Mound Quotations

There's very few pitching coaches that I worked with that actually came out on the mound and told me what I was doing wrong with the knuckleball. Because they just didn't know. So I had to figure it out. I was on my own.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

We've always said that's probably the widest mound in the league ? and maybe all of baseball. I really think the mound is too wide. That ball by Heintz was hit hard and then it hit the side of the mound. But that's not what lost us the game.

We're going to let Pedro pretty much dictate when he's ready to get on the mound or do whatever he wants to do. We're going to let him take his time. He's a veteran. He knows what he needs to do. We don't need to put any schedules on him because that can always change.

Woodall was outstanding. He had total command of the mound and three pitches. They got one good swing on him, but other than that, they didn't take any good swings at him.

We've got him on a one-year contract and we need to be smart about how we use him. But we feel like when he's on the mound he can be one of the very best pitchers in baseball.

Whenever you have Bryant on the mound he is going to give us a chance to win because he is a great competitor. He's had his good stuff the whole year.

When he goes to the mound and says something to a pitcher, he's speaking from experience. He's telling the pitcher what he's supposed to feel like, because he's been out there in key situations. He has the ability to get that across.

We did get some hits, but we left guys on base. We're just not swinging the bats the way we need to. But everyone we're putting out there on the mound is doing a great job.

Sean Doolittle absolutely set the tone for that game with his performance on the mound on just four days rest. He set the tone for the weekend and fortunately, Casey came in there in the ninth and we found a way to win at the end.

She's standing out. I think she has a little bit better understanding of what is needed on the mound after learning for a year.

She's so smooth on the mound - that's what I saw in her first start that caught my attention. Nothing bothers her when she pitches.

She's really matured. She has a lot of poise on the mound and doesn't let things bother her.

She comes prepared all of the time and is an outstanding pitcher that wants to dominate the game. She definitely has a presence when she walks on the mound that she is going to dominate you.

She has a heck of a bruise to the left ankle. That is why the mound should be moved back three feet to 43 (feet). Most people don't know it, but it is faster than pro baseball. There is no reaction.

She (Ronk) had lots of endurance tonight. I think she's a great leader. I think she knew she was going to get it done. There was no way I was taking her off the mound tonight.

She is a strong kid with a great attitude on the mound and she gives us a great chance to win any game.

McCarty has thrown well for us all year when we have needed him to. Any time we can score four runs with him on the mound we feel like we have a great chance to win.

Myers was very poised on the mound and had excellent control of all of his pitches.

My goal for this season was to go out on the mound and put my team in position to win every time I step out there. We lost a lot of guys from last year and I knew I had to step up. I trained really hard in the fall and spring to throw as many pitches as I need to.

No. I got hit right in the nipple. Not fun. He said on the mound he didn't mean to hit me. He just pulled a four-seam fastball. He said, 'My bad.' He said he was sorry.

Nicole's been really sharp on the mound in her last three or four outings, and the defense was just tremendous behind her today.

One of the reasons I wanted to move him was that he wasn't pitching enough. We played 10 games in Fort Wayne or whatever it was, and he's been on the mound (four) times. We have to find ways to get him out there.

I wouldn't want it any other way. If it's the game deciding if we're going to go to the playoffs or not, I want to be out on the mound just like every other pitcher on this staff wants to be out on the mound.

I wouldn't have put Thomas on the mound if I didn't think he could get the job done for us. Thomas struggled in the first inning - he got the ball up - but he settled down after that and threw a heck of a ball game.

I was pleased with how we executed and came out ready to play after the rain delay. Kim gave us great effort on the mound and we backed her up with the hits and runs we needed.

I was pleased with his mound presence. I think he felt in command the whole time. The box score was not indicative of that, but he didn't give up a run.

I got the ball and calmly got off the mound and just wiped my hand slowly across my face. It's so rare (to see a ball called), because one knows you can't put your hand in your mouth. How can he think I'd do that?

I don't know any other way to do it. I take the mound with the focus that we can't lose. I've had that feeling for a long time.

I don't even have a date when I'm going to get on the mound and throw.

I don't know what it is, but I'm more nervous before a game and when I come out of it, ... The mound is the one place I'm supposed to be. I'm in control and once you make up your mind that you are, nothing can bother you.

I couldn't see it go in because of the mound in front of the green, ... I knew it was going to be close.

Catchers need to concentrate and bear down on their target lines, learn their own bodies. It's a daily thing, but it's only 10 throws. You've got to get locked in. ... Pitchers get on the mound and try to throw to the corners, but what do catchers do?

Bear has three quality pitches and a real feel for pitching. What really stands out is that he can execute under pressure situations. He has a composure on the mound and a competitive edge that sets him apart.

I felt great out there. I felt comfortable warming up in the bullpen and just took it out there on the mound with me.

