Anticipation Quote by Lou Boudreau

The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking…

— Lou Boudreau

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful hitter. The other twenty percent is just execution.

— Hank Aaron

The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.

— Lou Boudreau

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

— Hank Aaron

When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that…

— Ben Zobrist

Certain guys, they can see a guy do a certain thing with their glove and know what pitch is coming. I couldn't do that.…

— Rickey Henderson

That's one thing I learned from watching great hitters hit. A lot of hitters, they're ready to hit from pitch one.

— J. D. Martinez

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

— Mickey Rivers

Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a homerun off…

— Jon Lester

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think…

— Lou Boudreau

Often it's very difficult to know exactly how a pitch is going to play until you start playing.

— Kane Williamson

You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I went to…

— Hank Aaron