Batting Quotes

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Most young blondes in those days (50s) were not taken too seriously. I had wanted to work on a project (directing) all my own from beginning to end for many years. I had managers who said, `Look, you`re an actress. You`re not supposed to do that other business.` And now I look at all the women today who are doing it, and no one`s batting an eyelash.

- Anne Francis

I`ve made 10 good films. The ones that suck I tend to blank out. It`s like I never even made them. Well, there aren`t 40 that are great, put it that way. But that`s fine. Ten is a good batting average. (2007)

- John Cusack

All actors want to be athletes, and all athletes want to make movies. It`s a strange situation when I meet up with a baseball player -- one of my heroes -- and all he wants to talk about is movies and all I want to talk about is baseball. To this day I cannot accept the fact that baseball players are as interested in what I do as I am in what they do. So I`m making movies -- big deal! They`re playing major league baseball. That`s the ultimate. They`re in `The Show`. I know I`m in the entertainment business, but it`s not like facing Rob Dibble or Nolan Ryan, where you have to come through on the spot. If I screw up a line, well, I get as many takes as I need to nail the sucker. If it means 10 takes, fine. But if a hitter goes 1 for 10 it`s another story -- he`s only batting .100, and that`s not going to cut it in the bigs.

- Charlie Sheen

I`m still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I`m much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that`s because they`ve moved, not me.

- Ernie Pyle

I`ve learned that getting what you want gives you a pretty high batting average, and leaves you plenty to struggle for.

- Loretta Young

I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh.

- Dontrelle Willis

The first inning was kind of weird because I hadn`t faced a batter since September, not even in batting practice. My slider wasn`t very good.

- Francisco Liriano

The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don`t miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.

- Pete Rose

It`s going to take some getting used to. I think it will probably take me about a week to get adjusted to the way the ball carries here and the tendencies in the gaps. I`ve been trying to pay attention in batting practice and make sure I keep my eyes on the ball and make sure I get there before the ball comes down so I can make any adjustments if I need to.

- Aaron Rowand

I would think about it. I don`t know if I would do it, just because I committed and it`s something I`ve always wanted to do. I would just play that much harder to get those at-bats. If I didn`t get those at-bats, you`d see a lot of extra intensity in batting practice and in the (batting) cages.

- Chipper Jones

I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.

- Dizzy Dean

I`m not a batting practice home-run hitter. I think I`m done with it.

- Jason Bay

(Four Ducks players were named to the 2005 Atlantic League Post Season All Star Team. Outfielder Henry Rodriguez was selected after winning the regular season batting title and setting a new Ducks single season record for home runs. Second Baseman Carlos Hernandez was chosen after finishing second in the batting title race behind his teammate. Also recognized were pitchers Lance Davis and Todd Erdos. This season, Davis won the most games in a single season by a Ducks pitcher and also became the all-time wins leader in franchise history, while Erdos, in the role of closer, led the Atlantic League with 32 saves on the season.) We are very proud of these four guys, ... They put together exceptional seasons and led us to the post season for the second straight year.

- Michael Hirsch

I don`t know about unique; I think he`s good. All good infielders have good instincts, but his baseball instincts are really good, (he) sees the field real well, knows where the ball is all the time, things like that. Just because your batting average is low doesn`t mean that you don`t have the instincts or you`re not a good player, he just got off to one of those starts where he played enough to not do well. We`ve all been through it. For whatever reason, he just had a tough time getting untracked.

- Terry Francona

I was (ticked) off about my slider. I gave up a majority of my hits on the slider. I wish my spot in the (batting) order didn`t come up (in the seventh) inning. ... I was frustrated because that inning was going to cost me the game.

- Kris Benson

I met the team in Minnesota. I pinch-hit against Eddie Guardado and struck out. We came back home and I got my first hit against Kenny Rogers. I got 50 at-bats (batting .260). I was able to have my buddies from college come up and watch me that first month, so it was a pretty special time.

- Mark Loretta

I just feel like we`re batting our heads against the wall,

- Jay Williams

I don`t see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

- Hank Aaron

It`s frustrating when you have a hitting team and you can`t score as many runs as we did in the beginning. There`s been a lot of changes, a lot of new guys (since last year). Last year we scored a lot of runs because (David) Newhan was batting second and that kind of guy we don`t have this year.

- Melvin Mora

He takes great pride in it. He`s always attentive to the game situation, knows when we`re going to probably crank `er up a little bit more than normal based on the situation. There`s no dialogue; he`s there before I ever get there. Kind of like you see guys in the Home Run Derby. They bring in their own batting practice pitcher. There`s a select comfort you get from somebody.

- Trevor Hoffman

Batting fourth comes with some expectations. I`m a perfectionist, I expect perfection out of myself and when it doesn`t happen, I get frustrated with it.

- Troy Glaus

I think going to that next step of having a specialist batting coach and a specialist bowling coach would definitely be a benefit to us.

- Brett Lee

Obviously I have had a bit of a hectic game. But I am enjoying it, honestly. I don`t feel anymore tired than I would be feeling if I was only batting and bowling.

- Andrew Flintoff

Awesome. Aside from Ted Williams, he`s the only guy I`d pay to see in batting practice.

- Eddie Robinson

I`m still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I`m much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that`s because they`ve moved, not me.

- Billy Bragg

No real batting talent came through and I don`t think he looked hard enough within his own squad or within the state for the players that could have improved,

- Paul Wilson

Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story.

- Bob Woodward

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

- Andrew Sharnov

You get used to the guys hitting around you (when you have a regular spot in the batting order). You know how a pitcher is going to throw to the guy in front of you and behind you. It`s a comfort thing.

- Angus McQuilken

I`d say he`s well on his way to coming back in September and helping us. It all depends on how he feels. I think he can probably step in there right now and hit. That`s how it is for Major Leaguers. He seems to be far ahead of where he was before he had his surgery, but I`m only basing that on batting practice.

- Anwar Bunni

In that regard, it`s very important for him to take as close to a full speed batting practice as he can. It looks like he`s able to do that now, and I`ve never seen that before from him.

- Anwar Bunni

It was not very easy, putting your head down and batting in the heat. I think I am developing into an all rounder.

- Armein Kirkland

Did you know Luis Castillo leads the league in batting from the right side?

- Arnie Clark

I was playing softball, and wasn`t playing baseball. I was on the bench in the beginning and I had to earn my ranks. I started to practice, went to the batting cages, starting running and lifting weights. Ever since then, I have been hitting either first or second in the lineup.

- Ashley Miles

I`ll go in for a few days and see if the staff has any needs. I`ll look at the players to see what progress they`re making, see who needs to go up or who might need to be released. I`ll even spell the coaches by pitching batting practice. Mostly, though, it`s a lot of early work, working on individual skills and needs.

- Auberon Waugh

They`ll find a different atmosphere, less bounce, good pitches for batting and it`s going to be hard work for the fast bowlers.

- Barbara Dooley