Tom Seaver

There's nothing wrong with pitch counts. But not when it's spit out by a computer, and the computer does not look at…

— Tom Seaver

I would like to be a great artist. I would quit pitching if I could paint like Monet or Rousseau. But I…

— Tom Seaver

The artful pitcher must take the inevitable peaks and valleys of pitching in stride and never give in to the batters or…

— Tom Seaver

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

— Tom Seaver

Take a look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - what do you think made them successful? They conditioned their arms…

— Tom Seaver

I'm a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in…

— Tom Seaver

The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out.

— Tom Seaver

Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. I've never seen…

— Tom Seaver

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

— Tom Seaver

God is living in New York, and he's a Mets fan.

— Tom Seaver

There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.

— Tom Seaver

Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season.…

— Tom Seaver

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the…

— Tom Seaver

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for…

— Tom Seaver

I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

— Tom Seaver

Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They'd be telling our soldiers: 'That's…

— Tom Seaver

My job isn't to strike guys out, its to get them out, sometimes by striking them out.

— Tom Seaver

These kids today, they want to be men, they want to be foxhole guys, but they’re not being allowed to do that.…

— Tom Seaver

Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then…

— Tom Seaver

My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out, sometimes by striking them out.

— Tom Seaver

Do you think it's easy to just walk up to Joe DiMaggio and start up a conversation? I've been around him at…

— Tom Seaver

Pitch within yourself.

— Tom Seaver

The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.

— Tom Seaver

There are only two places in this league, First Place and No Place.

— Tom Seaver

You have the honor and privilege of being in position to do something amazingly special. If you have the chance, you must…

— Tom Seaver