Quotes about Pitcher

(St. Joseph's) pitcher pitched a great game. We just didn't hit. We couldn't get anything through.

Mandy Goodwin

Lisa (pitcher Koehler) ran out of gas. We got a little tired.

Terri Holmes

Everyone is their own man. It's kind of easier that I'm not a pitcher, but they still expect a lot out of you. You've really got to play your own game. You can't try to live up someone else, you've got to live up to your own hype.

Koby Clemens

I'm not a very lucky pitcher. I thought I threw the ball well today and came out with a loss.

Jamey Wright

We did a good job of putting pressure on their pitcher.

Kirk Walker

I thanked him for sending a top-notch major league pitcher to face us in my managerial debut. He got a chuckle out of that.

Jeff Blauser

We've got a good offense, our kids can hit the ball. I really think they'll hit most any pitcher around, because they're seasoned enough to be able to hit. We do work hard on our offense, but we've got a lot to work on defensively. This is not indicative of what this defense has been.

Don Howard

Not to make excuses, but the weather does impact the pitcher, especially in baseball. When you have a cold, windy day, it's hard to hold the ball and get into a rhythm. I hate to use that as an excuse, but the weather does have an impact.

Trevor Thomas

You can't give a good team easy runs. You need to make them earn it. My pitcher (Matt Lujan) didn't have his good stuff, and we didn't play good defense.

Pete Pijl

When you've got guys like Andruw (Jones), Chipper (Jones), Julio (Franco) and Marcus (Giles) in front of you, you have some RBI chances. A pitcher doesn't want to pitch to those guys. He'd rather pitch to a rookie any day.

Jeff Francoeur

She is our only varsity pitcher, the only one that can pitch at a varsity level. We have a couple that can pitch a few innings, but with Larissa we have to count on her. She's all we have.

Jill Messenger

We knew this game would come down to whoever blinked first. I think Nicole held her own, but we're going against probably the best pitcher in the state.

Jim Ware

He had all of his pitches. He located them well and got ahead of the batters. He did all the things you need your pitcher to do to get a game like that.

Ricky Crawford

I'll take that win with two home runs any day, because she's a good pitcher and she could've shut us out easily. She had a good rise ball that we were chasing all afternoon.

Tim Mackin

If something goes wrong in an at-bat, you can't worry about the past. I go up there thinking that no one can beat me. Just know that the pitcher isn't going to beat you every at-bat. In baseball, you can fail 70 percent of the time and that means you're a great hitter.

Michael Arensdorff

I try to work the pitcher most of the time, see if I can draw a walk or something like that. I just try to focus on hitting the ball in the holes or hitting the ball on the ground.

Drew Stamerjohn

We were very accepting today. They helped us. Their pitcher threw a phenomenal game. He's really good.

Doug Schreiber

I didn't notice a dramatic difference. The difference is if his leg is bothering him, he can compensate with his arm. But if he's compensating with his arm, he's not going to last very long. He'll end up not only with a sore leg but a sore shoulder. And Roger is a classic leg-driving pitcher.

Brad Ausmus

It took him a whole inning to get going. As a pitcher, you have to go out there and go right after guys and limit your mistakes.

Tracy Archuleta

We are going to need him. He is our No. 2 pitcher.

Adam Miller

The team played a strong game. We just ran into a good pitcher.

Todd Royce

You gotta give [Moss] some credit. He's a big league pitcher. He knows what he's doing at all times. I think that he just . . . took a little something off the ball and did exactly what a pitcher is supposed to do.

Torey Lovullo

We just ran into a slow pitcher and we couldn't hit off her.

Terry Wetzel

I was seeing the ball really good that game. After I hit the first two, I got real comfortable and the pitcher threw me a 3-2 fastball inside, and I just turned on it.

Tyler Morris

You can't speed up a pitcher. Bart has to get his arm ready and he has to be able to get his body ready, but I have total faith in [Dominican pitching coach] Billy Castro.

Bud Black

He used a quote from the movie, 'For Love of the Game,' where the pitcher made it so he couldn't hear the crowd.

Mannie Decastro

In different counts, he'll do things normal pitchers don't do. He's a pitcher who pitches and doesn't give in.

Matt Mangini

They got four in the first and we had an opportunity to come back and we didn't. Their pitcher struggled and we couldn't capitalize on that. We had to answer back and didn't. They did capitalize. They hit the ball well.

Bruce Brobst

Kautz is a good pitcher and it took awhile for my guys to adjust to (him).

Kory Mcelravy

You can't hit, ... That's why you're a pitcher.

Pedro Astacio

A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear.

Max De Pree

We faced a quality pitcher, the best pitcher we've faced all year, but our guy was pretty good, too.

