I can't very well tell my batters don't hit it to him. Wherever they hit it, he's there anyway.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.
Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me.
Hitting is business. With two strikes you really protect that plate.
A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.
When I hit, I felt I was in control of the home-plate area, and it was important that I felt that way. If I let the pitcher control it, it would give him an advantage.
Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.
If you don't throw it, they can't hit it.
I was always the kind of hitter that if you threw it 92 miles per hour at me, I'd hit it right back at you.
When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can't hit it.