Mel Ott Quotes

I always say that I think my job is behind home plate, call a good game, play some good defense, and also, I know I was not a power hitter.

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

Pitching is a priority.

If you want to walk me, walk me. But if I see something close to home plate, I want to swing.

I kept listening in the minor leagues, and even earlier than that, people would say, 'If you don't hit the fastball, you're not going to get to the big leagues.' Every game, you're going to get a fastball.

The pitcher is in trouble, not me. He has to throw it over the plate and I have to put a good swing on it.

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

I try to be as quiet as I can at the plate, but still aggressive.

I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.

I always liked the defensive part of baseball.

I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head.

If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.

How are you gonna score if somebody doesn't drive in the runs?

Pitch me outside, I will hit .400. Pitch me inside, and you will not find the ball.

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.

I believe that you're a hitter first and you're a slugger second type deal.

That's where my focus is all the time, trying to get on base.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

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.

A line drive to the warning track on one pitch, I'll take that over a strikeout any day.

That's how baseball works. You put some good swings on the ball and it goes out of there.

If they are going to nibble and try to go below the zone or off the plate a little bit, I want to try and get a pitch in the zone that I can do damage on.

Yeah, if I see a ball in the zone then I'll try to put a good swing on it.