Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton
Steven Norman "Steve" Carlton, nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965 to 1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 December 1944
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
The first pitch I threw was to third baseman Bob Bailey. It was a fastball, low and away. He ripped it for a home run down the left field line.
Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.
But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.
So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.
I trained myself to perform on the field.
I understand the liability that's in front of me,
My goals I can't tell you. They're too private. But I have some extraordinary goals.
It was a milestone that very few pitchers achieved and at that time assured you of election to the Hall of Fame.
It should be thrown, with the wrist and grip set, just like your fastball, slightly off center - with the same velocity and intensity.
It should be thrown, with the wrist and grip set, just like your fastball , slightly off center - with the same velocity and intensity.
It was the best stuff I ever had, ... When I had nine strike-outs, I decided to go all the way. But it cost me the game because I started to challenge every batter.
It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me.
And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes.
I realized after going through the interview that I don't want to be in baseball.