Balls Quote by Stephen Strasburg

If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.

— Ted Williams

I take a lot of pitches. Some guys hate to do that.

— Frank Thomas

If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

— Roger Clemens

I'm not trying to strike them out, but there are certain situations, when it's an 0-2 count or a 1-2 count, when I want…

— Max Scherzer

When you're not hitting and they're making good pitches, it's hard.

— Cody Bellinger

Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.

— Max Scherzer

Bottom line is, you have to pitch. You want timely hits.

— Bobby Bonilla

I try to execute pitches and get guys out.

— Stephen Strasburg

You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.

— Mariano Rivera

But I got a guy on third, I was in a jam the other day in a game, all those situations, when you need…

— Roger Clemens

Sometimes we're going to take marginal pitches on the edges and get called out on strike, but we want to get a pitch that…

— Alex Bregman

The simple approach is that if I stay aggressive, I'll hit less often with two strikes in the count. I've been aggressive, but I've…

— Curtis Granderson