Bases Quote by Joe Torre

What makes a good pinch hitter? I wish the hell I knew.

— Bobby Murcer

You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for…

— Joe Torre

When you pinch-hit, you know you're getting their best guys, and usually it's a reliever and a guy that's got a really good slider…

— Billy Butler

If I was crazy, I'd throw the ball into the stands with the bases loaded. Now, that's crazy. If I was stupid, I'd throw…

— Joaquin Andujar

“You didn't play baseball that well with two hands. How do you think you're going to make it with one? "If you're just going…

— M.J. Auch

If I've got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in an early inning.…

— Casey Stengel

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

I think of myself as 'catching' the ball with my bat and letting the pitcher supply the power.

— Barry Bonds

That's the thing about pinch-hitting - you usually have a chance to make a difference in the game.

— Billy Butler

Hold a baseball in your hand ... Feel the ball, turn it over in your hand; hold it across the seam or the other…

— Roger Angell

“The naked pinch hitter takes only one thing to the plate: his raw, and somewhat irrational, confidence in himself. That this confidence is so…

— Thomas Boswell

Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases.

— Mickey Mantle