Ballparks Quote by Hank Aaron

I like to see a lot of pitches just to get a feel for being in the batter's box and seeing pitches.

— Jason Bay

I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going…

— Mark McGwire

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

Usually during the regular season, if you're starting pitcher, you're kind of walking back and forth from the clubhouse to the dugout and not…

— Jon Lester

Sometimes you try to find a way to get the pitcher out of his mind and try to get him out of his game.

— Juan Soto

I think when I first started, I tried to make believe I was in the ballpark, sitting next to somebody and just talking. And…

— Vin Scully

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt…

— Mickey Mantle

When I am on the pitch, I play on intuition, but I think a lot about the game as well.

— Frenkie de Jong

I think about how a guy mentally prepared himself to do battle, to go out and face the pitcher. I think so many hitters…

— Hank Aaron

“When you come [to a baseball game] in person, you direct your own focus, you know? The TV or the radio men, they might…

— Anne Tyler

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

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