Sal Fasano
Sal Fasano
Salvatore Frank Fasanois an American former professional baseball catcher. Fasano played for 9 different teams over his 11-year career. In 2013, he became the Roving Catching Instructor for the Toronto Blue Jays...
experience fastball good learning pitch tough whenever
Whenever you don't have fastball command, it's pretty tough to get everything else to work. If anything, it's a good learning experience to know that the fastball is the most important pitch you throw.
complete defense hardest hitting pitcher relate separate success view
The hardest thing to do is to separate your hitting from your catching. If you can't do that, you can't have success in this game. You want to be a complete player, but defense has to take precedence. I view myself where I can find a way to relate what the pitcher has and how to use it. That's my job.
enjoyed hope nice
They were nice to me, so I wanted to do something nice for them. I hope they enjoyed it.
division glad means ok people picking surprise win
I'm glad people aren't picking us to win this division or make the playoffs. That just means we're going to surprise people. I'm OK with that.
glory goes happy keeping sure
He's not a glory hound. He just goes and does his job, and I'm sure he's happy keeping it that way.
easy example game great guys strikes takes throw younger
It's an easy day because you know he's going to throw strikes and you know the game will be quick. He's a great example to the younger guys for what it takes to be successful.
attitude bury intensity keeping matter
It's a matter of keeping that intensity through the whole at-bat. The job's not over after the first strike. Once you get on top, you need to bury him. That's the attitude you have to have.
baseball bat coming hit looking social sudden talking time
When you hit a kid, you think what if it was your son. Baseball is probably the most social sport. There's a lot of time between pitches. You could be looking at a vendor or talking to someone, and all of a sudden there's a ball or a bat coming at you.
chalk gray quality seems throwing understand
You have to chalk this up as a quality start. That's what I don't understand. He seems like he's throwing so bad, but he's throwing great. That's the frustrating thing. That's why I'm getting gray hair. I don't understand why we can't get over the hump.