Hitter Quotes
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Hitter Quotes & Sayings
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I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.
— Lefty Gomez
One absolutely cannot tell, by watching, the difference between a .300 hitter and a .275 hitter. The difference is one hit every two weeks.
— Michael Lewis
If I've got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in an early inning. He may end the game right there.
— Casey Stengel
That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through a tough time.
— Johan Santana
A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.
— Warren Spahn
I guess I'm the only guy old enough to figure him (Nolan Ryan, 1-Hitter Game in 1991) out.
— Dave Winfield
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
— Rick Wise
Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.
— Bob Feller
If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.
— Ted Williams
I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.
— Albert Pujols
I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.
— Dennis Eckersley
A good lead-off hitter is a pain in the ass to pitchers.
— Richie Ashburn
The biggest thing I want is for the hitter coming up behind me to get a good pitch to hit.
— Johnny Damon
if Pedro is talking?" Ruiz didn't say anything. "They might be tracking his cell. The hitter
— Tyler Dilts
A good player who is a great putter is a match for any golfer. A great hitter who cannot putt is a match for no one.
— Ben Sayers
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
— Carl Yastrzemski
It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.
— Nolan Ryan
There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
— Ted Williams
I believe it is a tradition in baseball that when a pitcher has a no-hitter going, no one reminds him of it.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
I've always been a streaky hitter. For the most part, when my home runs come, they come in bunches.
— Adrian Gonzalez
I believe I'm a middle-of-the-order hitter capable of driving in runs. If I stay healthy, I'll get back to that level.
— Justin Morneau
I knew that the Mets had never had a no-hitter. I never had one. This is very special. I knew this means a lot to New York.
— Johan Santana
In the case of archery, the hitter and the hit are no longer two opposing objects, but are one reality.
— Eugen Herrigel
Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter.
— Gaylord Perry
Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown.
— Lou Boudreau
I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.
— Johnny Damon
I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.
— Ed Walsh
Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived.
— Sparky Anderson
What makes a good pinch hitter? I wish the hell I knew.
— Bobby Murcer
I had never seen a perfect game or no-hitter thrown.
— Phil Humber
I've been streaky throughout my career, but I've been trying to become a more consistent hitter.
— Travis Hafner
I think the thing I'm most excited about is the fact that I was able to, for the most part, change pitchers' mindsets about what kind of hitter I am.
— Jeff Francoeur
A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.
— Rogers Hornsby
Sometimes the hitter get a hit, sometimes I strike them out, but in niether case does anyone die.
— Orlando Hernandez
The hitter can never be the judge. Only the receiver of the blow can tell you how hard it was, whether it would kill a man or make a baby just yawn.
— Edward P. Jones
I just want to become a great leadoff hitter.
— Carl Crawford
The basis of intimidation as I practiced it was mystery. I wanted the hitter to know nothing about me.
— Bob Gibson
Jerry Lumpe looks like the best hitter in the world until you put him in the lineup.
— Casey Stengel
Tom Hanks has taken George Clooney's place as the big-hitter driving a lot of liberal causes.
— Bill O'Reilly
The world will end before there is another .400 hitter ... I think that was mentioned in the Bible.
— Lenny Dykstra
The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.
— Mickey Mantle
If I knew exactly what I know now and had it to do over, I'd be a switch hitter. No telling what I could have done.
— Hank Aaron
Despite popular belief, hitting someone with a closed fist actually hurts the hitter almost as much as the hittee.
— Ally Carter
I am a better hitter with runners in scoring position.
— Robinson Cano
I don't really look at myself as a power hitter. I look at myself as someone who drives the ball to the gaps, hits line drives.
— Andrew McCutchen
I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
— Willie Stargell
The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.
— Tony La Russa
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
He's the strangest hitter in baseball. Figure him out one way and he'll kill you another.
— Sandy Koufax
The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.
— Greg Maddux
Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.
— Hank Aaron
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid.
— Don Drysdale
The mark of a good hitter is someone who hits the ball hard, often. And if you run into a few home runs, that's fine.
— Lance Berkman
