Pitch Quotations | Page 5

He seems pretty confident. It's evidenced by the fact that he'll throw any pitch in any count at any time in the game. We needed him to fill a spot and he's given us much more than we could've hoped for. He seems to be strong as an ox.

He seems pretty confident, ... It's evidenced by the fact that he'll throw any pitch in any count at any time in the game. We needed him to fill a spot and he's given us much more than we could've hoped for. He seems to be strong as an ox.

He's had some tough luck against these guys, so it's good to see him come out and pitch the way he did. Any time you can do that here against a lineup that can hit the ball out of the ballpark like them, that's impressive.

He showed he can pitch a little bit. We're willing to give it a shot. He attacked hitters. He didn't show me he was afraid.

He should have hit that pitch 100 miles. It was right here.

He's got them tough. We're going to win a lot of games. They came out fully prepared to play. This game was decided by one pitch in the dirt. Think about it.

He's got the mental fortitude to block everything out and just focus on the hitter, focus on the task and then execute the pitch to get that hitter out. Andy would be my guy.

His pitch limit is 100. They don't give you anything extra for pitching nine innings.

His pitch count went a little high because of the first couple of innings. We were hoping he could get the win, but we don't want to burn him out because that could carry over the next start.

His pitch count was good. We don't have another game until Thursday, so after the fifth inning I told him I was going to give him a shot to go the full distance. I'm very proud of what we saw from him.

His out pitch is a fastball. You have to have a third pitch at this level.

Historically, the public has had their ear closer to gold and silver, but I do think that with the advent of index funds, the pitch is out there, and people are viewing the commodities like grains as an alternative investment.

His stuff was fine, (but) we didn't make a couple of plays behind him, and they had some hits fall in. The wild pitch certainly didn't help us, but it's just one tough inning. Shields will be fine.

His strength is slightly down, but not enough to really be concerned. But we'll watch him and see. I don't even know if that's important, because a lot of times after you pitch your strength might be down.

Hitting the ball the other way, and pitch selection. Being more relaxed at the plate and being more selective.

Hitting right now has been a little frustrating. I credit that to me missing the pitches to hit. I'm a year in, and scouting reports get around the country. I feel like I'm a good hitter, but I don't think it's very hard to get me out if you pitch me right.

His whole career is he'll walk some guys, but he makes the big pitch to get out of the inning.

His velocity was good from the first pitch on. Joel threw the ball extremely well.

He's going to pitch till he's 50. I don't understand it. He needs to sign with someone quick. The way he looked today, I've got a feeling he's going to sign with somebody.

He's going to pitch on the edges. He's tough enough to hit when it's over the plate.

He's going to pitch next Tuesday in Seattle (against San Diego).

He's going to have nerves -- that's natural. Hank Aaron told me when I came up, 'It's natural to be nervous. Just don't be scared.' You wouldn't be human if you weren't nervous. But after you throw that first pitch or two, your nerves subside and it's the same game.

He's going to try to be careful with me and he's only going to give me one pitch to hit, ... In that situation, I can't miss that pitch.

He's a tough guy. He'll pitch through just about anything. And you know what? We expect him to be sore here in spring training, just like he always is. It's no different, and we expect him to take the ball every fifth day just like he's always done.

He's at his best with two strikes. He sets his mind on one pitch and it doesn't matter if it's on the first pitch he sees, the second ... He was taught right. He's kind of a natural. He knows how to control the bat.

He's going to give me one pitch to hit. That's why it's a situation where I can't miss that pitch. Because if I miss the pitch he gives me to hit, I know I'm going to be in trouble.

He's getting more confident, more control of the strike zone, more confidence to throw any pitch in any count. That's what you call progress and what you like to see of the young man.

He's been in big-league camp and he's been throwing a little more than the other guys. He can probably give us more innings at this point than most of the guys. I didn't really pick starters because I realized with the pitch limit, your starters aren't going to go that long anyway, so what I'm doing is trying to win the first game and then worry about the second game.

He's been doing a good job for us. Beverly's been giving us five or six good innings each time, and we've been able to keep his pitch count down. He could go longer, but we want to make sure we use everybody in the bullpen and try not to wear ourselves down before the end of the year.

He's doing very well. That was a calculated risk ... not putting him on the roster, but he's starting to pitch well. He has a big fastball and one of the best breaking balls in the system. It wouldn't surprise me if we have a need, he could help us this year.

Hopefully we can get his pitch count up so he can go deeper into the game the next time out. He'll be limited the first time out, though. We can't let him go 100 pitches.

