound and yet you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/i-think-every-facet-of-running-has-its-benefits-towards-a-starting/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

> [I understand what sabermetrics get across, and what they're getting across is to keep it simple. Especially for me, as a pitcher, that's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/i-understand-what-sabermetrics-get-across-and-what-they-re-getting/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

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