Quotes about catcher
catcher goes needs push wear
It didn't make any sense to push it. A catcher goes through a lot of wear and tear. He needs to be 100 percent.
catcher fall half hell love rye sat sort time
I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. There's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they're not much to look at, or even if they're sort of stupid, you fall in love with them and then you never know where the hell you are. - The Catcher in the Rye
catcher good improved pride takes
He's become a good catcher for us. He takes a lot of pride in it, and he's improved in every phase.
catcher good played skills
Clint Hurdle He is as good as any catcher I played with or had on my team. He has top-shelf skills defensively.
catcher forget game guy handle knows last late majors mound rang thinking true year
Jeff Francis He makes me feel more comfortable on the mound than any other catcher ever has. For a guy who hasn't been in the majors very long, he's very knowledgeable. There was a game late last year when I was struggling. He told me in the dugout, 'Just forget about the mechanics, just go out there and compete.' Now, I'm a guy who's always thinking about mechanics, but that rang true for me that day. He knows how to handle pitchers.
catcher helping last mind playing wore
Playing catcher wore me out last year. I wouldn't mind still playing, but as long as I'm in the lineup and helping the team.
catcher control ready
Jason Kendall I'm just the catcher guy, so I have no control over how much I'm going to play. But I like to play a lot, so I'll be ready to play a lot.
catcher depth fragile good group groups position starts
Clint Hurdle The (improvement) starts with the bullpen. That is a pretty good group for us, one of the better groups we have had. And at catcher we have depth there where before it was a fragile position for us.
catchers middle
Johnny Bench The catcher is in the middle of everything. He sees it best.
catcher good kid
The kid is tough. He's a good catcher already and I think he's going to be a good player.
catcher looks middle pick smart
So far, it looks like a smart move. When you pick up a catcher in the middle of his 20s like that, we may have something there.
catcher opening starting sure year
At first, I'll try to be the Mariners' starting catcher for opening day. I'm sure this year will go by quickly.
catcher figure rest
Joe Torre A catcher and a left-handed pitcher, ... Those are the no-brainers. The rest of it, we'll figure out.
catcher gonna pitching reputation tough worry
Al Lopez It's tough to be pitching and having to worry about what a catcher's going to call. If the catcher has a reputation of being a rockhead, the pitcher's gonna have to worry that much more.
catcher catching good hard hold quality struggles tells time trying
Rod Barajas It's a quality pitch. I had a hard time catching it, and that's a good sign. When a catcher struggles trying to hold on to the knuckleball, that's what you want. That's tells you it's a good pitch.
catcher run thrown winning
The winning run was thrown out at the plate, but our catcher was called for obstruction.
catcher extra hit might outside sets together
That's not all together accurate. When his catcher sets up on the outside corner, he might get an extra 2 inches, because you know he's going to hit the glove." ()
catcher earlier personal
Willie Randolph That's just the way it falls. I told you earlier I wasn't going to get into that personal catcher thing.
catcher somebody
Libba Bray 'The Catcher in the Rye.' When I was a teenager, that was my book; yes, somebody gets it, somebody gets adolescence.
catcher defensive eric progress solid starting
Eric will be our starting catcher and he is a solid defensive catcher. He is making progress at the plate.
catcher democratic dog elect majority winner woman won
Celinda Lake You can't elect a Democratic dog catcher without a majority of women. There's not a Democratic winner out there that can say he won without the majority of the woman vote.
catcher good great help smart
We already have a good relationship. I know he's going to help me a lot. He's a great catcher and a smart guy.
catcher communication fault lines setting talk
This way you won't go out there and second-guess yourself afterwards, because you already talk about everything. You know what's going on. If you don't execute, you don't execute. But you can't say, 'Oh well, I didn't like the way you were setting up.' The lines of communication are open. It's your fault if you don't tell the catcher you want them.
catcher center field needed played plays supposed
She was supposed to be our catcher on Tuesday, but we needed her in center field so she played there. She plays everywhere.
catcher finger greatest pitching putting throw
Randy Johnson When things are working, it's the greatest thing. When I'm out there pitching and I have a catcher putting down the finger for the pitch I want to throw and I've already got that gripped, that's a great rapport.
catcher home pitcher threw
The pitcher threw it home and (the runner) plowed the catcher too.
catcher center field mike red team third
Nick Miller My team is the Red Sox. At center field there?s Coco Crisp, at right field is Manny Ramirez, at third is Mike Lowell, and at catcher there?s J.M.
catcher gold oh
Oh yeah, to have your Gold Glove catcher get the out for you, why not?
catcher guys hitters job position stay team
Joe Girardi But you think about it, what does a catcher do? His job is to keep the other team from scoring, try to set up the bullpen, put your guys in a position to win. And most catchers have to do the little things as hitters to stay around.
catcher confident good job knows role
Landon knows his role and knows he is our catcher of the future. He is a confident kid. He has done a very good job as a freshman.
catcher charge toughest
Dusty Baker That's the toughest thing for a young catcher is to take charge of a situation.
catcher location missing setting throwing
Wandy Rodriguez I was missing with location in the first with my fastball. After that, I concentrated more on throwing where the catcher was setting up.