“If it takes 10 pitchers, then let's do it.”
Ken Macha
“Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.”
Frank Robinson
“A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain.”
Dan Quisenberry
“He's a bulldog on the mound. He's a great pitcher. The difference between him and other pitchers is that he has the ability to throw the ball hard in the strike zone. He can locate his stuff very well. And that is why he is on the team - because he can rear back and throw 99 [mph] whenever he wants.”
Brian Jeroloman
“In softball we always preach and preach to pitchers that the mark of a good pitcher is to win when you're not throwing well. We haven't been in this situation very much this year where we haven't been playing well where the game's still close. In the first half we did struggle and I think mentally it affected us a little bit.”
Tim Jermain
“A pitcher can be the leader among the pitchers and be there for anyone who wants to approach him. But he is not that one guy who will go to a hitter and get in his face. Sometimes you need a leader and arms of that leader on the pitching staff, bullpen and the reserves. A position player can cross the line and doesn't mind going over to talk to the pitchers. But pitchers are kind of hesitant to go over to the offensive side of it.”
“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
