You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.

Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.

A pitcher is not a ballplayer.

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.