When they got a good pitch to hit, they didn't miss it. They pitched very effectively to the heart of our order. We hit some balls hard. They made quality pitches when they had to.

When they get a pitch to hit, ... they're not missing it.

We looked at too many strikes and just didn't have the pitch selection (on Wednesday). Against Sacramento, we've got to swing at our own strikes and not the pitcher's strikes. We've got to be willing to swing the bats. If we do, we'll be fine.

He was on a strictly limited pitch count of 20 or less in any game today. The opportunity presented itself so we thought we'd use him then. To have your No. 1 come in and save the game like that, it makes me sleep easier at night.

He wasn't overpowering tonight. He just made the big pitch when he needed it.

He was one pitch away from a perfect game. He had an error. That was it.

He was real low on his pitch count, but we had a fresh bullpen. I didn't think that was much of an issue.

He was pretty sharp, especially early on. It's not easy to pitch with a real big lead like that.

He was hearing bells, chimes and everything else. He's lucky. That's like getting hit by a pitch without a helmet. ... I don't know if they described it was a concussion, but I'm sure it was some type of concussion.

He was great. He was terrific. He wanted to go out for the ninth but his pitch count got him, not the other team.

He was nervous, nervous all week long. And this was a good-hitting team. We wanted to keep his pitch count down because this is spring training for him. But he did exactly what we needed him to do.

He was locating. When that happens, the hitter starts thinking. You start playing with his emotions when you pitch that well.

He's pitched well for us and I think he's the right man to step forward and pitch for us. We got him where we want him ? coming out of the gate in the first game.

I admit I was thinking home run all the way in that situation. But, I had to calm down a little bit and just go with the pitch I got to hit.

He was a guy that they weren't afraid to put him in in any situation. He's definitely really good on left-handed hitters, and he just proved that he could pitch here.

He was able to pitch with the tear. His lack of performance had to do with the tear.

He wanted to pitch Sunday, but we had to slow him down a bit.

He wanted to make sure he knew I can compete, for me to pitch like he knows I can, like I know I can.

He didn't want to try and come back and pitch this year if he wasn't a hundred percent. I certainly agree with his decision.

He didn't walk one guy. That's what it takes to win. If you have a guy that's going to come after you on every pitch like he did, my hat's off to him.

He didn't try to do anything extra. He just went with the pitch and did what he had to do. That was a great piece of hitting with two strikes.

He didn't say, 'Hines, I'm about to pitch it,' ... He saw me and I looked at him. I thought he was going to get out of (the tackler's grip) and I was going to try to block. The ball hit me in the hands, so I needed to catch it, I guess. I take responsibility for that.

He didn't really pitch deep into the game against the Yankees. He's done it before this year, and he came out in flying colors so we're confident he's going to get to a point in his game where we have some of the arms in the bullpen we're going to get to.

He didn't quite manage to get his leg over.' - about Ian Botham, though admittedly on the cricket pitch at the time

He could probably pitch a couple of innings before he became fatigued.

He could pitch at both schools but he wanted business and where better to study business and play baseball than New York City?

He could go out and pitch the same way this year and have a tremendous year because things go his way. This may be his year to get run support.

(He) didn't even really make a bad pitch to Jason Bay.

He didn't pitch that bad. He threw strikes, and that's the key for him. He didn't get hit hard at all. He just wasn't lucky.

He didn't pitch poorly. He made good quality pitches. There were a couple of balls that were into right that were dying quails. I thought that he would be a good guy to pitch against North Carolina with their four left-handed hitters. Had he pitched poorly tonight we would have gone with anybody else.

He didn't pitch down enough. He didn't throw his sinker enough. He has to remember he is a sinkerball pitcher.

He didn't have a full tank. It's tough to pitch when you're not at full strength. He's still battling this thing. He hasn't gained all of his weight back.

He didn't get it in as far as the first one. I just put a good swing on it. I can't quite tell you why it went out of the ballpark, but the pitch was in a good spot for me. It was in an area where I could hit it hard.

He can throw it at any time and throw it for strikes. It's a very effective pitch for him. I want to learn how he throws it, keep it in mind, maybe teach it to someone else.

He can pitch in the morning, at 12:15 (afternoon) and definitely at night.

He can pitch better. I think he was good --good enough to get the victory. Every start, he's going to get better and better and better.

He changed speeds on his fastball. He had a changeup and a pretty good breaking ball and he wasn't afraid to pitch inside too.

