What's the deal with Johnny Damon? He can't hit. He can't catch. He can't throw. He's sort of the five-tool guy... without any of the tools!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just swings and misses. They don't see that ball that well. Jack Morris threw an awful good one and Mike Scott. There's a lot of great pitchers over the years that I think that pitch definitely helped their career.
A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't going to say every day, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.'
I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit.
No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.
Baseball players have such a bad rap of, like, 'We don't work out or we're not strong or this or that.' Guys work so hard in baseball, it's incredible. But people don't know that.
A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and five the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.
There are only five things you can do in baseball - run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power.
If Damon Wayans is not breaking, it's a miracle. He is so funny that he makes everyone die laughing.