Keyword: Pitching (Page 2)

The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Sandy’s fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

They can’t hit it while I’m standing here holding it.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Once a pitcher loses his fastball, he has to go to the garbage.

baseball player

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

(1926 – 2016) American baseball player, announcer & television host

We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.

(1931 – ) American baseball player & manager

The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.

professional baseball player & manager

Good pitching always stops good hitting and vice versa.

American baseball player

Trying to hit him is like trying to eat Jell-O® with chopsticks.

baseball player

A lot of things run through your head when you're going in to relieve in a tight spot. One of them was, "Should I spike myself?"

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

When Neil Armstong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object; I knew immediately what it was… that was a home run ball hit off me in 1933 by Jimmie Foxx.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Bob Gibson was so mean he would knock you down and then meet you at home plate to see if you wanted to make something of it.

(1942 – ) American baseball player

The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.

American baseball player & commentator

I throw the ball as hard as ever, but it just takes longer to get to the plate.

American baseball pitcher

I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.

American baseball pitcher

Oh, hell, if you win twenty games they want you to do it every year.

professional baseball player

He’s throwing grounders.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

If I knew he was gonna throw a no-hitter, I would have thrown one too.

professional baseball player

Gibson's the luckiest pitcher I've ever seen because he always picks the night to pitch when the other team doesn't score any runs.

American baseball player & commentator

I found a delivery in my flaw.

(1953 – 1998) baseball player