Every Quote by Phil Niekro

Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

— Jim Palmer

We're not developing pitchers the right way. We're asking them to go as hard as you can, and as short as you can, and…

— John Smoltz

During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe had three,…

— Ernie Banks

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

— Don Cooper

Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers Ten or twelve on a team. Don't see how any of them get…

— Cy Young

Young pitchers don't throw enough in the minor leagues, and when they get to the majors, they don't have the stamina; their arms haven't…

— Bruce Sutter

Pitchers are smart. They know they are much better off if they mix things up and keep you off-balance.

— Harmon Killebrew

You know one thing about good pitching - you have to do your best job not making it easier for them.

— Tommy Pham

There are some great pitchers in this league. You're going to get fooled sometimes. They're going to get you.

— Aaron Judge

If multiple starting pitchers underperform at the same time, it's always going to leave you in a stretch where it's hard to play better…

— Theo Epstein

There are times you need more than talent, and so you have to make sure you give your all and leave everything out there…

— Tammy Abraham

I think that a starting pitcher has to do something special to be as valuable or more so than a position player.

— Justin Verlander