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Hitter Quotes

Don Drysdale quote: "The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he..."
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid. Don Drysdale
I like my friends to be the hitters. The pitchers, they all have the same brain as I do. The hitters see the game from a different perspective. Joe Mays
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve a hitter. More than you can improve a fielder. More mistakes are made hitting than in any other part of the game. Ted Williams
Carl Yastrzemski quote: "I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me..."
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June. Carl Yastrzemski
Mr. Feld was right; life was like baseball, filled with loss and error, with bad hops and wild pitches, a game in which even champions lost almost as often as they won, and even the best hitters were put out seventy percent of the time. Michael Chabon
And in that moment he felt- for the first time that optimistic and cheerful boy allowed himself to feel- how badly made life was, how flawed. No matter how richly furnished you made it, with all the noise and variet of Something, Nothing always found a way in, seeped through the cracks and patches. Mr. Feld was right; life was like baseball, filled with loss and error, with bad hops and wild pitches, a game in which even champions lost almost as often as they won and even the best hitters... Michael Chabon
Ring Lardner quote: "Although he is a very poor fielder, he is a very poor hitter."
Although he is a very poor fielder, he is a very poor hitter. Ring Lardner
I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but you would think the novelty would have worn off by now and everyone would get back to playing baseball. Jay Mohr
Lefty Gomez quote: "I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until..."
I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage. Lefty Gomez
You would be amazed how many important outs you can get by working the count down to where the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his weakness, and then throw to his power instead. Whitey Ford
Bob Feller quote: "Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio..."
Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player. Bob Feller
Don Drysdale quote: "If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. You have..."
If they knocked two of your guys down, I'd get four. You have to protect your hitters. Don Drysdale
Don Drysdale quote: "I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way..."
I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over. Don Drysdale
Bob Dole quote: "The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night."
The Brooklyn Dodgers had a no hitter last night. Bob Dole
I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter. Mark McGwire

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