Backing up Quote by Dizzy Dean

I remember throwing a ball against the wall playing catch with myself. Throwing a ball up hitting it. Throwing batting practice to myself.

— Tommy Pham

One time he (Cool Papa Bell) hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his ass…

— Satchel Paige

One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding up, I threw one of them balls to first…

— Satchel Paige

Hitting coach John Mallee, he comes to the ballpark way too early for me, man. He drives me nuts.

— Joe Maddon

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

— Casey Stengel

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two…

— Rod Carew

When he hit it, I knew that it was my ball. But I had to catch it and it seemed like the hardest catch…

— Darin Erstad

I give him (Frank Howard during April 28, 1968 two-hitter) shoulder, back, foot and the ball last," and Frank Howard commented, "He threw everything…

— Luis Tiant

I was a center fielder, and I played shortstop.

— Mike Conley Jr

He hit the ball so hard, I couldn't even turn around in time to see it go over the fence.

— Roger Clemens

When we played the Dodgers in St. Louis, they had to come through our dugout, and our bat rack was right there where they…

— Stan Musial

When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.

— Tommy Lasorda