Your first hit in the majors - that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am convinced that in my own career I could usually have hit 30 points higher if I had made a specialty of hitting.
You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'
When you're young, the goal is to have a hit. You get a little older and the goal becomes to get to make another record.
You got the ball in your hands and you're in command, and if you get your good pitch where you want it, nobody's gonna hit you.
If I don't get hits, I don't get hits, but I'm trying to get hits.
If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.
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.
I'm probably an average hitter, at least, and if you talk to my peers, they will tell you that I hit the ball plenty far enough.
My hits are not hits.
In football, you're hitting, so you might as well hit in practice.
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