"I knew that the Mets had never had……" — Johan Santana
"I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York."
More Hitter Quotes
- Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just… — Hank Aaron
- A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy. — Early Wynn
- The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to… — Don Drysdale
- A good player who is a great putter is a match for any golfer. A great hitter who cannot putt… — Unknown Author
- The hitter asks the owner to give him a big raise so he can go somewhere he's never been, and… — Henny Youngman
- What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the… — Warren Spahn
- Some coaches believed they could judge a player's performance simply by watching it. In this they were deeply mistaken. The… — Michael Lewis
- A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike… — Nolan Ryan
- Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the… — Nolan Ryan
- Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in… — Tom Seaver
- When I stood up there as a pinch hitter, I honestly believed I was the best hitter in the game.… — Unknown Author
- The world will end before there is another .400 hitter. . . . I think that was mentioned in the… — Lenny Dykstra