Hitter Quotes

89 quotes by 70 authors

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution. — Hank Aaron
A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy. — Early Wynn
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid. — Don Drysdale
A good player who is a great putter is a match for any golfer. A great hitter who cannot putt is a match for no… — Ben Sayers
The hitter asks the owner to give him a big raise so he can go somewhere he's never been, and the owner says "You mean… — Henny Youngman
What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter. — Warren Spahn
Some coaches believed they could judge a player's performance simply by watching it. In this they were deeply mistaken. The naked eye was an inadequate… — Michael Lewis
A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important… — Nolan Ryan
Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and my perfect delivery. — Nolan Ryan
Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to… — Tom Seaver
When I stood up there as a pinch hitter, I honestly believed I was the best hitter in the game. That's the only attitude to… — Manny Mota
The world will end before there is another .400 hitter. . . . I think that was mentioned in the Bible. — Lenny Dykstra
I told him (Pete Rose, Jr.) who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If you want to… — Pete Rose
He (Shoeless Joe Jackson) was the finest natural hitter in the history of the game. — Ty Cobb
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws. — Rick Wise
I cant think of anything more humiliating than losing a ballgame to a guy who steals home on you. It happened to me one time… — Nolan Ryan
My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I hit one up the middle close to my mother, I'd… — Eddie Mathews
If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have… — Hank Aaron
I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but… — Jay Mohr
I was always small. I was a leadoff hitter growing up, until I was 13 or 14 years old and had a little growth spurt… — Ryan Braun

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