Pitcher Quotes

242 quotes by 173 authors

During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe had three, but… — Ernie Banks
It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How… — Ernie Banks
All pitchers are liars or crybabies. — Yogi Berra
Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just… — Garth Brooks
Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher. — Ty Cobb
If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing. — Sparky Anderson
Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution. — Hank Aaron
The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow… — 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
To a pitcher, a base hit is the perfect example of negative feedback. — Steve Hovley
Give me five players like Robinson and a pitcher and I'll beat any nine-man team in baseball. — Chuck Dressen
A good base stealer should make the whole infield jumpy. Whether you steal or not, you're changing the rhythm of the game. If the pitcher… — Joe Morgan
Since time is the one immaterial object which we cannot influence - neither speed up nor slow down, add to nor diminish - it is… — Maya Angelou
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
Your body is not made to throw like we throw. That's why you see softball pitchers pitching two or three games a day. It's a… — Jamie Moyer
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
The artful pitcher must take the inevitable peaks and valleys of pitching in stride and never give in to the batters or lose sight of… — Tom Seaver
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
A pitcher never gets me out. I get myself out. That's no disrespect to the pitcher, but there should be no excuse for failure. You… — Mike Piazza

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