Pitching Quotes
208 quotes by 116 authors
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It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?
— Dizzy Dean
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I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr.…
— Dizzy Dean
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Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they…
— Dizzy Dean
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Me and Paul (Dean) will probably win forty games (they won forty-nine).
— Dizzy Dean
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Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.
— Dizzy Dean
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Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.
— Dizzy Dean
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The Cards had one pitcher who won fourteen straight games in a period of twenty-four days. Then when he lost his fifteenth game 1-0, his…
— Dizzy Dean
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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
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The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.
— Dizzy Dean
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I owe the public just one thing - a good performance.
— Bob Gibson
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When I gave up a grand slam to Pete LaCock, I knew it was time to quit.
— Bob Gibson
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Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.
— Bob Gibson
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He'd (Reggie Jackson) give you the shirt off his back. Of course he'd call a press conference to announce it.
— Catfish Hunter
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If I had done everything I was supposed to, I'd be leading the league in homers, have the highest batting average, have given $100,000 to…
— Catfish Hunter
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I had some friends here from North Carolina who'd never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.
— Catfish Hunter
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The thing about Reggie (Jackson) is that you know he's going to produce. And if he doesn't, he's going to talk enough to make people…
— Catfish Hunter
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I can't believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. (Babe) Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He…
— Sandy Koufax
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In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent…
— Sandy Koufax
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I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I…
— Sandy Koufax
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If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.
— Sandy Koufax
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