Quotes from Max Scherzer

Fenway Park is a fun place to pitch in. You've got 38,000 fans all cheering against you. It's an intense atmosphere.

I've gotten to visit all the parks and put my name inside the Fenway wall.

I don't worry about infield shifts at all - you play where you're gonna play. I'm just gonna pitch my game.

I'm trying to make sure that I get to my 0-2, 1-2 counts. That's really how I would rather phrase it: I'm trying to make sure that I can drive the count into my favor.

You can't get too caught up in trying to pitch a complete game, because that's hard to do.

It's always, 'No matter what the outing is, you can always find a way to be a better pitcher.' No matter what you do.

I'm a fly-ball pitcher, guys.

You never stay the same - as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the same.

Every single pitcher is making changes every single start. You can talk to any pitcher about this.

I think every facet of running has its benefits towards a starting pitcher. I mean, you're explosive off the mound and yet you've got to have endurance.

I understand what sabermetrics get across, and what they're getting across is to keep it simple. Especially for me, as a pitcher, that's something that helps me - finding ways to keep it simple. Numbers can only tell so much.

You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.

Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.

Sometimes you have to throw 120 pitches to figure yourself out.

Pitching is both an art and a science.

The advanced stats are great to look at for my long-term goals and what I'm trying to accomplish. It shows me there is an inherent failure in pitching. The luck involved, the factors you can't control. You just have to let go of those and focus on the next batter, the next game.

I take a great deal of pride in pitching deep into ballgames.

I don't know what my record's going to be. I can't dictate it. I mean, obviously I have to pitch well, but it also takes the guys at the plate to show up as well.

If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.

If I got hurt or anything, I was going to need a college degree. Nothing was going to stop me from getting that.

I love competing against the best.

I've got a high-school swing. I know that. But you know what? It's good enough to get a ball in play.

Everyone wants to criticize my mechanics, but maybe I've got good mechanics that make the ball go up.

You have to be able to analyze yourself and critique yourself from every which way.