90 Pitcher Quotes for You to Enjoy

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you. Leo Durocher

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The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking of the speed, not only of the runner at first base, but the runner at the plate. You have to know how fast the pitcher is on a particular day. Lou Boudreau

The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real. Marge Piercy

Work Water Cries Carry Real Person Pitcher

The pitcher is in trouble, not me. He has to throw it over the plate and I have to put a good swing on it. Mookie Betts

Good Me Trouble Throw He Put Over Pitcher Plate Swing

You can watch videos and hit off the tee, stuff like that, but at the same time, it's you against the pitcher. I just need one swing or one pitch to click, and you can find your swing. Nelson Cruz

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be. Nolan Ryan

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My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm, he probably would have got a shot somewhere. He hurt his arm one spring, didn't warm up good enough, couldn't throw a fastball anymore. Another coal miner taught him how to throw the knuckleball. Phil Niekro

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In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on. Rahm Emanuel

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Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best. Randy Johnson

There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and also the psychological advantage. I didn't want two out of three. I wanted them all. Reggie Jackson

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No. No, no, no, no, Blyleven wasn't even the dominant pitcher of his era - it was Jack Morris. Reggie Jackson

Morris Era His Dominant Jack Pitcher Even

I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan. Robin Yount

Better Faced Never Stuff Nolan Nolan Ryan Than Pitcher

Because I could throw so hard when I got to college, they made me a pitcher. If I had to it all over again, I would have stuck to playing in the outfield. I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. Shemar Moore

I'm like a pitcher. I'm either on or off. Tiny Tim

Like Off Pitcher Either

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher. Tom Seaver

Great You People Recognize Takes Pitcher Victories

There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. They're all different. Tom Seaver

You Value Put Pitcher Different Set Numerical

What's important is to get into the pitcher's head: to know what he's made of. Tom Seaver

Made Important He Head Know Get Pitcher

One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.' Tommy Lasorda

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Sometimes I rush my swing because I am so anxious to play well. In Cuba, the quality of the pitching is not the same as it is here. There you might find one or two pitchers at 94 or 95 mph. Here, every day I find several, and each pitcher who comes along throws his hardest stuff. Yoenis Cespedes

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Everyone watches everyone pitch. If they're doing good, you're trying to take something out of them. I've taken something from probably every average to above-average pitcher I've ever played with - what they do. You see what they do and how you can put that into your game. Zack Greinke

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