Pitcher Quotes - Page 2

The older pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub. He doesn't try to do it all himself.

I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place my infield or outfield to defend properly against the opposing hitter.

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

I'm a whole new pitcher. I'm more comfortable with all of my pitches.

I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for.

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

Breaking the ice in the pitcher seems to be a feature of the early lives of all great men.

Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher.

When I played, a pitcher could throw at you any time he wanted to. In fact, he could tell you he was going to throw at you, and there was nothing said. You had to take it. If he hit ya, he hit ya.

Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

If you talk to any pitcher, consistency is the most important thing.

A pitcher is worth a thousand worts.

Never let yourself get fooled by the same pitcher on the same pitch on the same day.

It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking.

I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it.

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

You can't go out to the mound, hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

There are more teams looking for pitchers than there are pitchers. That's why it's pricey.

I don't know why you would trade a stud pitcher.

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.