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. Votes: 21
Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles. Votes: 21
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself. Votes: 15
I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employment. We're bench players, and bench players shouldn't be M.V.P. Votes: 14
Preschoolers have a way of grabbing your attention. Mine help me not to be a baseball player at home. Votes: 13
Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to live with that. It's an occupational hazard. Votes: 12
They're (California Angels) like the American League All-Star team, and that's their problem, the American League All-Star team always loses. Votes: 12
If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball. Votes: 9
The future is much like the present, only longer. Votes: 8
A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain. Votes: 8
I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer. Votes: 7
Strikes (1981) are real life. It took up seven weeks of real time. That's a fifth of a pregnancy. Votes: 7
When I came over here (the National League), I always heard it was a stronger league, with amphetamines all over the clubhouse, but all I found was Michelob Dry. Votes: 6
It's easy to enjoy your job and enjoy other people when things are going good. When you're faced with adversity is when the character of men is measured. There's a Mennonite proverb, 'Man, like a tree, is measured best when cut down.' Votes: 6
Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can. Votes: 4
It (his contract) has options through the year 2020 or until the last Rocky movie is made. Votes: 4
The best thing about baseball is there's no homework. Votes: 3
Someone told me just recently that poets are eulogists. It's their job, to eulogize. I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Because in almost every poem of mine there is a loss. Votes: 3
He (Ted Simmons) didn't sound like a baseball player. He said things like 'nevertheless' and 'if, in fact. Votes: 3
I have seen the future and it's like the present, only longer. Votes: 3
I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer. Votes: 2
Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinkerball pitchers. Votes: 0
It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just hope I'm stupid enough. Votes: 0
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself. Votes: 0
I became a better pitcher when I found a delivery in my flaw. Votes: 0