I felt good today. I felt better than last time when I was on the mound. It wasn't really nerves, but I was excited. I was just trying to be quick on the mound and get outs.

I felt good getting on the mound and going one, two, three. I'm happy it wasn't like that Tigers game. Everything was working. I threw what I wanted. The slider was working well.

I feel great physically, which is why (this stinks) because I've battled so long to get to feeling good. It's the best I've felt on the mound since 2004. ... It's just a matter of getting back to what I'm good at - that's throwing the ball down in the zone.

I encourage him to shake me off. That's how I'll learn his game, learn his style. I tell him it's more about the conviction of his pitches than the selection. If I have an issue, I'll go out and talk to him. We've had some discussions on the mound and he's been as cool as a cucumber out there. I can't say enough about his composure. I think that's carried him to this point.

I elevated the ball when they got the three runs. But overall, I must say, it was a nice feel out on the mound today.

He's got to pitch with a little bit more mound presence. He's got to pick his pace up a little bit and allow himself to get into a rhythm and work faster.

He was definitely dominant on the mound today.

He was the king of the mound today. He was a very calm kid out there. Right now he's overpowering people with his fastball. There's going to be a time when he's going to have to go to the other pitches. And he will.

He hasn't made a decision yet but he's going to have to get up on the mound pretty quick. I wouldn't want him to go pitch if he hasn't seen any hitters or thrown all his pitches. I'm not worried yet. He said he felt better today. But I'm not sure he's ready to get on the mound.

He has basically unhittable stuff. But he helps himself with the way he plays defense. He gets off the mound quickly and covers a lot of ground.

He did a nice job. We pitched well, gave up some hits, but the wind was blowing out and it was a hard infield so it was fast, I thought we did well on the mound against a good hitting team.

He did a fine job on the mound and our defense did the job behind him. I've told these young men all along our pitching staff isn't going to be the type to just overpower a team and they have to be ready to make that big play at any time for this team to be successful. Our pitchers know if they hit their spots and have control, our defense is able to make plays and that's what happened last night.

He goes out there, throws strikes and really battles hard on the mound. We know anytime that D.J. is on the mound we have a good chance to win.

He looked sharp tonight. We just wanted to see a couple other guys on the mound and lost it late.

He looked OK for where we are. We'll pick it up next time and keep building on it. Today was just to get him on the mound and get him going.

He makes me feel more comfortable on the mound than any other catcher ever has. For a guy who hasn't been in the majors very long, he's very knowledgeable. There was a game late last year when I was struggling. He told me in the dugout, 'Just forget about the mechanics, just go out there and compete.' Now, I'm a guy who's always thinking about mechanics, but that rang true for me that day. He knows how to handle pitchers.

He'll get off the mound here shortly. We're building it up and hopefully it's not too long before he's real comfortable off the mound.

He moved around pretty well. It wasn't in a game-like situation, but we tried to create some situations where he had to get off the mound and cover bases, and everything went pretty well.

He came out healthy. We'll see how he is tomorrow. That will determine what we do next. He threw the baseball adequately for somebody who has been out a month. The good thing is he didn't have to walk off the mound with a strain.

Today is the first game of many. It definitely gets your juices going. I don't care even if it is a spring training game, you still get those butterflies and those competitive juices that flow through you every time you take the mound and compete against other players.

When he's on the mound, we're a pretty good team. We're looking for a couple other guys we can put on the mound so we can be that good as well.

When he's down in the zone he's really tough to hit. He went through a tough time but he was tough enough to keep himself on the mound and really battle.

We've got to throw the freshmen into the fire because they're going to be very good before it's over. I know they're our future on the mound and they're only going to get better by going out against good people in a regional-type atmosphere like we'll see this weekend.

Having all three girls get wins on the mound is also a positive sign. That is constantly one of our strengths and we have really been working to get the bats going for days like these.

He's a leader. He's not afraid to go out to the mound and talk to the pitcher, settle him down if needed. He has all the makings of the quarterback on the field, a leader on the field. At that position, it's important.

He's got good stuff. You can see his confidence is rising. It was good to get him off the mound because he was rolling and we couldn't do much against him.

He's been unbelievable. To go out there every time he's on the mound and know that you have a great chance of winning is irreplaceable.

He's been throwing the ball well all year. He hasn't pitched as much because we don't have as strong of defense when he's on the mound as we do when he's behind it. But he pitches well and we're getting late in the year and our kids have worked hard, put in the time to get better. Now at the end of the season we're playing a lot better than the beginning.

His presence on the mound is just amazing. He's well prepared. He's intelligent. He knows what he wants to do out there. I just think he's going to be a star in this game.

He's doing fine. You always want him further ahead than he is but in our minds, he's right where he should be at this time. There have been no setbacks, his rehab is going well. He hasn't been off the mound yet, but right now we're satisfied with his progress.

