Donald Cerrone Quotes

Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!

Pitching is a priority.

Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.

Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.

I am a baseball player and I enjoy getting batters out and that is what I want to continue doing.

Sometimes offense wins. Sometimes pitching wins.

I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.

I consider Billy Keeler, Mike Tiernan, Ed Delihanty and Larrie La Joie the toughest hitters I had to pitch to, but I did not dread them. Remember, Hughie Duffy was a member of our team, so I did not face him. In my opinion, Duffy was the greatest hitter.

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

No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.

I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone.

I was a baseball player. I played in high school and a little bit in college. I was a catcher. I don't know if I could have played any other position. As a catcher, you're always on the ball.

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

I'm a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game.

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

You never know when you're going to throw a no-hitter or if you're ever going to get the chance to do it. It's one of those deals where the ninth inning comes around; it's either going to be your night or just a complete game.

I usually stick out my hand and hope he puts the ball in it. Except the one time I went out to take Early Wynn out. I stuck out my hand and he hit me right in the stomach with the ball.

I played American Legion ball starting when I was 14. But I didn't catch until I was 17. I was 75-3 as a high school pitcher, but it was like everybody knew that I was supposed to be a catcher. When the scouts would come around, and I was pitching, they'd make me take infield practice so the scouts could watch me throw.

The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.

I was a good baseball player. I still play a couple of times a week as part of my daily workout. Just throwing the ball, running around, fielding ground balls, you know. It's better to me than being on a treadmill or some sort of Zumba class.

In baseball I was very singularly focused. If I was pitching it was me versus the hitter.

Any time you can go out there and throw 12 pitches in any inning, you give your team some momentum coming in and get some confidence out on the mound.

I don't really miss pitching in games, and I don't think my arm could hold up. I would still love to try the radar gun, just not pitch on a consistent basis. I'd love to go and try to fire up the gun, though.