Juan Marichal Quotes

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

Half the time, I have trouble following our own pitcher's sequence.

I was short with my fastball and breaking ball.

You aren't going to stick around long with just two pitches.

All I really try to do is whatever hitter gets in there, I just try to get him out in as few pitches as possible.

Getting my curveball back and finding another pitch just helped me figure out how to pitch.

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a pitcher, but I think that's pretty cool that a guy can throw a ball 100 miles an hour.

That's when I'm at my best. When I can throw a fastball over in the count, just throw strikes both in and away, it just sets up all my stuff.

The thing that kept me from going to the next level was, I really didn't have an out-pitch. My story in baseball could have been a lot different if that's all I focused on.

There's more to pitching than just striking guys out, but also it is a big reason why you can have success.

The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they're taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.

The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really didn't use it much. He didn't want to throw it. He wanted to throw fastball-slider.

My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.

I know when I get to 0-2, 1-2, when I'm ahead in the count, that I hold a distinct advantage over every single hitter. I have so many options because I don't have to work within the strike zone anymore.

The big thing will be having two pitches you can throw for strikes and developing a change-up, too.

I threw a good fastball and changeup, but a below-average curveball.

I've always been fastball-curveball and really relied on that pitch, and when it goes away, it just totally changes how you attack hitters.

I think I'm constantly trying to grow as a pitcher. You start going out there, you're learning stuff, you're finding different ways to try to get guys out. Trying to be creative.

I think my job is to keep the ball down. I always say I try to go out there and get early contact, and strikeouts just seem to happen.

I've got some good movement on my sinking fastball, and I rely on that.

You never hit a good slider or curveball; you just try to go after the mistakes.