It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just hope I'm stupid enough.
Dan QuisenberryMost pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself.
Dan QuisenberryHe (Ted Simmons) didn't sound like a baseball player. He said things like 'nevertheless' and 'if, in fact.
Dan QuisenberryThey're (California Angels) like the American League All-Star team, and that's their problem, the American League All-Star team always loses.
Dan QuisenberryComing into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to live with that. It's an occupational hazard.
Dan QuisenberryI don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employment. We're bench players, and bench players shouldn't be M.V.P.
Dan Quisenberry