A Quote by Don Drysdale
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid.
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The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid.
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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.
Some coaches believed they could judge a player's performance simply by watching it. In this they were deeply mistaken. The naked eye was an inadequate tool for learning what you needed to know to evaluate baseball players and baseball games. Think about it. One absolutely cannot tell, by watching, the difference between a .300 hitter and a .275 hitter. The difference is one hit every two weeks. The difference between a good hitter and an average hitter is simply not visible-it is a matter of record
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When I stood up there as a pinch hitter, I honestly believed I was the best hitter in the game. That's the only attitude to have.
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
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We try to do a great job of understanding the opposing hitter and his tendencies. Maybe understand the hitter better than he knows himself.
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The leadoff-hitter thing, I think, it's always nice to have an established leadoff hitter and to have someone who can really get on base and set the tone.
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