Pitcher Quotations | Page 2

I go into each game with three guys written in as pitchers. If I feel someone is losing something, we'll put someone else in. It's nice. A lot of times hitters are only seeing a pitcher once, so they are constantly adjusting.

I faced Bedard a lot in the minors. He's a very good, aggressive pitcher who is not afraid to throw his fastball.

Give their pitcher credit. He came on in a very tough situation and he got our 3-4-5 hitters out. When you get in that situation, we should get one or two out of it, but I give credit to their pitcher. He got us out.

Give the pitcher credit, he threw the ball well. We didn't muster much of an offense.

I expect to be what I used to be. I know I'm going to be the same pitcher I used to be.

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.

But it was good to help us get off to a fast start. It's always nice when you get any pitcher a run in the first. And Brandon pitched real well tonight.

I felt like that in a seven-game series, that having 11 pitchers is probably going to be an important move to make. To have an extra pitcher on the roster would probably help.

Baseball can be slow in many ways. The action starts with when the pitcher delivers the ball. But the action really starts when the crack of the bat happens.

I have an Alka Seltzer bat. You know, plop plop fizz fizz. When the pitcher sees me walking up there they say, 'Oh what a relief it is.'

He really worked the strike zone and mixed up speeds well. He struck out six in the first three innings and four of them were looking. Anytime a pitcher can do that he's doing good things.

When he's healthy, he's as good as any pitcher in baseball.

When he went the second time through the lineup I thought it would be hard to get a hit off him. He faced hitters like Carlos Lee, and these hitters are usually very good making adjustments after seeing a pitcher for the first time.

He's a crafty pitcher who figures out ways to get outs.

He's a big-game pitcher and a big competition pitcher. He pitches well against everybody, and not just the smaller lineups. He had some guys at the plate tonight with a lot of RBIs, and he made them look uncomfortable.

Henry will probably be our No.1 guy initially because he's most trustworthy. You know you are going to get six innings out of him every time out. And the reason is because he is such a complete pitcher. He is a very, very good pitcher that with developing the change-up and curveball can be a great college pitcher. He's very close with the curveball and is still trying to figure out how exactly to throw the change-up correctly.

What we've seen out of Carlos has been very encouraging. I hate to see somebody who's not a relief pitcher be gone 14 to 17 or 18 days. But if gets some innings and he's impressive, we'll be really aware of what he does.

What we've told our players is (Wright) might be the best pitcher that we will face. And we're playing a great schedule. We're facing some really good pitching. But this guy's on the short list of the best guys in the country.

What you do is let the other pitcher off the hook in a sense.

Heroics at the end of the game are great, but we should've knocked in those runs earlier in the game when they were on base. I've told the girls they can swing the bat against any pitcher in the league.

He's a fly-ball pitcher who should be effective in our ballpark, especially with our improved outfield defense. He can handle the bat, too.

He's aggressive and he takes what the pitcher gives him. He's evolved as a hitter every single year. He does things that a lot of good Division I hitters don't do.

He's aggressive with his fastball. He doesn't pitch to the park, kind of the same mentality I take out. When you're at Coors Field, you can't just say, 'I'm going to do something different.' You can't change the type of pitcher you are, you just have to go out there, be aggressive, and make your pitches. He made some great pitches today.

He's a good pitcher having a bad year. And the good pitcher in him came out tonight.

He's a good pitcher that's got electrifying stuff. He throws in the upper 90s and has an unbelievable slider. I think he's a great pickup for us. I'm very excited to have him.

He's a change of pace pitcher out of the bullpen.

He's a classy guy. I'm guessing (he retired) because from a pitcher standpoint, the backup catcher has got to catch Timmy and that represents a whole new set of challenges.

He's a competitor all right. That's what distinguishes him as a pitcher and that's going to help in the years to come.

We threw him to the wolves early in the season. I think he's found his place on this team and his confidence has grown. He's going to be a good pitcher for us.

We swung the bats a lot better. When we score early, we allow the pitcher the chance to be more comfortable to do his job.

I almost had to throw it to the Monster. I threw it back to the pitcher instead.

He's pitched a lot of innings in his life and as with any pitcher it's not a perfect shoulder, but it's one we felt was a worthwhile risk. We've got to be smart in the way we use him but when he's right we believe he's one of the best pitchers in baseball.

He's pitched great. Anytime you draft a pitcher and he pitches this well, you're surprised. But he's pitched great.

He was locating his fastball pretty well. He had a good slider and he didn't walk anybody. That's really important as a pitcher, getting ahead. We didn't do the things we should have done at the plate either. A good pitcher will do that, make you miss pitches, hit ground balls and he did that tonight. He kept us off balance, he threw well.

He was our hottest pitcher and we had a real need. We thought it was the best thing we could do for the major-league team.

