Famous Quotes & Sayings

He did a good job of moving his fastball around and mixing in his curveball.

Brad Ausmus

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.

Frank Robinson

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.

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.

Paul Azinger

He'll probably be effective, because those guys haven't seen a 68-mph fastball since Little League.

He mixed his pitches well. He's probably got a fastball better than we've seen this year.

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.

Matt throws a plus slider, but the fastball is his foremost pitch.

One mistake is all it takes with these kind of bats. It was supposed to be a fastball in, but it wasn't in enough.

My fastball was working today, but I was not throwing anything else for strikes.

Kris Benson

My fastball location was terrible. As hot as their team is, you've got to make your pitches and I didn't.

The (pitch to Rivera) was a fastball in and that's something I need to work on.

Andruw Jones

When guys make mistakes you have to take advantage. He made a mistake with the fastball the first time.

Welcome back, ... That's got to be at least the fourth time I've seen him do that. They keep trying to sneak a fastball by him, and he keeps hitting it a mile.

Bruce Sutter

I was short with my fastball and breaking ball.

We were going fastball in and it just kind of pulled a little too much, just out of my reach. I just ran out of arm. My arm's not long enough to get it.

We needed Rich to throw that fastball down in the zone better when we have a lead like that late in the game.

Ron Gardenhire

Poise? I don't think we're talking about poise here. I think we're talking about a 97 mph fastball with a curveball from hell.

Geovany Soto

We were just trying to locate a fastball away - trying to get ahead. He got good wood on it. He timed it good and hit it out of the park. I tip my hat to him.

Albert Pujols

I trust that I can hit a fastball, that I can hit any pitch they throw to me.

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.

Clint Hurdle

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.

Ned Yost

Tomo was very crisp today. He was sharp, he was throwing his fastball as hard as he has all year.

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.

Once he settled in, he really did a nice job keeping Taft off balance. They're a really good fastball hitting club, and Marcus was able to throw his off-speed pitches for strikes.

Not too bad, huh? I just guessed fastball and threw my hands at it and it just happened to go.

I'm able to spot my fastball and everything works off that. I'm trying to take it one game at a time, so let's just say I'm in a good groove.

It was a good day. My fastball I was able to locate and keep them off-balance.

Ian Snell

It was a big game for me. Just to show myself that I can be here, pitch to big league hitters, get them out and throw my fastball and other pitches.

O. Henry

It was a 3-2 fastball up in the zone. He did a good job on (it).

They hit every fastball he threw. When you spot somebody 10 runs, it is pretty tough to win.

Luis Sojo

They're fastball hitters and they're very aggressive. They jumped on the fastballs.

I just look for a fastball and just swing as hard as I can.