Fastball Quotes

You've got guys studying video and there's some things that you see, some things that you have to put into play, ... Of all the things that I see, they're beating him with the fastball, which is a no-no. And sometimes he doesn't track the ball. Those are some of the things he has to work on. - Dusty Baker

You're trying to be ready for everything, and you're not ready for anything. We'd like for them to be ready for the one pitch, the fastball. That's where you start. We go from there. ... All timing comes off the fastball. You've got to be a fastball hitter first. - Hal McRae

You want a straight change-up that has the same spin as a fastball. You actually want the hitter to hit it but be off balance. - Bill Bryk

You see him out there, and once he gets into a jam, you really see him rear back and get that extra two, three, even four miles an hour on his fastball. That's what sets him apart from everybody else. He has that extra two, three miles an hour in his back pocket, and he's comfortable throwing in the mid 90s. That's extra special to have. - Adam Melhuse

You really have nothing to lose in that situation. I choked up a little bit, especially with two strikes. I wasn't looking for an offspeed pitch, but I knew he had it. He ended up throwing me another fastball that I stayed on and hit it where I was supposed to hit it instead of trying to pull it. - Rich Aurilia

You never pick up the ball until it's too late. He throws just hard enough to sneak a fastball by you when you're looking for a breaking pitch. I was glad we signed him because that meant I didn't have to face him. - Jason Giambi

You might say he didn't get a chance because his fastball wasn't fast enough, or his curveball wasn't crisp enough... But he can do a lot of things. - Gil Patterson

You know what you're going to get with Brent. He's not going to blow an 86 mile per hour fastball by you, but he's going to keep the ball down and keep the infielders in the game. They tend to play good defense behind him. - Walt Patynski