Mike Cobb

In the eighth grade, I tried them (goalie pads) on and I liked it, that's why I stuck with it. Being a pitcher in softball, I feel their (catcher's) pain, it's not easy being a goalie either. You get used to it.

Andrea Bagley

If [their pitcher] was throwing up mistakes, we were hitting them. Sixteen hits, that's a good job on our part.

Jillian Ortega

Lauren is our No. 1 pitcher this year. She's come on strong and is confident.

Amy Saelens

We gave them some runs. ... You've got to help your pitcher by making some plays.

Keith Guttin

He's been a great citizen. He's been a great pitcher. With a little break here and there, he might have won 20 games this year. Everything we've asked him to do, he has done 120 percent. He's a man of his word. He's a man of character.

Fred Wilpon

Cindy has brilliant moments. She pitched kind of erratic today; she had four walks and wasn't exactly as good as she wants to be. But she's a good pitcher, she's coming around.

Bob Yagge

Aaron has great off-speed stuff and when he hits his spots, he's a great pitcher for us.

Jared Undersall

There is some inflammation in the muscle and it is his push-off leg, so that's a concern any time for a pitcher, ... We'll know more in the next day or so.

Stan Conte

I learned he's a power pitcher, a strikeout pitcher. It's a totally different mindset [with a pitcher like that].

Sal Fasano

That kind of offense always helps the pitcher settle down and do a good job.

Kate Mccluskey

I've been coaching for 31 years, and I've had some great pitchers, and I've had a lot of no-hitters. But in my career I've never ever had a pitcher pitch a perfect game. ... That's something I will cherish and remember as long as I can stand on my two feet.

Phil Forbes

We probably did about as good a job as you can do against a pitcher like her. We had a lot of people on base, but we didn't execute like we needed to. When you face a pitcher like her, you've got to take advantage of the chances you get.

Al Peacock

She's a really good pitcher. (Toledo) hit the fences with their line-drive doubles. Give them credit, they hit the ball well.

Bob Erickson

We never had this luxury before and it's a nice problem to have. It's an obvious advantage over any team, especially if you go to extra innings because your second pitcher won't be as winded.

Heather Hibner

We held them off. We got to them early, but then their pitcher settled down.

Phil Amelio

Why do you need five pitches? You're a relief pitcher. You won't even go through the lineup one time.

Tom Browning

We go home where we're comfortable and we've got a good pitcher going the next two days. We've got to come up big just like (Frederick) did.

Tim Leiper

Ashley did just what a senior pitcher needs to do in a pressure situation. We needed one out and she came in and gave it to us.

Judy Shaubach

I am where I am today thanks to Leo, because he helped turn me into the pitcher I am.

Jorge Sosa

C.J. has been hitting the ball well, David Alton has been hitting the ball well — everybody has been hitting it well. It's hard to make a lineup when they're hitting that well. (Foster in the No. 2 hole) just puts him up there faster. I think it puts a lot of pressure on the pitcher to get that first out. As long as everybody is hitting, we can do that.

Ron Rushing

We didn't hit their pitcher, and she did a heck of a job. We didn't hit today like we are capable and didn't make the necessary adjustments.

Vernon Carter

I let my pitcher talk me into leaving him in and I probably left him in too long. But in that situation, he's a senior and he's been good for us all year.

Andrew Carter

Adair is as good as anybody. I've voted them as high as third and as low as fifth. That pitcher completed them.

Troy Gray

Heath is a good pitcher. I've seen him pitch in all-star camps and this was not how he usually pitches. I guess some days you have it and other days you don't.

Joey Sato

That's what patience does. When a pitcher is down we've learned to wait and let them throw. Neither of their pitchers were hitting their spots and that was evident so we just jumped all over them.

Roland Fite

That's the best game she has pitched. And their pitcher did a super job.

Jeff Kidd

They were the best offensive team we've faced. When you put your least experienced pitcher out there, it's not a recipe for success.

Jeff Flowers

[Catcher] Toby [Hall] and I, we were clicking, ... That makes it so much easier when catcher and pitcher are on the same page. You know exactly what to anticipate.

Scott Kazmir

She (Hutchins) kept us off balance. We didn't hit the good pitches when she threw them. Then, after that, were behind in the count, chasing. That's what every pitcher wants. Tonight, we gave her that luxury.

Donovan Nelson

He threw a lot of fastballs and just put them right where he wanted them. It's a perfect example of when a pitcher hits his spots, he's going to be successful.

Jeff Conine

It's been incredible. It seems like he's put that aside and went out there and showed you the type of pitcher he is and that he likes to win.

Johan Santana

He's their best athlete, number one pitcher and a good hitter too at the three hole in the lineup. We're going to have to manufacture some runs against them.

