We just kind of relied on written scouting reports through the eighties and even the early nineties. I've really been amazed by some of the data that's out there, especially with regards to tendencies of hitters, and certainly tendencies of pitchers as well. I would have loved to have gotten that data when I played. David Cone
And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers. Nolan Ryan
Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there. Don Cooper
I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked in the first round. I wasn't even sure I'd get picked at all. Dwight Gooden
I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out. Frank Robinson
I like my friends to be the hitters. The pitchers, they all have the same brain as I do. The hitters see the game from a different perspective. Joe Mays
I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter. Mark McGwire
I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it. David Cone
I would think every organization has pitchers who have good talent but just don't have what it takes to make it with what they've got. Phil Niekro
If you are used to going five innings and then go six or seven, you won't have your good stuff. They need to start that from the minor leagues and give pitchers strong arms. Juan Marichal
It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking. Eric Davis
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself. Dan Quisenberry
Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up. Frank Robinson
The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That's what you do to pitch. That's what pitchers have to do to win games. Greg Maddux
The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four. Keith Hernandez
There aren't many hitters who like facing knuckleball pitchers. They may not be intimidated by them, but they sure are thinking about them before they go into the box. Phil Niekro
There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether. Jim Palmer