Derek Jeter Ball Quotations

I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.

He never throws the ball straight, ... He just has nasty stuff, especially when he faces me.

I thought he would try to get ahead with a fastball. I was just trying to hit the ball hard.

I thought Chase's ball was gone when he hit it.

I thought Chase's ball was gone when he hit it. I mean, he crushed that ball, but you've got to hit it pretty good to get it out in that part of the park.

Wakefield was probably as good as I've seen him. His ball was moving all over the place. We could have been out there for another three hours and I don't think we'd have gotten any more hits off him.

Adams runs pretty good. He didn't hit the ball particularly hard, he chopped it up the middle. You basically tag second and try to throw it as quick as you can. Give him credit, he hustled.

You're going to win more games with pitching than you are with offense. Our pitching staff seems to have settled in pretty good. They're throwing the ball well.

I'm just supposed to get on base for the guys behind me. Today I was happy because I drove the ball the other way.

His ball was moving. He's got a good arm.

He threw a ball that ran inside and I kept my hands inside, and I was able to hit it to right,