Quotes about fastball
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 outside
I got a little lucky. It was a fastball outside and I went with it.
fastball good liked location number
I would have liked my curveball to be a little sharper. I've been working on it this spring. The location of my fastball is good and that is my number one priority. Ted Lilly
fastball good locate looking throwing
I got it done today. I really didn't have my 'A' game. ... I really didn't feel like I had good zip on my fastball today, but I was still able to locate it pretty good. I know I got them looking for fastballs, and then started throwing changeups a little. Cliff Lee
fastball pitch scholars-and-scholarship
I got one pitch up to him. I didn't get the fastball in enough.
fastball fourth hitting keeps seen sneak time trying welcome
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.
fastball
I was short with my fastball and breaking ball. Bruce Sutter
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 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.
fastball late lead needed rich throw zone
We needed Rich to throw that fastball down in the zone better when we have a lead like that late in the game.
fastball pulled ran
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.
fastball pitch
The 2-2 pitch was pretty close, ... The 3-2 fastball wasn't. Jeff Nelson
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 good hat hit locate tip trying wood
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. Geovany Soto
fastball gets great roll towers
Towers and McClung pitched great. (Towers) has been on a roll and (McClung) can overpower you with his fastball and when he gets his curveball over he's tough. He has a great arm. John Gibbons
fastball gets great roll towers
Towers and McClung pitched great, ... (Towers) has been on a roll and (McClung) can overpower you with his fastball and when he gets his curveball over he's tough. He has a great arm.
fastball great hard hitting looks seen spots struck throw time tony vintage
Vintage Maddux. He's hitting his spots well. When he struck out Tony Womack, it was as hard a fastball as I've seen him throw in my time here. He just looks like he's in great shape. And we need him to be that way. Michael Barrett
fastball outside
He was spotting the outside fastball and they were going after it.
fastball game hard pitch pitcher pitches strike successful throw zone
As hard as he throws, I think he's got to throw his fastball in the strike zone more. Then he can pitch off his fastball. Every successful pitcher in this game pitches off the fastball. Eric Chavez
fastball great pitch
Fastball right down the middle. I had a great pitch to hit. I didn't come through, and that's not acceptable. I need to do more. Alex Rodriguez
fastball felt slider throw
Everything was working. My fastball felt good, I was able to throw it with velocity, and my slider was working well. It got away from me once, but other than that, I felt it was working good. Chad Cordero
fastball hitter ready timing trying
You're trying to be ready for everything, and you're not ready for anything. We'd like for them to be ready for the one pitch, the fastball. That's where you start. We go from there. ... All timing comes off the fastball. You've got to be a fastball hitter first.
fastball hack
It was one of those things -- when it got to be 2-0, I wanted to see a fastball and get a hack on it.