Pitching Quotes - Page 8

• I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, "Go foul. Go foul."

  Lefty Gomez

  Yankees, Careers, Balls

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• I want to thank all my teammates who scored so many runs and Joe DiMaggio, who ran down so many of my mistakes.

  Lefty Gomez

  Running, Mistake, Teammate

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• Our pitching could be better than I think it will be.

  Sparky Anderson

  Baseball, Thinking

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• I've never had anyone put on a puppet show to convince me of anything. And I've done a lot of stuff. I don't know that I would put the puppets on when I was pitching a show. This was the head of the studio putting a puppet show on. And I'll tell you, he wasn't bad.

  Garry Shandling

  Done, Puppets, Stuff

  "Interview: Garry Shandling (Over The Hedge)". Interview with Devin Faraci, www.chud.com. May 19, 2006.

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• You know in 1982, the year we came in tied for 3rd, we probably had a better team - I mean as far as talent. When we came back the following year and won it, our pitching staff was a little more experienced and it was such a thrill.

  Roger Clemens

  Team, Mean, Years

  Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. January 26, 2006.

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• The only players that are having fun are those having a good year, feasting on pitching or blowing down hitters and garnering all the adulation that goes with it. But, if you're not hitting or not throwing well, or are injured, you better look for fun someplace else.

  Dave Winfield

  Fun, Player, Years

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing that makes the arm stronger.

  Juan Marichal

  Hands, Stronger, Arms

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• My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

  Bob Gibson

  Philosophy, Believe, Simple

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• To this day, I fondly recall the challenges of building a fire, pitching a tent, climbing a New England mountain, canoeing on a lake. Camp songs still resonate inside me. Competition exists at Keewaydin, of course, but nobody fails summer camp, a nice respite from winters of fortune and misfortune at school.

  Michael Eisner

  Summer, Song, Nice

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• You hear the same thing every year but that is because it is true. In a short series, pitching is very dominant.

  Carl Erskine

  Motivational, Sports, Years

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• The secret of success in pitching lies in getting a job with the Yankees.

  Waite Hoyt

  Baseball, Jobs, Lying

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• I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.

  Barry Zito

  Views, Mind, Periods

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room.

  David Cone

  Thinking, Games, Stronger

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• You can always improve your bench and relief pitching.

  Keith Hernandez

  Relief, Benches

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• I was definitely honored to be chosen, but I just didn't feel ready to be pitching in big games yet. It was a tough decision. I talked to my wife and my mother. I'm not sure I'm ready to be pitching in front of 40,000 to 50,000 people. I don't think I'd be helping Team USA or the Indians if I hurried up (his training schedule) and got hurt.

  CC Sabathia

  Mother, Hurt, Team

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• I had been having trouble with my eyes. One day my glasses fogged up while I was pitching, but when I cleaned them and looked at the plate and saw Foxx clearly, it frightened me so much I never wore them again.

  Lefty Gomez

  Eye, Yankees, Glasses

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• The one we keep pitching and there are no takers is The Fabulous Baker Boys Go to Hawaii. There don't seem to be any takers on that one!

  Beau Bridges

  Boys, Bakers, Hawaii

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The only thing Earl (Weaver) knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.

  Jim Palmer

  League, Weavers, Bigs

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• If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs.

  Whitey Herzog

  Dog, Fire, Relief

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• If you saw that Yankee pitching too often, there would be a lot of guys doing different jobs.

  Joe Rudi

  Jobs, Yankees, Guy

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• Take a look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - what do you think made them successful? They conditioned their arms by pitching more, not less, starting from when they signed their first contract.

  Tom Seaver

  Successful, Thinking, Looks

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• Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you cant get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.

  Tom Seaver

  Winning, Curves, Plates

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• Skillful pitching... is a necessary, but not sufficient, part of raising capital. More important are the realities of your organization: Are you building something meaningful, long lasting, and valuable to society?

  Guy Kawasaki

  Meaningful, Reality, Organization

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• To gain paying customers you'll need to focus on attracting the right followers, and not just on attracting the most. Communicate often with useful information to increase your value, and focus on pitching your product in a genuine way. Make sure you have a professional web presence, and with any luck, you should start noticing your efforts pay off.

  David Rusenko

  Focus, Effort, Luck

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• When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher.

  Tommy Lasorda

  Dream, Yankees, Years

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