Famous Quotes & Sayings

We know he's very capable. He has the pitches to get major-league hitters out.

Tom Seaver

Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else.

She's shown us through the last six months that she can play. She can do it all. She's quick on the bases, she a smart hitter and a talented infielder.

She's one of the most pure hitters I've had.

Fred Funk

Obviously I'm not a power hitter at all,

I don't think it takes much more than two weeks for a hitter to start getting into the groove.

Kim may also play some outside hitter for us this season.

Ned Yost

He didn't have any trouble getting the first two hitters out. We're talking about a third of an inning that killed us.

He knows how to put a hitter away.

He is the strongest hitter in this program, and he has been for the last three years.

Brian Sabean

He's a leadoff hitter with a lot of dimensions.

What I like about this team is that they never give up. We are not big at the net and we need another hitter to step up, but if we stay tough and remain focused, then we'll be competitive.

Ned Yost

He's going to be a 3, 4, 5 hitter throughout his career. He's not going to sit in the seventh spot. And I don't know if you've noticed lately but we haven't been winning too many games, so something's broke.

Ozzie Guillen

Hopefully we can get somebody who can run. I want a second hitter so we can put Iguchi down in the sixth or seventh spot to get more (run production) out of him.

He was cruising and he's your guy. You want to give him an opportunity to get out of it, but I probably should have got him out of there the hitter before I did.

We're talking about a premier hitter in the prime of his career. That's a lot of offense to replace. It's not easy.

John McGraw

Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.

Our hitters are getting to the point where they're pretty locked in. Hopefully, we're going to see some big things down the stretch from our offense.

Pedro Astacio

I was trying to throw strikes. That's what happened, I didn't throw strikes. I have to come back to the next hitter and throw strikes.

Dusty Baker

We had to use Eyre earlier. They have too many left-handed hitters over there.

We've got some hitters to replace, no question.

We couldn't really tell (if the velocity was down), but obviously the hitters told you that.

Matt Holliday

When it's one game, especially at this time of year when hitters are still trying to feel their way through it a little bit, it's tough. As a hitter, you're not quite locked in yet.

Charlie Manuel

Any time you see a rookie who comes into the league, whether it's a hitter or a pitcher, and he does something, it's very rare, ... Any time you are successful like that, it's very special.

Zimmerman is a right-handed hitter and he may need a day off sometimes. Why not play a little third base? I'm a jack of all trades.

Zane had an exceptional year last year. He's just a natural hitter with a lot of natural ability.

You want a straight change-up that has the same spin as a fastball. You actually want the hitter to hit it but be off balance.

You rely on senior hitters to do their job.

The thing about Joey is that he sprays the ball. He's not just a power hitter that pulls the ball.

Mark Teixeira

I've noticed we've been going after hitters a lot more this year, and throwing more strikes, and it's shown in our success. It's been nice. Any time the pitching staff is doing that better and more consistently, there's a lot less pressure on the offense going in.

Ned Yost

That shows the kind of hitter he is.

We just kept talking and kept moving on defense, looking at the hitters and making smart plays.

We were patient at the plate. We had several hitters with multiple hits.