Baseball Quote by Ted Lyons

I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did a vocabulary.

— Ted Lyons

I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a…

— Dizzy Dean

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself.

— Dan Quisenberry

When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did-but it was Mrs. Koufax's.

— Tommy John

I'm a fastball hitter. It's no secret I'm looking for a fastball every pitch. I think it's one of the hardest things to do…

— Carlos Delgado

The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around.

— Luis Tiant

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

Once (Stan) Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy.

— Warren Spahn

The last start of spring training, my (cut fastball) was okay. It just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I tried to work…

— Roy Halladay

I never knew how to throw a fastball, never learned how to throw a curveball, a slider, split-finger, whatever they're throwing nowadays. I was…

— Phil Niekro

I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider; then, I'd pick up the speed…

— Stan Musial

I guess I prefer the laughs. I couldn't do a whole set of just shocks, but I like throwing a fastball inside every now…

— Anthony Jeselnik