Behinds Quote by Dan Quisenberry

You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it's not because of your job. It is because…

— Terry Francona

In the 8th inning you can't hear the roar of the 9th, all you can do to hold yourself together, and trust.

— Jim Abbott

Life's like a ball game. You gotta take a swing at whatever comes along before you wake up and find out it's the ninth…

— Martin Goldsmith

You never know when you're going to throw a no-hitter or if you're ever going to get the chance to do it. It's one…

— Jon Lester

It's weird coming into a game in the later innings, in a World Series game.

— Cody Bellinger

If you don't want to be the kid to hit the walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, you shouldn't be playing…

— Justin Tucker

I eye Chuy like a pitcher in baseball does when a guy leads too far off base.

— Simone Elkeles

For me, it's just going up on the mound and trying to get outs.

— Masahiro Tanaka

Baseball is great because anything can happen through the ninth inning.

— Richard M. Nixon

I've always - outside of the outfielders running over the hump, and it could be slightly dangerous, and it can impact play; of course…

— Joe Maddon

When I come into a game in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, no one out and a one-run lead ... it takes…

— Tug McGraw

You realize you're up here for a reason, and no matter who's in the batter's box, I feel like if I can execute my…

— Patrick Corbin