The fastball is the best pitch in baseball. It's like having five pitches, if you move it around.
Luis TiantI give him (Frank Howard during April 28, 1968 two-hitter) shoulder, back, foot and the ball last," and Frank Howard commented, "He threw everything at me but the ball.
Luis TiantIf we lose today, it will be over my dead body. They'll have to leave me face down on the mound.
Luis TiantNormal relations, never. We should never forget what has happened to the people in Cuba for forty years. All baseball cares about is getting players out of Cuba. It doesn't care about the suffering, just money. The Orioles shouldn't have gone to Cuba. This is a free county, but that's the way I feel.
Luis Tiant