He changed speeds, had a pretty good breaking ball and he wasn't afraid to pitch inside either. I thought he was very good.

He (Coleman) was much better than his last outing. He showed that he can pitch at the Division I level.

Having a big game like I did tonight and having a game where I'm able to keep my pitch count down through nine innings is going to help out the bullpen the rest of the weekend.

He just threw a lot of pitches. They will wear you out. You have to get ahead of these guys and make them swing the bats early because they will pitch count you. They are very capable of that. They have several very good hitters in that lineup.

He kept his pitch count down, he had pretty good command. He always has good command of his pitching. We let him down early in the game, didn't make some plays for him and got him some runs, but he battled back and got out of some situations and kind of cruised there at the end.

He keeps his pitch count down. He's able to hit his spots exactly where he needs to hit them. He's had an excellent start.

He just has an all around good knowledge of the game and he knows how to pitch. He's ahead of where a kid his age should be in his approach to the game and how to pitch in certain situations. He's young and he's not going to do anything but get better.

He just happened to get a pitch up and the guy (Russell) happened to catch it.

He knows how to pitch to the fat part of the ballpark.

He is still a few weeks away from being able to pitch effectively. We felt that he needed to take the extra time and fully allow his arm to gain strength before he pitched. I also believe it wasn't fair to him to bring him back for half a season when he can come back and pitch two full seasons at full strength.

He is so strong, and that was evident that last home run. He got jammed on the pitch and was strong enough to pull it out of the ballpark. That is good, hard work getting rewarded right there.

He'll be a presence. They're still not going to pitch to him, even though he hasn't played all year. But he's going to get on base. Any time you get on base, you're a threat to score a run.

He is pretty reliable, but I guess one pitch just got away from him.

He is on a mission to pitch himself into this rotation, and right now he is succeeding.

He left it up and out over the plate. I got lucky there. I got behind in the count and had a pitch earlier in the at-bat and missed it.

He leaned out over the plate and yanked it over first base. It's an OK pitch selection, an OK pitch location, and I had no reservations about throwing it. I pitched to the scouting report and pitched to my strength. But what beat us was the walk, not the hit.

He knows what he can hit and what he can't hit. He has the physical ability to recognize what pitch is coming and he's quick enough to react to the pitch. When he gets it, he doesn't miss it very often.

Hassan is someone you can depend on to raise the team's spirit. He might not play a main role on the pitch but we need him to lead the team during the competition.

Guys with those kinds of approaches are very difficult to pitch to.

Harrison didn't pitch as well as he has in the past, but he pitched well enough to win today. Whenever he's on the hill the kids that are out there have a lot of confidence in him.

Guerrero is not human. He is an incredible baseball player. There is now way you can pitch to him.

You have to finish the job. That is how you win. There is a real fine line between winning and losing and it is just about execution. Whether it is offensive execution or defensive execution or making a pitch in a key situation, that is the key to success. Young teams need to figure that out so they know what to put their focus on when the situation arises.

This was a good series for us. Arkansas State has a nice ball club and they have shown they are capable of beating good teams. They gave us a tussle this weekend, and today we had to make some plays and pitch well.

The only thing I was trying to do was put the ball in play. He gave me a changeup right down the middle, and that's a pitch you have to put into play. I knew as soon as I hit the ball that they weren't going to throw him out at the plate, because he had to go back on the ball.

I was just a mental case, to tell you the truth. I worked on my approach and learned what pitch to swing at and it's paid off. I was just swinging at bad pitches.

I was looking for something in because coach told me to get on the plate and make him pitch me inside because I am an inside pull hitter and he pitched it inside and I ripped it down the line.

I was looking for a pitch to hit. I had a chance to drive it. When I saw it go in the gap I thought maybe there would be a chance to score. Next thing you know, we win the game.

I was looking for a good pitch to hit. He just made some good pitches. You've got to tip your hat to him. He pitched a great game and they beat us again.

Kent pitched a good game. His pitch count started to get high and I didn't want to kill the kid. We talked a little bit before and he was getting a little tired. We can rely on (Weaver) to close it out.

Kelsey isn't a big girl, just a well-coordinated player who gets everything out of her swing. She's patient, knows the strike zone and awaits her pitch - then drills it.

Katrina really focused everybody on the need to be able to pitch in where the need is, and sometimes that is right in your own home town.

Katie and (catcher Eryn) Richardson did a great job. Katie was hitting her spots and Eryn kept them off balance with the pitch selection.