Best Quote by Billy Butler

What makes a good pinch hitter? I wish the hell I knew.

— Bobby Murcer

That's the thing about pinch-hitting - you usually have a chance to make a difference in the game.

— Billy Butler

My fingers are too short to enable me to get grip enough on the ball to pitch a deep curve, so that I have…

— Pud Galvin

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at…

— Steve Carlton

I love the slider. I'll throw it anytime. It helps the curve. The last five feet, it dives toward the left-handed hitter's box. It's…

— Kerry Wood

Some guys when they're catching the ball they'll tighten their gloves. The O-linemen have heavy stances in run verses pass is super light. There's…

— Bobby Wagner

You see guys go through stretches where they are seeing the ball well and hitting it hard for a series or a week.

— Max Fried

You feel a lot more in your hands if the pitch gets in on you and busts you in the handle. It stings. But…

— Ryan Howard

I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.

— Joe Torre

As a team, when you're swinging at strikes and not helping the pitcher... you help out the guy behind you.

— Tommy Pham

The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is…

— Greg Maddux

Tall pitchers create leverage and angle, often inducing more groundballs and sometimes swings and misses.

— Gabe Kapler