Quotes About Pitcher

The pitcher has the ball, and nothing happens until he lets go of it. So as the batter, I felt I had to fight for any bit of control I could get. I expected the umpire, the catcher, and the pitcher to wait on me. I wanted to get ready on my time.

You never want to be in a defensive mode or have a defensive mindset. You always want to know that you're in control as the pitcher, you make him get hits, you're never passive, always aggressive. If I get beat, I want it to be because I got rocked, got hit hard, never because I walked a couple of guys and before you know it.

Baseball's Opening Day is full of time-honored traditions: the President throws out the first ball, the Cubs' starting pitcher walks away with a 54.00 ERA, the Royals get mathematically eliminated from the pennant race.

I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.

Watching Clayton Kershaw in the very first game of the 2014 season, I realized that he's not overpowering; he's deceptive. It's the sum of his parts that makes the Los Angeles Dodgers ace baseball's most successful pitcher.

My dad played for a coal-mining team in eastern Ohio; he was a very good pitcher. If he hadn't hurt his arm, he probably would have got a shot somewhere. He hurt his arm one spring, didn't warm up good enough, couldn't throw a fastball anymore. Another coal miner taught him how to throw the knuckleball.

Next year's fund-raising committee was the last thing I wanted to think about. For the next couple of hours, I planned to focus on this year's team, this year's pitcher. Tonight's date.

Can I ask you a question?" I asked after a few minutes. "Sure." "I've always wondered…what exactly do a catcher and pitcher discuss at the mound?" He studied me for a second, before finally saying, "Last night we talked about you.

All of his saves have come in relief appearances.

My dad was the first one who said, 'You're going to end up behind the plate because you've got a very good arm and you're very smart when it comes to calling a game.'

I've never seen anything like that before. Usually when home teams break up no-hit bids, the crowd cheers the hit and cheers the pitcher. I've never seen them boo before.

It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just hope I'm stupid enough.

Rich Folkers is throwing 'em up in the bullpen.

On the mound is Randy Jones, the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo.

Preparation is very important. The pitcher is going to do his job and prepare for you, so you as a hitter must do the same. I always watch videotape of pitchers before the game and even sometimes during.

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

As a catcher, I know the pitcher is trying to get ahead in the count.

Personally, I think fans would rather watch a DH hit than a pitcher hit.

Zito was my favorite pitcher for a good long time, pretty much until Lincecum came into the league. Obviously, if you know Barry Zito, you know the big curveball. So that was kind of my inspiration for learning how to throw it. Tried to pattern that pitch off of him as much as possible.

In baseball, I was a pitcher, which I hated because there was no action there.

I'm a finesse pitcher without the finesse.

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

When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way. If I let the pitcher control it, it would give him an advantage.

There is no future for me as a closing pitcher.