He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. . . . But at the same time, you've got to settle down and make some pitches.

He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. .Ê.Ê. But at the same time, you've got to settle down and make some pitches.

We match up with (Walton) pretty well. Our last four or five ball games playing real good defense. That helps pitcher a lot, knowing they have a good defense behind them.

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

He wants to be a better pitcher now. Up until this season, he spent a lot of time wanting to hit more and play other positions, but now he's really taking pride in making himself better at his best part of the game.

He was a good pitcher then, and obviously he's more experienced now. He's doing a real fine job.

He was a great manager. He never missed a pitch. He had been a catcher, and one of the things he was very good at was that he knew when a pitcher was losing his stuff. He could anticipate so well. He just wouldn't wait until he was clobbered.

He was a hard-luck pitcher last year. He had at least four (probable) wins where we just flat out kicked the ball around, then a couple where he took us into extra innings and the relief pitcher got the win.

He kind of defines what a pitcher is supposed to do. The thing is, he's never in the training room. For whatever reason, he's been given a gift to do that. I don't think the guy's arm has ever been sore. And I'm sure if it was sore, he wouldn't tell us anyway.

He kind of struggled with his control last week in St. George. But he really seemed to have it down today and he threw a great game. It really is good to see because he worked really hard in the off-season and he's made tons of improvement as a pitcher this year.

Having a .500 pitcher is not going to help us.

He cruised through the first like they weren't even here. Then all of a sudden, here comes the second and he was struggling getting his curve over. I was warming up some people, because I told my assistants if he can't get his curve over, we're screwed. He's the type of pitcher who has to work some of his off-speed stuff. If he can't get it across, it's going to be a long night for us.

He was so much better of an athlete than people thought. Back then, he wasn't heavy at all. He was solid as a rock. He was faster than anything. He would hit the ball back to the pitcher on two hops and beat it out at first base. He was incredibly fast. We used to play basketball in the mornings at the YMCA. Kirby was a great basketball player. People think Kirby was overweight when he played, but he was rock-solid.

He didn't have his best stuff, but he still kept his team in the game. If you have a young pitcher like that, that's really valuable.

He didn't locate his stuff great against us. But he's still got great stuff. ? I've seen him for the last three years. He's got the highest ceiling of any pitcher in the conference.

He did great. You never want your pitcher to go out and give up three runs in the very beginning, but he did his job after that and shut them down, and gave us a chance to get back in the game, which we did.

I am glad that we don't have to face Jarrod Freeman again. He is a great pitcher, and I am happy with this format. We hit him pretty hard. I don't care what pitcher it is, when you hit the ball that hard off the wall, it makes anyone think, 'Oh, no.

He understands the mentality of why we use him in the ninth in close ballgames because he's the best pitcher we have available out there,

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.

He did a lot of damage to me, and ended up scoring the winning run at the time. You can't let that happen. You can't let the pitcher beat you.

He is a very good pitcher and he throws the ball very hard. I was just trying to put the ball in play and not strikeout. I was ready for anything.

He is a youthful starting pitcher with an excellent track record that includes an All-Star selection, and will bolster our starting rotation.

He is an outstanding control pitcher with good movement. He will compete for playing time as a freshman.

He was dead on. It just seems like when he pitches we match up with a pitcher who has a great day.

He was all over it. I guess you could say we were lucky to score one run. He just totally dominated and he has for two games against us. You just have to tip your hat to a good pitcher sometimes.

He was an absolutely outstanding pitcher in the role he took on last year. We tried hard to get him last year for our pennant run and again this winter. Our people evaluated him as one of the top guys in the business in the role he's now doing.

He was a natural at the position. A lot people talk about arm strength and size, but there's also something to playing quarterback that involves the brain. David processed things very fast and did not make a mistake. He was like a control pitcher in baseball.

He's had little flashes where he looks like a big-league pitcher again. But he knows his command is not where he wants it to be.

He was a strong pitcher when he left the game. That wasn't a fact last year at this time. It was a very encouraging outing.

He was a teammate. It would be like the catcher on the baseball team talking about what a jerk the pitcher was. It's just an unwritten rule that you don't do that.

He's a young pitcher who might have some confidence issues. A couple things might not have gone his way early and it's part of a growth process for him.

He's come a long way since we were teammates in Toronto. He was a good pitcher then. Obviously, he has far more experience now.

He hasn't been a very successful guy, but I like the movement of his fastball. I believe SBC Park will be an excellent place to pitch. He'll gain confidence and be a better pitcher there.

He had the greatest nickname of any pitcher -- 'The Chairman of the Board'.

He had the most impact on a pitcher that anyone in the lineup could. He had the power, he had the ability to get on base, he could draw a walk and he had great speed. But don't forget that Rickey was a very good hitter.

