Behinds Quote by Johnny Damon

Be ready to hit; get good pitches to hit.

— Brett Gardner

I have five pitches. Fast ball, change, curve, slider, screwball. I don't know any hitters. Catcher, he tells me what to do. I can…

— Juan Marichal

All I really try to do is whatever hitter gets in there, I just try to get him out in as few pitches as…

— Clayton Kershaw

You want to be as dominant as possible and you want to put some doubt in the hitters' heads. That's what I'm trying to…

— Eric Gagne

When I get on that pitch, I want to make an impact. That's all I can say.

— Danny Welbeck

I just want to become a great leadoff hitter.

— Carl Crawford

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.

— Johnny Damon

Learn what pitch you can hit good; then wait for that pitch.

— Willie Keeler

I want to do the best I can when I'm on the pitch.

— Daniel James

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

— Rogers Hornsby

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

My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.

— Satchel Paige