Balls Quote by Casey Stengel

You have to draft a catcher, because if you don't have one, the pitch will roll all the way back to the screen.

— Casey Stengel

As a catcher, you have to put your focus on what you're doing defensively. You learn how to put your at-bats aside if you're…

— Buster Posey

A lot of these catchers don't understand that they are blocking the plate and they don't have the ball. You're not allowed to block…

— Pete Rose

I want to throw my best pitch and I want to throw it a certain way, regardless of where the runners are. But it…

— Patrick Corbin

There is only one ball, so you need to have it.

— Johan Cruijff

I think that, because of the way I catch, that I'm one of the best catchers to have ever played baseball.

— Yadier Molina

If I ever have to go from third base to catcher, it might be time to pack it in. Catcher - that's a really…

— Aaron Boone

I have five pitches. Fast ball, change, curve, slider, screwball. I don't know any hitters. Catcher, he tells me what to do. I can…

— Juan Marichal

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

— Roger Angell

I was always taught that a catcher has to be the brains of the team.

— Carlos Ruiz

If someone throws you the ball, you don't have to catch it.

— Richard Carlson

Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.

— Satchel Paige