Quotes about fastball
fastball good hit run strike throw walk
It was a fastball because I wasn't going to walk in a run there. I was going to throw him a strike and make him hit the ball. I thought it was a good pitch. I would have never guessed the ball was going to go out of the park.
fastball four guys hard hit innings key lay pitchers sit stuff throw throwing tried
They've got some guys who throw pretty hard. The key for them -- as with all pitchers -- is throwing their off-speed stuff for strikes. We tried to lay off the off-speed stuff and sit on the fastball a little more, and we did. Overall, we hit the ball hard. We hit the ball hard the first four innings but just right at people.
fastball good hitting job keeping nice pitches settled throw
Once he settled in, he really did a nice job keeping Taft off balance. They're a really good fastball hitting club, and Marcus was able to throw his off-speed pitches for strikes.
fastball hands happened threw
Not too bad, huh? I just guessed fastball and threw my hands at it and it just happened to go.
fastball good locate
It was a good day. My fastball I was able to locate and keep them off-balance.
fastball game league pitch throw
It was a big game for me. Just to show myself that I can be here, pitch to big league hitters, get them out and throw my fastball and other pitches. Ian Snell
fastball good job
It was a 3-2 fastball up in the zone. He did a good job on (it). O. Henry
fastball
I was short with my fastball and breaking ball. Bruce Sutter
fastball last location
This was 10 times better than my last start. My location on my fastball was much, much better.
fastball fourth hitting keeps seen sneak time trying welcome
Welcome back, ... That's got to be at least the fourth time I've seen him do that. They keep trying to sneak a fastball by him, and he keeps hitting it a mile.
fastball gets hitters slider
He buries that fastball in on the right-handed hitters and when he gets that slider going you can't do anything with it. John Gibbons
fastball previous seen
He pitched without the fastball we've seen previous to this, Clint Hurdle
fastball fun using watch
He pitched non-aggressive and it wasn't fun to watch for two innings. Then he started using his fastball and got back to being Jo. I don't know who was out there for two innings.
fastball good night strike stuck zone
He pounded the strike zone all night long. The fastball was working all night long, so we just stuck with it. He had a pretty good idea of where it was going. Eric Munson
fastball hit pitches spot throw today top
I usually throw between 120 and 130 pitches in a game. My fastball did me in today as I couldn't hit my spot and they were on top of it.
fastball good handle hit last pitchers preached year
I've preached all year that we've got to hit the fastball better. Last year we didn't do that. There's some pretty good pitchers out there and we've got to be able to handle them.
fastball hitter ready timing trying
You're trying to be ready for everything, and you're not ready for anything. We'd like for them to be ready for the one pitch, the fastball. That's where you start. We go from there. ... All timing comes off the fastball. You've got to be a fastball hitter first.
fastball game hard pitch pitcher pitches strike successful throw zone
As hard as he throws, I think he's got to throw his fastball in the strike zone more. Then he can pitch off his fastball. Every successful pitcher in this game pitches off the fastball. Eric Chavez
fastball felt johnson nick pitch threw
I felt right there with him. I threw the same pitch to Nick Johnson - fastball up.
fastball great pitch
Fastball right down the middle. I had a great pitch to hit. I didn't come through, and that's not acceptable. I need to do more. Alex Rodriguez
fastball felt slider throw
Everything was working. My fastball felt good, I was able to throw it with velocity, and my slider was working well. It got away from me once, but other than that, I felt it was working good. Chad Cordero
fastball gets great roll towers
Towers and McClung pitched great. (Towers) has been on a roll and (McClung) can overpower you with his fastball and when he gets his curveball over he's tough. He has a great arm.
fastball gets great roll towers
Towers and McClung pitched great, ... (Towers) has been on a roll and (McClung) can overpower you with his fastball and when he gets his curveball over he's tough. He has a great arm.
fastball great hard hitting looks seen spots struck throw time tony vintage
Vintage Maddux. He's hitting his spots well. When he struck out Tony Womack, it was as hard a fastball as I've seen him throw in my time here. He just looks like he's in great shape. And we need him to be that way. Michael Barrett
fastball guy looking middle pitch
He's not a guy who makes a lot of mistakes. He can get away with a fastball down the middle because you're looking for a pitch on the corner. Cliff Floyd
fastball game looking plan slider stuck throws trying
I had a game plan going up there. I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game plan of going up there looking for a slider and just not trying to do too much. Jermaine Dye
fastball game looking plan slider stuck throws trying
I had a game plan going up there, ... I know he throws a lot of sliders. He throws hard, but usually his fastball is just to keep you honest. And I stuck with the game plan of going up there looking for a slider and just not trying to do too much.
fastball leaving locate starters white
I had nothing going for me. My fastball was flat. I couldn't locate and was leaving the ball in the white (over the plate). I've got to be more consistent. All our starters need to be more consistent.
fastball looked
It looked like he didn't get it where he wanted it, ... It was a fastball or cutter out over the plate. Bruce Bochy
fastball favorite
It was a middle-in fastball -- my favorite pitch.
fastball half hitter inner keeping outer pounding rhythm strike
It was more of getting a rhythm and getting strike one. Getting strike one on a hitter makes it easier. I was pounding the fastball in there, keeping it down on the inner half and the outer half.
fastball lane learn struck
It was nasty. The nastiest one, though, was when he struck out Lane on a fastball down. That's where he's got to learn to pitch. E. O. Wilson
fastball locate
I've just got to locate a little better on my fastball - that makes me have confidence, when I locate the ball a little better. Ben Sheets