There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything.
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It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.
If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.
When you don't have one that you throw for strikes - they are good hitters - they can cancel out one pitch and go to another. Now I have four pitches. If one's not working, I've got three others. It makes the game totally different.
Bottom line is, you have to pitch. You want timely hits.
I only know one way to pitch. I really do.
You can actually have a pitch button, you know, to get people on pitch.
You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.
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.
Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.
You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a bat in his hand.
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