Aggressive Quote by Jake Arrieta

There may be times when it's a two-strike count and nobody is on base with two outs, so maybe you're still trying for that…

— Kyle Schwarber

I believe that if you go on a date and get to second base and then you go home alone and rub one out,…

— Arj Barker

“Major League Baseball Rule 6.08(b) suggests that in this situation, the batter would be considered “hit by pitch,” and would be eligible to advance…

— Randall Munroe

There's nobody on my ball club that doesn't go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home. Every time…

— Casey Stengel

To have a leadoff hitter who can get on base and be around every time, it's just great. It helps the team a lot…

— Juan Soto

As a team, when you're swinging at strikes and not helping the pitcher... you help out the guy behind you.

— Tommy Pham

People think the leadoff spot is a big deal. I tell people you're going to lead off the first inning, and after that, you…

— Andruw Jones

The leadoff-hitter thing, I think, it's always nice to have an established leadoff hitter and to have someone who can really get on base…

— Theo Epstein

It must be nice for today's hitters when you don't have to worry about being thrown at. It's a whole different deal. When I…

— Harmon Killebrew

If there's a man on second, I'm trying to get him in with a base hit. The doubles and homers will come. Sooner or…

— Prince Fielder

When you go up there in the batter's box, you're engaged to hit. It's the same thing with baserunning.

— Dave Martinez

Your goal as a hitter is to get on. And if the third baseman is playing back and letting you lay down a bunt,…

— Bert Blyleven