Slider Quotes

Tyler's tough. He's got good stuff. Everything moves. He had a very good slider today and threw it for strikes and that's what helped us. - Mike Trapasso

Tonight I made some bad pitches... They were hitting some sliders that were staying in the zone. - Brad Lidge

Today, my main focus wasn't as much on mechanics as much as just slowing myself down. I get a little anxious, especially with my slider, because I haven't been throwing it a lot. I tried to get into a better rhythm throughout, and when I got to my slider, I felt a little more locked in. - Carl Pavano

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound. - Steve Carlton

This one was a changeup. The other one was a slider, both down and in. You never go up expecting to hit the ball out, but I'm a low-ball hitter. - Alex Cintron

This is as sharp as I've been all year, ... made my slider better, my splitter better, made everything better. - Brett Tomko

They did a good job hitting mistakes. Obviously, it's a big disappointment. I felt good, but I couldn't get on top of my slider. I don't know if it was my mechanics or not. There's no excuse. I just made bad pitches. - Brad Lidge

There was some hype [when Kim first came to the U.S.] and she showed us the reason for the hype. That's a live fastball. He topped out at 95, he probably threw a dozen or so at 93 and he had a sharp slider. I think we'll have to find some other opportunities that present themselves and see how it works. - Clint Hurdle

Their guy totally shut us down. A big, tall guy throwing sliders and sinkers. He totally ate us up. - Ron Gardenhire