Ball Quote by Pud Galvin

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

I got into a bad habit of dropping my elbow and pushing the ball to the plate instead of getting on top of it…

— Matt Cain

I threw all my pitches over the top which was important for me because my slider was hard to tell from my fastball at…

— Steve Carlton

I use fast curves, pitched overhand and sidearm, fastballs, high and inside, and an underhand fade away pitch with the hand almost down to…

— Chief Bender

Obviously every batter's different - they have different strengths. I just try and adjust my game as subtly as possible, and try and sort…

— Kane Williamson

I have been trained to throw many, many pitches.

— Daisuke Matsuzaka

I could throw the ball hard, but at this level if you're not accurate, it's easy for batters to light you up with home…

— Yu Darvish

In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base…

— Johnny Evers

I learned the hard way. When I started hitting home runs, I thought, I can hit these pitches. Then I started thinking, if I…

— Carlos Delgado

My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

— Bob Gibson

I created a little thing with my hands, just to create a more consistent plane to backspin balls, and obviously growing into your body…

— Cody Bellinger

My best pitch is my fastball. It's probably the most difficult pitch to hit. In my case, batters have very little reaction time.

— Aroldis Chapman