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Bat Quotes (page 6)

There are certain things I can't do, certain pitches I can't hit. You stay away from them. You try to wait for pitches you can hit. The bat speed isn't what it used to be. You make up for it by using your head, working counts, getting ahead in counts and getting pitches to hit and hitting them hard. Chili Davis
The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me. Chili Davis
Casey Stengel quote: "I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks..."
I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice. Casey Stengel
Early Wynn quote: "I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat."
I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat. Early Wynn
I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher. Rogers Hornsby
Many people have their reputations as reporters and analysts because they are on television, batting around conventional wisdom. A lot of these people have never reported a story. Bob Woodward
Luke Wilson quote: "When you're in Los Angeles, nobody bats an eye, they're so..."
When you're in Los Angeles, nobody bats an eye, they're so used to seeing actors, they just act really cool. Luke Wilson
The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?' Robin Williams
George Herman quote: "The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through..."
The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. George Herman
What can I do, I asked myself, that is so spectacular that no one will be able to say he had seen it before? The answer was perfectly obvious. I would send a midget up to bat. Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck quote: "The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows..."
The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball. Bill Veeck
Bob Uecker quote: "You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and..."
You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team. Bob Uecker
I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes. Bob Uecker
When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes. Bob Uecker
Satchel Paige quote: "You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat."
You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat. Satchel Paige

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