Pitchers Quotes

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It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How pitchers are pitching you, how defenses are playing, certain situations about certain pitchers.

- Ernie Banks

During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe had three, but today they have a lot of depth. They have a lot of long relievers, short relievers, and the strategy is different.

- Ernie Banks

All pitchers are born pitchers.

- Joe DiMaggio

I haven`t seen a player in this game, as long as I`ve been in it, that can`t be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.

- Frank Robinson

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn`t let that pitcher get me out. They say you can`t hit if you`re on your back, but I didn`t hit on my back. I got up.

- Frank Robinson

Right now, the offense has us on its back and it`s carrying us. There will come a time when the pitchers will put us on its back and carry us.

- Gabe Kapler

We had several guys step up and show us that they`ll be able to give us some big innings. They did an outstanding job. We need our pitchers to keep us in the game. We hit some balls well over the weekend, but we`ve got a long to go offensively. We`ll work on that all through the off-week.

- James Moody

Jason Schmidt just has our number. He`s one of the best pitchers in the league and he`s just dominating against us.

- Luis Gonzalez

I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn`t mean I`m going to get a hit every game, but that`s one of the reasons I`ve come a long way as a hitter.

- Mark McGwire

(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

These two pitchers played an integral role in our championship last season. We are excited to see them get back out on the field and help us defend the title they helped win.

- Michael Hirsch

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

Twenty games is the magic figure for pitchers - .300 is the magic figures for batters. It pays off in salary and reputation. And those are the two things that keep a ballplayer in business.

- Warren Spahn

I feel pretty good, and we`ve still got a couple of weeks to get ready. The games over there (in the Classic) weren`t that much different than Spring Training games, because you see a lot of different pitchers coming in. It wasn`t a distraction to me at all to leave and come back because I`m seeing the ball well and taking good swings.

- Carlos Lee

That is a concern to me. We`ve (organizationally) talked among ourselves to protect these young pitchers. That`s a luxury we have -- a lot of young pitchers. I`m going to do everything I can to protect the young pitchers. They have a future with this organization.

- Joe Girardi

It`s very hard (to leave). This is a new team I got to know. But it`s part of the job. It`s for your country, and you got to represent your country. It`s a new league. I have to get to know the pitchers. I`m sorry I have to leave, but it`s OK. Some of the guys, like Alex (Cora), they`ll help me, tell me how a pitcher throws.

- Álex González

I can`t say I`m totally disappointed, I`m more sad. I`m glad to be back with my team. I can play more here. It`s a new league, new pitchers.

- Álex González

Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter.

- Gaylord Perry

The reason I think I`m a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That`s what you do to pitch. That`s what pitchers have to do to win games.

- Greg Maddux

Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

- Jim Palmer

There`s only one cure for what`s wrong with all of us pitchers, and that`s to take a year off. Then, after you`ve gone a year without throwing, quit altogether.

- Jim Palmer

If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won`t have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues and give pitchers strong arms.

- Juan Marichal

You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn`t belong to the hitters; it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don`t think it`s fair.

- Juan Marichal

Suppan brings consistency, but he needs to start hitting home runs, ... It`s exciting. It`s always exciting to see pitchers hit home runs. He probably never thought he would be the one to do it. It was a pathetic home run trot, but it was fun to watch.

- Larry Walker

If (pitch counts) were a panacea to our problems, I`d be all for it. But disabled lists are loaded with pitchers. There`s hardly a pitcher living anymore that hasn`t had surgery.

- Dallas Green

Sure, we`d have liked to win all three. But it`s a tough ballpark to play in. They threw three good pitchers at us. We still find ourselves in a good position. You don`t want to lose a series. But the position we`re in, we`re OK.

- Mark Ellis

That was our battle cry and that is what we accomplished this year. When Boston needed (a pitcher), they were ready. Our pitchers prepared for that, they worked hard for that, and they saw some rewards. In that respect, I`m very pleased.

- Mike Griffin

If you`re not giving your pitchers the run support, you`re not going to give them a chance at wins, ... And to compound that, we struggled defensively.

- Jim Richards

Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that`s why they don`t like us.

- Bill Lee

You know, he`s one of the greatest pitchers of all time. Just to get a pitch up, out over the plate, and I connected - it was neat.

- Brian McCann

Right now I think we have two of the top pitchers in the state on our team.

- Kelly Ryan

We did struggle on our pitching. They`re actually veteran pitchers. I don`t know. It`s our third ball game, and they just have to bow up and play with us. That was a good bunch of girls. They fielded the ball well.

- Dana Smith

This is our ballpark, and we`ve had plenty of those this year. Now I feel like all the other pitchers who have given up home runs here in that fashion.

- Andy Card

I was talking to Chipper (Jones) last night about how we`ve faced some pretty good pitchers and how it`s been good for me to see them.

- Angie Kuhn

It changes things a lot when one of the best pitchers in the game gets ejected. I think you`d see a lot of teams roll over in that situation.

- Ann Crowley

Those late runs are always huge. We only had a 2-1 lead at the time, and we were able to stretch it out to 6-2. That`s huge, and it takes a lot of pressure off our bullpen. We haven`t been able to do a lot of that lately for our pitchers.

- Ann Crowley

Obviously, he`s one of the best pitchers in the game,

- Anne Shaw

What (Cox) has been able to do, infuse young talent throughout the years, young pitchers and win is one of the toughest jobs to do. Nobody has done it better.

- Anthony Mancuso

All three of our pitchers did a good job of pitching ahead in the count. All week, the bullpen really did a good job for us. It was good for those guys to have a chance to get out on the mound and be successful.

- Anya Kamenetz

When you face up against upper-echelon pitchers like Sheets, you have to minimize your mistakes. I made one, the location just wasn`t good at that time. He (Lee) did a good job of keeping it fair.

- Arie de Geus

We have to get better in the mental aspects of the game, ... That`s true for both the pitchers and hitters. The pitchers can`t be giving up hits on 0-2 counts like we have, and the hitters have to find a way to get the runner over when he`s on second with no outs.

- Armando Nava Jr

I`d rather catch a guy stealing than hit a home run. I`ll take a shutout (by the starting pitcher) any day. Any catcher who puts offense first is going to have trouble. I look to have a good rapport with my pitching staff, because when they go, we go. I take pride in that. You want to contribute as much as you can offensively, but making sure the pitchers do well is the most important thing.

- Armen Boladian

When pitchers are pitching well, they`re repeating well, physically and mentally. I don`t know about the mental part of it, because I`m not in (Hudson`s) head. But physically, he gets out of sync, and it takes him a few batters to get it back.

- Arnold Hartigan

When I played, teams didn`t have as many (pitchers) who slide stepped (to home plate) as they do today,

- Barbara Spilker

(Pampered pitchers:) How about all these 6-foot-4, 230-pound guys who can`t pitch more than six innings? ... How about the nonsense of `pitch counts?`

- Barbara Weisel