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10 quotes found searching on Position: Pitching Coach You want to be that guy. You want to be the pitcher who closes it down. You want to put your foot in their neck. I guess it would almost be like an assassin's mentality. Trevor has it for sure.Dave Stewart I have an idea what to do about the bullpen, napalm.Stanley Wilson Williams They're probably making me look a whole lot smarter than I am.Dave Stewart Mine was intense. Kevin's look is crazy. Sometimes, he does look a little crazy out there. I wouldn't know what a serial killer looks like, but he has a sort of a little smile on his face.Dave Stewart He didn't show what a rookie's supposed to show. You know, going crazy wild and throwing crap all over the place.In 1999 It's a totally different adrenaline rush when you're coming in from the pen....You have to be a mentally tough human being to come in when the game's on the line.Chicago Cubs Pitching Coach Other than strike one, it might be the most important pitch in baseball.Richard Allen "Rick" Williams A full season is like crossing an ocean. It's every day the same guys, same uniforms, same colors, and it's easy to get lost and lose your perspective before you reach the other shore seven months later. Helping people understand where they are along the way and what their recipe for success is, and being there to get them back on track when it slips away is my job.Oakland Athletics Pitching Coach Years ago it was different. In today's world, for whatever reason, pitchers don't shake off catchers a whole lot. I like to see a pitcher who has a good enough understanding and feeling for the game that he knows what pitches he wants to throw in which situations....that no matter what the catcher puts down, it doesn't mean anything to you because you know what you want to do.Lawrence Lee "Larry" Rothschild Chicago Cubs Pitching Coach You can't just tell some guy he has to throw a slider. That's what they did to me. I had a helluva overhand curve when I first came up and they told me I had to throw a slider. So I worked on the slider until I lost my overhand curve. That taught me never to take a young pitcher and force him to come up with a new pitch. I give them their own head.Houston Astros Pitching Coach Search for quotes here! You can put in multiple words, or if you want to search on a particular phrase, "wrap it in quotes". |
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