Casey Stengel Quotes

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

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.

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

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

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

I probably hit 35 balls into the right-field bleachers.

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

I wouldn't describe myself as a home run hitter. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps. Just backspinning baseballs and hitting line drives.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.

In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base on balls.

I could hit the damn ball. No matter who was throwing. Or where the ball was. I left the bench swinging. I didn't get many walks.

The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.

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

The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field.

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

I'm pretty close to Miguel Cabrera. We are such different hitters, but at the same time, we're pretty close because we both like to hit the ball middle-away.

I think everyone's favorite part of the game is hitting - especially when you're having success - considering it's so hard to do.

I just try to make contact with the ball. It's obvious that I like to swing the bat. I'm not thinking of taking a lot of pitches.

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

I came up as a number 2 hitter. My first year I hit 16 homers, and I was like, Whoa, I'm rollin'!

Mike Trout. Jose Ramírez. Mookie Betts. All these guys walk, and they swing at strikes.

I love to talk about hitting. It's a passion of mine.