He had been hit once before in the series. It was certain given the variables I had to work with in that particular game, in that particular situation with the pitcher hitting behind him, I thought he was throwing at him intentionally.

He had to step up and show the team what kind of pitcher he is. We count on Freddy big time. He's a guy the pitching staff looks up to.

(Good defense) affects you in a lot of ways. It prevents your pitcher from throwing too many pitches in one inning. It gives your bullpen a rest because your starter may be able to go a little deeper into games. Cameron is going to save games with his glove.

Good hitters want to extend their arms, they want to take away the inside of the plate and look middle-to-away. If a pitcher can establish the inside of the plate, it keeps a hitter honest.

He showed flashes of it early. Second year, like everybody, is an adjustment-type of year. This year, he is showing what kind of pitcher he is. He is just dominant. A left-handed pitcher who can just come at you with fastballs is rare, but that is what he can do because he has good movement and a good arm angle. He throws strikes. He's a good pitcher. He's great for the game. He's a good person, having fun out there. He works hard.

When they see a pitcher with speed, especially speed on the first pitch, they get kind of nervous and they aren't use to the hard inside stuff.

He's a true pitcher in every sense of the word. He makes it look easy. He doesn't have the wow factor. He just competes. He locates, but he doesn't have that one pitch.

He's a very cerebral pitcher and he knows what he does best. To his credit, he hasn't let anything go to his head. He's the same kid he was when the streak started.

He's just got to learn to control everything a little better. He did a lot better last year, they told me, but he had the arm injury and it's just got to keep improving. He has a chance to be a great pitcher in this organization, whether it is as a starter or a 'pen guy. We haven't really decided. He will dictate that.

He's kind of at a standstill because he has blister problems. We have to see more from him. Last year he got off to a good start, but right now he's a one-pitch pitcher because of the finger problem. So far, he's been fine this Spring Training. I'm not ready to say he's going to be a front-line guy yet. He hasn't made me a believer yet. He has a Major League fastball, though, and it gets on you in a hurry. He's another long-range guy and will be vying for a job at Fort Wayne.

He's got electric Randy Johnson-type stuff. Miller's a lot different pitcher (than Henry). He's a 92-, 94-mile per hour guy, left-handed, low arm slot. He's the college version of Randy Johnson. But that's irrelevant for him and Bryan. They are trying to shut the other team down offensively. It could be a great game.

He's a kid who wants to help carry us -- which is commendable -- and of late it hasn't happened. It's like we say about hitters who want to go out there and do too much. The same is true of pitchers, and Jeremy, unfortunately, still falls into that rut of -- instead of being a pitcher -- reverts sometimes to being a thrower.

He said he was tired. The idea of a pitcher wearing out is ridiculous. He weakens because he's not in condition. I was never taken out of a game because I was weak. I was taken out because I was getting hit.

He's been a great pitcher for us for four years. He's been in every role we've asked him to fill, and he's been totally consistent.

He's been our best pitcher down the stretch. He has it all, the arm, the pitches, the control. All he needed was the confidence.

He's getting better pitches to hit. That's what happens when you start swinging well. The pitcher makes mistakes and you hit it instead of fouling it off.

He's going to be a heck of a pitcher some day,

He's going to be a Major League pitcher -- we caught lightning in a bottle when we acquired this guy.

He's a very sound, competitive pitcher who is hard to hit.

He saw a lot of things that sometimes you don't see when you're a pitcher out there, and that's mechanics.

He's a special pitcher. If you look at what he's accomplished from the middle of last year till now, I don't think there's a pitcher who can match what he's done.

He's as tough as any pitcher in baseball. We tried to score early and Robby had the big hit.

He's a talent. As he matures and gets more experience, there's a pretty good chance he's going to be a good starting pitcher in the big leagues.

He's a throwback pitcher from the day. The game's changed quite a bit since then, but I can still learn. If you think you know everything that's when you'll be sadly mistaken. If I can take some input that he has and apply it towards what I'm doing out there and use it, then that's a good thing.

He meant everything to us. He was one of our biggest contributors here for 3 1/2 years, I can honestly say that. Still can play defense, come off the bench and hit the best pitcher in baseball. Makes no difference to him.

He looked real good. He had a great command of his pitches and batters leaning and off stride. That is the kind of pitcher he is. He is not going to overpower any hitters. He is more of a finesse kind of pitcher.

He looks, acts and is built like a catcher. Is he going to be a pitcher that hits 90 mph? No. How about the outfield? He's got average high school speed with a decent bat. But can he throw a 2.0 to second, pop-to-pop? Yes. He's got a Division I arm behind the plate.

He does things that drive hitters nuts. I've never seen a pitcher get so many ground balls back to the mound. That's all about movement.

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.

He is a fly ball pitcher - always has been, always will be - and when you get a windy day like today he is going to give up some homers.