Quotes about fastball
fastball utilize
We want to see his command, we want him to utilize his pitches, ... We also want to see him use his two-seam fastball and sinkerball. Clint Hurdle
fastball hard throwing
Tomo was very crisp today. He was sharp, he was throwing his fastball as hard as he has all year. Ned Yost
fastball seemed straight work
Usually, I like to come in with a straight fastball and take it from there. Sometimes, I'll work in my slider. Everything seemed to be working today, so it was real good.
fastball furthest hit plate practice
When he hit that ball, it was a batting-practice fastball over the plate and he hit it on the screws. It went to the furthest part of the park.
fastball work
The (pitch to Rivera) was a fastball in and that's something I need to work on.
fastball mph poise talking
I don't think we're talking about poise here. I think we're talking about a 97 mph fastball and a curveball from hell. Ron Gardenhire
fastball good keeping key
Keeping them off my fastball made my fastball that much better. I think that's the big key for that lineup, because they're such a good fastball-hitting team.
fastball good hitting locate pitches speed today white
Today I could locate all my off speed pitches for strikes, I wanted to keep the White Sox off balance, ... I know they are a good hitting fastball team.
fastball hit looking ready
Here it is, hit it, ... Everything was hard, hard, hard, so it was get it ready early. I was looking fastball every pitch. Sean Burroughs
fastball good hit home pitch
I don't try to hit home runs. It was a fastball inside, a good pitch to hit. Jose Reyes
fastball outside
I got a little lucky. It was a fastball outside and I went with it.
fastball run trying
He was just trying to run the fastball inside. John Gibbons
fastball outside
He was spotting the outside fastball and they were going after it.
fastball good guys life needed
He had good life on his fastball today. He put guys away when he needed to. He was very aggressive. I think he's going to be good.
fastball good job mixing moving
He did a good job of moving his fastball around and mixing in his curveball.
fastball kept mistakes moved pitchers pitches
He did what pitchers do when they're successful. He moved the fastball in and out, he kept his pitches down for the most part, and he got away with mistakes when they were up. Brad Ausmus
fastball good green leading light wants
He has the green light when he's up there leading off an inning. He's a good fastball pitcher. It's up to him if he wants to take a pitch. Frank Robinson
fastball good hold ripped swing
He got hold of a fastball and just ripped it. He had a good swing and he's a good hitter. It's just one of those things that happens.
fastball guys seen since
He'll probably be effective, because those guys haven't seen a 68-mph fastball since Little League. Paul Azinger
fastball mixed pitches seen
He mixed his pitches well. He's probably got a fastball better than we've seen this year.
fastball knew needed victory
He wanted the victory and knew we needed it. His fastball was moving. Dusty Baker
fastball guy life nice night primarily stayed unusually
He did a very nice job. He had a pretty nice fastball and was locating it pretty well, and they just stayed with it all night long. It was kind of an unusually pitched game. You don't see a guy use primarily fastballs. He had a little life on it. Phil Garner
fastball throw
He can set you up with a changeup, then throw an 88-mph fastball by you. Johnny Damon
fastball left outside
He left a fastball right outside and I just went with it, did what I could with it.
fastball field guy hit left middle trying
I was trying to go fastball down and away. You don't want the guy to hit the ball to left field with power, and he's got some power. Dougie set up down and away. The ball was middle up, and he just tomahawked it. Mike Timlin
fastball good guy left throw tremendous trying
I was trying to throw a good fastball down and away. I just left it up a little bit. Like I say, this guy's got tremendous power. This guy is an All-Star.
fastball throw
I thought I located my fastball pretty well. I made some mistakes, but for the most part I think I did pretty well. If I can throw like I did today, then why can't I do it in a week? We'll find out down the stretch.
fastball left pay terrible
That was a terrible pitch. I left a fastball up and he made me pay for it.
fastball good keeping means
That was a good sign. It means I'm keeping my fastball down. That's what I wanted to concentrate on doing.
fastball
That was a fastball that was all over the place. But it worked. Mark Hendrickson
fastball low overall sneaky stuff threw
His stuff was pretty good, I thought, really. He had a sneaky fastball and threw in the low 90s. I think overall he threw the ball pretty well. Willie Randolph
fastball inside plans starter throwing whether
I was working on throwing my fastball away and inside to left-handed hitters. They haven't told me what plans they have for me yet. That's all I can do whether I am a starter or in the bullpen.
fastball front good hands hit kept pulled thrown time work
I want to work on changeups to lefties. I'd just thrown a fastball and he pulled it foul, so I thought it was a good time for something slow. He hit it out on his front foot, but he kept his hands back.