Pete Rose Quotes

Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.

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

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

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.

The great hitters use the whole field, and that's a goal of mine.

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 think I have a natural hitting ability.

I was able to play alongside, in my opinion, the best hitter with Miguel Cabrera and kind of watch the way he goes about it and the way he looks at situations, when to try to drive a ball versus when to shoot a ball.

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

I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

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

I'm probably an average hitter, at least, and if you talk to my peers, they will tell you that I hit the ball plenty far enough.

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.

I think my mindset and my approach is to hit the ball hard, whether it be first pitch or work the count.

Once I found my swing, I feel like if I put a good swing on it, I feel like it's got a good chance to go wherever - left, right, center - it doesn't matter. But I'm not just out here going to swing for home runs of anything. I'm just trying to put a good swing on the baseball.

That's one thing I learned from watching great hitters hit. A lot of hitters, they're ready to hit from pitch one.

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.

I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.

I see myself as a line-drive hitter first.

When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.

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

Major league hitters have more power. But Japanese hitters are very good at making contact. I don't like either.