Curves Quote by Dizzy Dean

Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.

— Harmon Killebrew

Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

— Jim Palmer

I'm a whole new pitcher. I'm more comfortable with all of my pitches.

— Scott Kazmir

Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a good sinker pitch.

— Mike Shannon

Greg Maddux is probably the best pitcher in all of baseball along with Roger Clemens. He's much more intelligent than I am because he…

— Randy Johnson

Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you…

— Tom Seaver

The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around.

— Luis Tiant

Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.

— Tris Speaker

The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch.…

— Greg Maddux

I used to be hyper, throw crazy and not think about what I wanted to do with each pitch. Now I have a better…

— Johan Santana

A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.

— Warren Spahn

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

— Joe Garagiola