Pitcher Quotes

Zach Duke showed us last year, and in his first start, what type of pitcher he is. - Jim Tracy

You've got to tip your hat to a pitcher now and then. - Rob Childress

You've got to close them out. Good pitchers win those games. - Jack McKeon

You've got good teams playing and they've got great pitching. I think that those pitchers they ran at us were the best arms we've seen since we played at Ole Miss. - Steve Trimper

You've got a pitcher covering first base. - Ron Gardenhire

You're talking about two Cy Young-caliber pitchers... That's about as good as it gets from a fan standpoint, not so good if you're hitting against either one of them. - Lance Berkman

You're talking about a young man who potentially is one of the best pitchers in the United States at any level. I think he's handling it better than any 17-year old anywhere would. He's a humble kid. - Mike Cobb

You're not looking at a team that needs 10 pieces. I think it's just a matter of things going the right way and pitchers staying healthy. And just going for it. That's the bottom line. You get a good group of guys believing in each other, you've got a shot. - Kevin Millar

You're missing someone who should be high on the list. Al Lopez knew pitching. He knew when a guy was losing it. He didn't take the pitcher out after he lost the lead; he took him out before he lost it. He was a catcher and knew the game. He's first on my list. - Jerome Holtzman

You're happy to be 4-0 but I won't get too excited about it. In our first four games, our starting pitchers got wins. That's very unlikely but in this case, we did. We're pitching and playing defense very well. - Jim Leyland