Fastball Quotes

40 Fastball quotes by 34 unique authors

I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw… — Hank Aaron
(Dwight Gooden) his fastball crackling , his curveball dropping as suddenly as a duck shot in the air, has begun his charge for a third… — Ira Berkow
When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did-but it was Mrs. Koufax's. — Tommy John
The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around. — Luis Tiant
I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed of… — Stan Musial
It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and across the plate (hopefully). Just… — Steve Carlton
I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at release. — Steve Carlton
It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of getting hit in the head… — Unknown Author
I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple as possible. I just throw… — Greg Maddux
I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a change… — Dizzy Dean
The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All… — Dizzy Dean
The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's… — Greg Maddux
John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didnt use it… — Jorge Posada
Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy. — Warren Spahn
Trying to sneak a fastball by Ted Williams was like trying to sneak a sunbeam by a rooster in the morning, — Bob Feller
I'm not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun. I hit 70 one time on a radar… — Ben Gibbard
Later, I could take something off my slider and I could make my fastball sink, so I really had four pitches. — Dennis Eckersley
I've got a fastball, change-up, forkball, curve, slider, knuckle-slider, knuckle-curve, I had about seven pitches I could have used at any time. — Chili Davis
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself. — Dan Quisenberry
I may be wearing makeup, but I can throw a fastball by you at the same time. — Jennie Finch
The last start of spring training, my (cut fastball) was okay. It just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I tried to work on… — Roy Halladay
But the Twins opened the fifth with their second and third hits, and Beltre helped Hernandez by taking his bullet throw for a force at… — Adrian Beltre
I had to will my way through that game. Sometimes, it takes more than talent or more than a 95-mile-an-hour fastball. You have to will… — Roger Clemens
The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers. — Steve Carlton
I'm not going out and hitting a 95-mph fastball where I can't see the stitches. I'm not on a professional football team looking to tackle… — Bill Cosby

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