Christy Mathewson
Christy Mathewson
Christopher "Christy" Mathewson, nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", "Matty", or "The Gentleman's Hurler" was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He was among the most dominant pitchers of hisera and ranks in the all-time top-10 in major pitching categories including wins, shutouts, and ERA. In fact, he is the only pitcher in MLB history to rank in the top ten both in career wins and in career ERA. In 1936,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 August 1880
CityFactoryville, PA
CountryUnited States of America
A pitcher is not a ballplayer.
A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.
If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that the can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting...It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.
Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.
No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.
I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.
Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks.
I am not a veteran environmentalist. I don't live in a house made of recycled tires, I've never handcuffed myself to a tree, and I don't grow my own organic rutabaga.
I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.
You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.
If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.