When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.
I hit balls hard on the ground, and sometimes they are double plays. Other times, you hit it hard, and it's right through a hole.
I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
The way I grew up playing, and the way most Americans have grown up, is that you hit the ball up in the air and then it stops where it lands.
If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.
Billy Loes was the only player in the majors who could lose a ground ball in the sun
To me, hitting the ball in the air means hitting a line drive, and I hit far more balls in the air.
You've got to trust your steps, trust your guys that are on the field with you, and when the ball is on the ground, you've got to do that every single time.
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.
Montefusco bare-hands it and throws him out. That grounder will make you a traveling salesman in a hurry!
I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.
If you hit a routine fly ball in the big leagues, you're out every time. If you hit a ground ball, you're probably out a lot of the time as well. But there's a happy medium in there, a way to swing where your misses can still lead to successes.
I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.
When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.
I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique.
Eddie Haas talked a lot about not hitting the ball in the air.
In college and high school, you're always taught to hit the ball on the ground and on a line.
I've matured a lot as a pitcher. I understand what my strengths are. I've learned that I've got a great sinker, I get a lot of ground balls, and it's easy to get a ground-ball double play.
Every night, I try to hustle and do what I can do. And when you hit a ground ball, you should hustle.
Whenever you see me and I'm hitting ground ball after ground ball, you know I'm not feeling right.
