A Quote by Casey Stengel

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

Casey Stengel

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Casey Stengel
American - Baseball Player
July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975

I've always said, even batting leadoff, that I want to be a dangerous hitter.

Trea Turner

I'm not a cleanup hitter. I'm just batting fourth.

Ben Zobrist

I don't want to be a slap hitter, but be a dangerous hitter in the lineup and want people to come right at me.

Trea Turner

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.

Ted Williams

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Hank Aaron

The .350 hitter expects, and also deserves, a big payoff for his performance - even if he plays for a cellar-dwelling team. And a .150 hitter should get no reward - even if he plays for a pennant winner.

Warren Buffett

I don't like the word 'calculated' because it sounds pejorative. Intentional. Intentional is better, I think. Wild in passion and intentional in expression.

Jane Fonda

I copied (Shoeless Joe) Jackson's style because I thought he was the greatest hitter I had ever seen, the greatest natural hitter I ever saw. He's the guy who made me a hitter.

Babe Ruth

I enjoy batting practice before the games.

Buster Posey

I personally decided that I will practice batting in Australia.

Ravindra Jadeja

A revolutionary leadership must accordingly practice co-intentional education.

Paulo Freire

I can't really say I'm batting badly. I'm not batting long enough to be batting badly

Greg Chappell

Socrates: So even our walks are dangerous here. But you seem to have avoided the most dangerous thing of all. Bertha: What's that? Socrates: Philosophy. Bertha: Oh, we have philosophers here. Socrates: Where are they? Bertha: In the philosophy department. Socrates: Philosophy is not department. Bertha: Well, we have philosophers. Socrates: Are they dangerous? Bertha: Of course not. Socrates: Then they are not true philosophers.

Peter Kreeft

My kids would watch from the window and wave to me during batting practice.

Dave Martinez

A Home Run Derby is fun. It's just like taking batting practice, and you just want to go deep. Guys do it every day. Yes, there's a little more pressure when they pull that cage back, but if you practice properly, it shouldn't affect the second half of your season at all.