#pitcher

A pitcher needs two pitches, one they're looking for and one to cross them up. ↗

— Warren Spahn

#looking #needs #pitcher #pitches #them

Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher. ↗

— Earl Weaver

#momentum #next #pitcher #starting

A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy. ↗

— Early Wynn

#his #hitter #look #mortal #pitcher

A pitcher is only as good as his legs. ↗

— Early Wynn

#his #legs #only #pitcher

A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters. ↗

— Early Wynn

#hates #hitters #never #pitcher #until

Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready. ↗

— Paul Waner

#back #bat #draw #draws #first

Too many pitchers, that's all, there are just too many pitchers Ten or twelve on a team. Don't see how any of them get enough work. Four starting pitchers and one relief man ought to be enough. Pitch 'em every three days and you'd find they'd get control and good, strong arms. ↗

— Cy Young

#arms #control #days #enough #every

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it. ↗

— Al Leiter

#chess #pitcher #play #setting #up

In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it. ↗

— Duke Snider

#action #any #ball #break #decide

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter. ↗

— Warren Spahn

#better #between #challenge #hitter #life