Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.

To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

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

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.

I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.