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The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.
by Frank Robinson (Athlete, American , born in 1935) keywords: another, called, going, hang, just, phone, pitcher, up , way 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.
by Babe Ruth (Athlete, American , born in 1895) keywords: batters, been, born, easy, felt, got, just, most, mound, natural, out, pitcher, pitching, relationship, soon, strange, striking, thing , world And then when I went to stay in '68, I can honestly say that I was not focused on my career and on what it took to be a major league pitcher and to be a starting pitcher.
by Nolan Ryan (Athlete, American , born in 1947) keywords: career, focused, honestly, league, major, pitcher, say, starting, stay, then, took , went It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.
by Nolan Ryan (Athlete, American , born in 1947) keywords: been, best, could, dedicated, did, figure, finally, gift, given, had, long, myself, out, pitcher, possibly, realize, took , while In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it.
by Duke Snider (Athlete, American , born in 1926) keywords: action, any, ball, break, decide, determine, going, hand, hip, how, leaves, much, pitcher, plate, reaches, second, split, stride, swing, then, think, time, until, whether, wrist , your I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
by Willie Stargell (Athlete, American , born in 1940) keywords: always, amazed, angry, ball, becomes, get, him, himself, hitter, hitting, home, myself, off, out, pitcher, run, should, strike, think, threw, up , would No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
by Casey Stengel (Athlete, American , born in 1890) keywords: baseball, catcher, could, darn, fastball, handle, hot, pitcher, without, worth , would If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.
by Paul Waner (Athlete, American , born in 1903) keywords: arms, bat, before, chance, even, fiddling, get, hit, pitcher, sees, stall, tired, until , your Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready.
by Paul Waner (Athlete, American , born in 1903) keywords: arm, back, bat, draw, draws, first, his, move, pitcher, ready , then There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
by Ted Williams (Athlete, American , born in 1918) keywords: become, get, go, hitter, mad, only, pitcher, plate, up, way , yourself