Hopefully we can get guys like that to the mound and keep them fresh and hopefully it gets us some hitters back on track.

I actually enjoy pitching here. It's a nice place. I like the park. The mound is good. If you start concerning yourself with that short wall in left, the next thing you know, you go away from your game. They still have got to hit it out there.

He was outstanding on the mound and at the plate. He only threw 82 pitches, which was good preparation for his next start.

He was solid on the mound for us. His control was better than it has been all season.

He was rushing off the mound. He was beating the ball to the plate. ... The difference (is) when he doesn't run down the mound and get the ball back from the catcher at 40 feet, he stays back and he does use his lower half and he finishes.

He was like a lot of guys. He went to the mound with great stuff but didn't really know if it was good enough.

He was a late-inning stud all through college and continued in his first pro year. He has an 88-90 fastball with a good slider. He's an outstanding strike thrower, missing bats down in the zone with a low, three-quarters delivery. He has presence, confidence and instincts on the mound with a history of success.

He wants to and I want him to, ... I think he'd just like to know where he stands. He needs to be on the mound to see where he is.

He did on the mound today what he's been doing all year. He's locked in, pitching very well. He gets ahead of the hitters and makes pitches when he has to. He did a great job today. He pitched a great game.

He could not push off the mound and he couldn't get his position, ... He was throwing straight up. He couldn't get down and drive toward home plate off of that knee.

This was only the third time I've been to the mound since I had three weeks off,

I was a lot happier walking off the mound today than I have been in a lot of previous outings, ... It's been a constant battle to work on mechanics and different things. I liked how I threw the ball today. I'm not where I want to be, but it was much better than it has been.

Kim did a very nice job on the mound today. This is a very big win for us.

I would think that right now the mound at Dodger Stadium is the lonliest place in the world.

I would think that he knows that when he came off the mound and was saying the things he was saying that he had to be putting himself in a position to be ejected.

Jake did a good job for us on the mound and really did a good job keeping their offense shutdown.

Kendra was a trooper. Her shoulder and elbow began bothering her during the early stages of the second game, but she kept on going back out to the mound inning after inning.

Kathy has played a tremendous role in developing the look and the feel of Flower Mound over the past 30 years. There are very few projects that she has not touched in some way or another. From a staff point of view, we are sad to see her go. She is a friend and a great resource for us. After 32 years, she has an historical knowledge of the town.

Just the fact that he was able to throw from the mound probably tells us it's not anything serious.

Josh set the tone on the mound today - an infield hit after six and a third. We had a couple balls hit right at us. We played solid baseball behind Josh.

I take the mound with the focus that is we cannot lose. I've had that feeling for a long time. That's the feeling you want to have as a pitcher. Find a way, any way, battle.

It all starts on the mound and Dalton came out and gave us a great effort today and we were fortunate to win that one. And I thought Brian came in and was rocky at times, but got us deep into the ball game and gave us a chance to win.

It breaks it up a little bit -- gets them out there to face some competition. It gets the guys on the mound seeing hitters that are swinging and working on making some pitches. It revs things up a little bit.

It became clear that his bat was not going to progress to the point where it would take him to the big leagues. We talked about the notion of putting him on the mound for a long time. Ultimately, we were waiting for him to really want to do it.

I think the key for us is maturity. It was a big jump for our freshman going from Pony League to high school baseball. You have a shorter distance between the bases and from the mound to home in Pony. But our young guys did carry a the load for us, or they wouldn't have been there.

I thought Glen (Simon) did another fantastic job on the mound and really kept us in the game. Jack (Nelson) also gave us a really great performance at the plate. I was pleased that our hitters kept focused at the plate and I thought we played really hard right from the start.

I thought Brian did an extremely good job on the mound and kept his composure all day long. We made some good defensive plays behind him.

L.A. did a good job on the mound on the night. The first four innings she did a great job.

I thought we played well enough to win, and Rafael had a great game on the mound for us, so I was encouraged by those two aspects of the game.

I thought we had plenty of runs, we had Roy on the mound and things looked pretty good. Then a few innings later things didn't look so good. It was a game you didn't want to let get away.

I think we're going to a pretty extensive throwing program Friday and see how he reacts on Saturday, and go from there. There's a good chance he'll get on the mound Sunday, but if he feels real good, we might venture that on Friday. But we'll see.

I think that benefits us. We struggled on the mound last year throwing strikes, but (pitching coach Chris Smart) has done a really good with the new guys we have, and we're excited about the new guys we have in the program.

It gives you a little bit more confidence on the mound when you've got five pitches instead of three. I haven't seen action on pitches like that in a while.

Last year, I was horrible with the bases loaded. I was like, 'Oh, man, oh, man,' I'd get jittery. Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.

I will say that this year has been our best. Our events and group have had more coverage and people are learning more about who the Women of Flower Mound are and what we do for our community.