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As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
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Every pitcher can beat you, it doesn't matter how good you are.
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Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes.
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Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.
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In baseball, you can do something poorly and still get credit. A pitcher could throw a bad ball, the batter hit a screaming line drive, and an outfielder make a fantastic diving catch. Yet, when you look at historical databases, 80% of the time when a ball is struck with that trajectory and velocity, it is a hit.
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In the minor leagues, previous to 2008, I took a lot of pitches. I prided myself on on-base percentage. I made sure that I made the pitcher work.
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My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched.
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No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
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The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
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They can't yank a novelist like they can a pitcher. A novelist has to go the full nine, even if it kills him.
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What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.
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When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.
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You can't go out to the mound hobbling and take a pitcher out with a cane.
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You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow, it may rain.
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[Written by Ruth in a St. Mary's hymnal, at the age of fifteen:] George H Ruth World's worse singer, world's best pitcher.
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