Barry Zito Quotes

Baseball is all about pitching, and we know we have to improve our pitching.

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

It's the same game. It's baseball. National League, American League. It's baseball. I just come here and try to do my thing. Do my work and help the team to win.

He stopped everything behind the plate and hit everything in front of it.

'Get up and hit a home run,' has never been a part of the usable technique of any manager.

Anytime I can get in there, playing every now and then, and contribute some way, whether it's throwing out a guy or calling a good game or getting a hit and RBI, it's big.

Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.

Tactics are just a part of football because the players are playing.

Scoring a goal is very important for us, but the objective is to win the match.

The key ingredient is talent - you've got to have talent. If you look at the regular season, they've got the best record in the entire league, so they've got the talent.

Once we are on that pitch, the main thing is getting that win.

Every player wants to score more.

I want to be successful in playing the game. I'm going to do my best to help myself and my teammates play in the best possible way and reach successful results.

You can't keep having the pressure on your goal all of the time because, eventually, a team will get through.

I would like to score goals in every game.

If I could help the pitcher as much as I can, or I could save three to five errors a year with my defense, then that's just a big help for my teammates.

I know we'll lead the league in defense.

Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.

Victory favors the team making the fewest mistakes.

At the end of the day, it's 11 men versus 11 on the pitch.

If you stop me from scoring, and I don't do anything else, then I've not really played well, have I? You can't score every game, so what are you doing if you're not scoring?

I see the game too slow from second base. That's why I like to play more short.

I just enjoy batting, scoring runs, and contributing for my team.

Every game I'm out there, we're all trying to affect the game in some way.

I'm a great player; I'm one of the best defensive ends in the league, and I honestly think that.