Baseball Quote by Ty Cobb

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

— Sandy Koufax

The best compliment you can give a hitter is he's a tough out; that initiates fear in a pitcher.

— Billy Butler

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

A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy.

— Early Wynn

Nothing makes a pitcher feel more secure than the sight of his teammates circling the bases during a ball game.

— Jim Brosnan

I like to get in the minds of the pitchers because sometimes they get scared.

— Juan Soto

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.

— Dan Quisenberry

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice…

— Joe Torre

It's always, 'No matter what the outing is, you can always find a way to be a better pitcher.' No matter what you do.

— Max Scherzer

I think if a batter's got the better of you naturally in the back of your mind you can go slightly defensive.

— Saqib Mahmood

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

— Pete Rose

I think there's a debate between pitchers and hitters, you know, that always is always gonna exist and when it comes to the pitch…

— Francisco Lindor