A Quote by Rogers Hornsby

When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

Rogers Hornsby

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Batter Box Felt Pitcher Sorry

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Rogers Hornsby
American - Athlete
April 27, 1896 - January 5, 1963

The pitcher wound up and he flang the ball at the batter. The batter swang and missed. The pitcher flang the ball again and this time the batter connected. He hit a high fly right to the center fielder. The center fielder was all set to catch the ball, but at the last minute his eyes were blound by the sun and he dropped it.

Dizzy Dean

The pitcher has the ball, and nothing happens until he lets go of it. So as the batter, I felt I had to fight for any bit of control I could get. I expected the umpire, the catcher, and the pitcher to wait on me. I wanted to get ready on my time.

Reggie Jackson

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

Ty Cobb

When I step into the batter's box, the fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a battle between me and the pitcher. And more than anything, I want to win.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

Al Leiter

Baseball skills schizophrenically encompass a pitcher's, a batter's and a fielder's.

John Updike

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.

Alvin Dark

I like football. I like baseball. When the pitcher and the batter start fighting, that's the best.

Pablo Francisco

It is said that insincere apologies can be detected while heart-felt apologies melt away all grievances, anger and hatred. Felt with all my heart I'm sooo sorry Apologies Sorry Soz so so So Sorry

John Walter Bratton

When I start thinking in the batter's box, that's when I get into trouble.

Dan Uggla

A good base stealer should make the whole infield jumpy. Whether you steal or not, you're changing the rhythm of the game. If the pitcher is concerned about you, he isn't concentrating enough on the batter.

Joe Morgan

I was just a very emotional player. I wore my emotions on my sleeve. I pretty much told you how I felt. I didn't mince words, so to speak. If I felt bad, I let you know that I felt bad. If I felt you were playing sorry, I told you. If I was playing sorry, I told myself that. I came from an era when losing really hurt. I didn't see anything good about it.

Gary Clark, Jr.

When you step into the batter's box, have nothing on your mind except baseball.

Pete Rose

Here’s the thing about baseball-it’s not the individual sport I thought it was. Turns out I was wrong about that. Yeah, the batter is a lone man against the world. He stands in the batter’s box like a soldier and it’s up to him-and him alone-what happens next. But here’s the thing I didn’t understand until I was forced to, until recently: In order to hit a home run… Someone else has to pitch the ball.