37 Pitchers Quotes for You to Enjoy

I don't look at myself as one of the best pitchers in the world. Masahiro Tanaka

Best Myself World Look Pitchers

I shop at thrift stores a lot. I have a lot of silver pitchers and I put my flowers in those. I collect antiques, so there are a lot of old rocking chairs... My friends call my home the vortex because nobody wants to leave. Monica Potter

And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers. Nolan Ryan

Time Organization First Gone Coleman Gene Had Weight Weight Room Name First Time Houston Conditioning Pitchers Room Coach Specifically Designed Program

When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But when I took the spikes off after the game, I was a nice guy when I went home. Pete Rose

Home Me Game People Down Nice Think Took About Guy Knocking Off Yelling Pitchers After Nice Guy Second

My fingers are too short to enable me to get grip enough on the ball to pitch a deep curve, so that I have been compelled to depend more on drops, straight balls and the different artifices known to pitchers to deceive the batter. Pud Galvin

Me Depend Too Enough Batter Fingers More Drops Known Ball Enable Been Balls Get Deceive Pitch Pitchers Short Different Curve Straight Grip Deep Compelled

Everybody in the league knew I had trouble with the inside pitch. I got away with it only because the great majority of pitchers were afraid of making a mistake in that spot. The threat of power is one of the best weapons you have in the batter's box. Reggie Jackson

Best Great You Mistake Trouble Power Everybody Batter Weapons Inside Threat Great Majority Only Had Knew League Majority Box Because Spot Got Making Were Pitch Pitchers Afraid Away

Watching National League pitchers trying to hit or even bunt is depressing. Ron Blomberg

National League Hit Bunt Trying Pitchers Depressing Even Watching

Clubs are taking away the steal of home. Not only are more pitchers throwing out of the stretch position, but more third basemen are playing closer to the bag. But another reason why nobody does it much anymore is that some guys, no matter how fast they are, just aren't comfortable trying to steal home. Tony La Russa

Home Matter Out Some Guys More Only Steal Throwing Taking Bag Nobody Another Comfortable Does How Trying Closer Pitchers Just Anymore Clubs Much Reason Why Away Fast Playing Third Position Stretch

I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to sound cocky. But Major League pitchers had better control, and most of them were around the plate. Willie McCovey

Better Control Easier Tell Minor More Had League Major Leagues Major League Most Major Leagues Because Around Sound Were Than Hitting Pitchers Anybody Want Them Plate Cocky Enjoyed

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

Day You Quality Every Day Sometimes Every Several One Or Two Find Rush Throws Stuff Along Well Cuba Because Am His Same Anxious Pitcher Pitchers Pitching Might Who Each Swing Play Hardest Here Two

I feel like, in general, lefties hit fastballs from right-handed pitchers better than right-handers hit fastballs from right-handed pitchers. Zack Greinke

Better Right-Handed General Feel Like Hit Than Pitchers

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