"Later, I could take something off my slider……" — Dennis Eckersley

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• I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about… — Hank Aaron
• (Dwight Gooden) his fastball crackling , his curveball dropping as suddenly as a duck shot in the air, has begun… — 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… — Stan Musial
• It (the slider) just rolls off of your index finger and begins it's spin which will take it down and… — Steve Carlton
• I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell… — Steve Carlton
• It's not fear of striking out that makes me reluctant to step up to the plate. It's the fear of… — Unknown Author
• I try to do two things: locate my fastball and change speeds. That's it. I try to keep as simple… — Greg Maddux
• I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My… — Dizzy Dean
• The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different… — Dizzy Dean
• The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what… — Greg Maddux

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