Action Quote by Duke Snider

You decide you'll wait for your pitch. As the ball starts toward the plate, you think about your stance. And then you think about…

— Bobby Murcer

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate…

— Bill Klem

Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.

— Ted Williams

Once you get to the plate, you have two options: You either quit, or you try to hit the ball.

— Katie Uhlaender

You can watch videos and hit off the tee, stuff like that, but at the same time, it's you against the pitcher. I just…

— Nelson Cruz

If you are facing a guy with a high walk rate, shrink the zone a little bit. If another pitcher has a great four-seam…

— Marcus Semien

I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider. Then, I'd pick up the speed…

— Stan Musial

If a pitcher goes up there and he's throwing a ball and it's a breaking ball down and away or a fastball up and…

— J. D. Martinez

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a…

— Jose Altuve

As a pitcher, when you let go of the ball, what happens after does not always indicate how well you threw it. There are…

— John Smoltz

The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking…

— Lou Boudreau

When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher…

— Ben Zobrist