Ab Argent

He's a power pitcher, ... with finesse.

Mark Grace

We knew at the beginning of the season that we would be a left-handed dominated bullpen. It comes to a point where you go with your best pitcher, whoever that might be.

Tom Holliday

His usage probably wasn't as consistent as he would have liked it to be. We got him for his stuff. I think he's a nice Major League pitcher.

Rick Kranitz

The fact that she's a successful lawyer doesn't mean she's going to do a good job as a Supreme Court justice. To use a baseball analogy, just because somebody is a good shortstop doesn't mean you put him in as a pitcher.

Alan Morrison

He had been in three innings. But he?s a great pitcher. I was battling. I was hoping it was above the yellow line.

Blake Parker

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.

Branch Rickey

The real test will be when we get him on the mound -- and then after his mound exposure, we'll let him field some ground balls, ... We'll let him field bunts down both lines and we'll let him cover first base. ... He's got to be able to get around at least well enough to be able to do those things that are required out of every Major League pitcher.

Brad Arnsberg

(Chris) really pulled us out of the hole in the sixth. We saw their best pitcher, and we made it through, so I feel good about a win that could've been a game Niceville could've broken wide open.

Charlie Warner

Tonight is the whole reason why I became a starting pitcher.

Tyler Chambliss

We were down 6-0 to a pretty good pitcher (Pat McCoy). But one thing I've learned is with aluminum bats, you're never really out of the game.

Glen Anderson

I give a lot of credit to Wilmington for their win in the first game. They strung together some hits and their pitcher pitched a great game. Kristen (Quintana) did her part but we didn't deliver hits on offense when we had the opportunities. We left too many people on base and hit too many fly balls.

Jeanne Arbuckle

Coming from behind is always a nice way to win. The kids are playing hard. We were able to get the first two guys on and that really applied the pressure to their pitcher.

Vinnie Currao

It's not a major injury, but in a baseball player, particularly a pitcher ... you've got to be very cautious and very conservative.

Patrick Griffin

We competed, and that's a credit to our guys -- to be ready to do that against a starting pitcher of that caliber. I was happy with that.

Sean Mcnally

I was going to go up hacking, ... Pitcher on deck. Two outs. He can start throwing his dirtiest stuff up there. So I was definitely hacking.

Brian Mccann

The team that gets rid of the other team's starting pitcher first has the best shot.

Ted Simmons

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

Roanoke Rapids just put a bat on the ball, and our defense didn't make plays; you can't fault the pitcher for that. Our heads just weren't in the game.

Brandy Frazier

Our hitters were definitely not making adjustments today. As the game goes on, you see the pitcher and you should be able to adjust, and we just didn't do that.

Natalie Peters

I wouldn't want it any other way. If it's the game deciding if we're going to go to the playoffs or not, I want to be out on the mound just like every other pitcher on this staff wants to be out on the mound.

Jason Vargas

We can put them on conditioning and strengthening programs that are going to make them a better pitcher in conjunction with their improved techniques.

Sherri Lecompte

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

We're fighting for the wild card. We have to get in there and try to get their pitcher out of the game. . . . You have to wake up a little bit and score runs early in the game.

Luis Castillo

It's been very heartwarming to hear the words of congratulations from fans, ... If we would have had [current starting pitcher Johan] Santana in Game 7, we would have won.

Jim Kaat

I don't see a pitcher out there who's a complete standout, who can completely take over a game.

Kaylyn Bayly

They made some plays when they had too and we didn't. And their pitcher did a good job.

Mark Brookes

There's no hit that destroys a pitcher and a defense more than those hits. Everyone in the stadium knows that you can't defend those. That's just a (lucky) break.

Steve Jump

There's not another relief pitcher out there who has done what Trevor has done, consistently, year in and year out. In my opinion, he has been the best closer over the last decade. He should, therefore, be compensated as being the elite of the elite.

Rick Thurman

Michael White is probably the most-decorated pitcher to every pitch fastball.

Denny Bruckert

She's very tough, she's a very competitive pitcher. We were just prepared better in that inning for her. We prepared the whole game for her, but that inning everything kind of fell into place.

Bob Yagge

Geri did real well. She is a real nice pitcher.

Frank Mazeppa

Our seniors at the top of the lineup do a great job of leading us. All the girls look to them to get us going, as well as looking to Brittney as both a pitcher and a hitter.

Paul Talley

She's getting stronger. She's been a quality pitcher for the last three years.

Tim Koerber

I'm not a strikeout pitcher. There are just some days when things are going well and it just all falls into place.

Scott Downs

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

Paul Waner

That was good execution on their part. We were way too far ahead of their pitcher. We have to sit back better than that. There were a lot of little things that cost us runs early, then wound up costing us big time.

Don Sutherland