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ED YATES He was a late find for people. He was a heavy hitter. When we used him in the one-back set he had so...
GEORGE PORRITT You don't expect that out of your ninth hitter. For most teams, the ninth hitter goes 1-for-4, but t...
DAVID RUARK It is something we still could do, but we want to see how [using him as a hitter] plays out. We stil...
BENNY LOOPER Brent is a good heads-up player in the outfield. David got a lot of work in a reserve role last year...
VAL MCLEAN [It's a little bit like using a pinch-hitter or DH, but only superficially. The shooter isn't a spec...
PAT QUINN I'm not a hitter, and I have no business getting hits. I'm just fooling some guys.
LUKE HUDSON Unbelievable. He was great. It was the best I've seen him -- I've had Gibby for three years, and he'...
ELLIOTT AVENT I'd rather be labeled as a big hitter. I'm not mad. I'm glad I am considered a big hitter because th...
GREG BLUE In my seven years here, he's the best young Latin American hitter as a free-agent amateur who came h...
BILL BRYK Rob is a great all-round player who is our strongest outside hitter. We had him hitting in the front...
FRANK STAFFEN It's tough to stay sharp getting one at-bat as a pinch-hitter. It's a totally different approach whe...
MARK BELLHORN His bat has a ways to go, but he's got a chance to be a real special defender. Bat speed is hard to ...
BILL BRYK The guys did a great job of battling and had some great at bats in that last inning. We didn't have ...
DAVID BEASLEY Katie had a tremendous freshman season. She's a very good hitter and has a lot of potential.
STEVE WAMMER I thought we had a real good team effort today. We had [junior outside hitter] Aaron Richman step up...
MAX KLINEMAN We got a couple of guys back and that helped a lot. (Designated hitter Nic Higgins) has had a real g...
ELLIOT JOHNSON Vlad has had some stretches occasionally where hits haven't fallen in. But he's the type of hitter t...
MIKE SCIOSCIA He is the strongest hitter in this program, and he has been for the last three years.
ERIK ANDERSON The fifth inning was bad. The first hitter had a home run and we walked the next three. And we had t...
BILL BECKWITH A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy.
EARLY WYNN They gave us a little help but we also came through with some big hits when we had runners on base.
HEIDI MARTIN I turned around and realized my best hitter was at the plate. That was a big risk to take. I should ...
LOU TREDEAU [Megan Knowles , Washington Academy, junior: An outside hitter, Knowles has blossomed into a strong...
CHRISTINE DAVIS![]()
If I've got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in a...
CASEY STENGEL When you're out there in the big league pressure cooker, a pitcher's attitude -- his utter confidenc...
BILL VEECK The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter ...
DON DRYSDALE His ability to hit kill shots is phenomenal. He's a power hitter and has a big serve.
DICK KRINSKY All players would be lying if they said they didn't know a pitcher was throwing a no-hitter -- wheth...
JACQUE JONES![]()
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June.
CARL YASTRZEMSKI There's not an easy out in the lineup. That's just a comforting feeling to have as a hitter.
MICHAEL BERTRAM The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter ...
DON DRYSDALE Obviously if I was in another lineup, I'd probably not be the cleanup hitter. So for me, personally,...
MIKE JACOBS Clay is one of my better surfaces and if was definitely an advantage for me. She is a big hitter and...
JAMEA JACKSON He's the best hitter in the game when it counts. The best clutch hitter I've ever seen.
JOHNNY DAMON We think it was a no-hitter. They had a hard-hit ball right at our third baseman that got by him. It...
MIKE LITTLEWOOD Sager is kind of deceptive. He's got good feet, picks his holes well and is a good hitter. Morse is ...
RANDY CORNWELL The first game, the errors killed us. We had four errors that game and our pitcher, I believe, pitch...
JENNY MEIROWSKY Megan probably gets to the ball quicker than anyone in our outfield. Offensively she has good instin...
LINDA KALAFATIS We're missing some of the veteran studs we had in lineup in years past, but we're looking forward to...
AARON BENDER Andy profiles as a guy who has the ability to hit in the middle of the lineup for a championship maj...
DAYTON MOORE Darren McFadden hits the hole quicker than anybody, ... He is a home run hitter and he proved that a...
HOUSTON NUTT Nate has a beautiful swing and is a gifted hitter with power. He's a line-drive type of hitter, and ...
JACK HIATT We've taken some big hits. Some township roads that have never had flood damage had some.
GARY DURAND She?s an excellent, excellent fielder, has a strong throwing arm and is a solid hitter.
LES SHEPARD If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup.
RYNE SANDBERG best hitter in the game
MARK TEIXEIRA Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mo...
GAYLORD PERRY We need (P.K.). Last year, a lot of his home runs were in key situations. He has the ability to be a...
PHILLIP THOMPSON When the season started, (King) was the No. 3 hitter, and I've always been one to have my best hitte...
BOBBY PIERCE She had a big night. You can always credit hitters for hitting well, but if they aren't getting a go...
BRIAN DOYON We had key big hits in key situations.
JARED BROWN With a pitcher, you can generally see what he has. With a hitter, he might only take two or three sw...
JASON MCLEOD![]()
I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to ...
JACOB DEGROM I played with him two years in the minor leagues. He always was a good hitter. Always, man.
JOSE REYES![]()
A good hitter has timing.
A good pitcher upsets timing.
WARREN SPAHN Dan is a three-year starter with an excellent glove who is a good line-drive hitter.
BOB CURRAN When he first came up as a sophomore he wasn't a very good hitter. He was weak and he had really slo...
BOB BOTE With The Guess Who, it took us fifty-something singles before we had hits.
RANDY BACHMAN Jay is a guy who is always going to put the ball in play. He's a decent hitter, a good hitter. Fortu...
LUIS ALICEA Berkman is a solid switch-hitting guy, he's the one guy they should be pitching around. Berkman is a...
MIKE LAMB He (Dirks) made some bad pitches to the good hitters and usually he does the opposite. He makes a mi...
SMOKE LAVAL Despite the fact we've had a rash of injuries and some conflicts with clubs, we feel this game is an...
BRUCE ARENA I think I'm more of a momentum hitter. Once I get going, I'm more of a confident hitter. Once I stop...
ASHLEY LYNN She did an awesome job in coverage and playing outside hitter.
CAROLYN ROGERS She has a great fastball (62 mph), but she has developed a couple of other pitches to where she thro...
JOE ALSUP If I don't make it to the big leagues, nobody's going to remember I threw a no-hitter in Double-A.
JOSH BECKETT He's a good open ice hitter. Not the kind of guy who will deliver the big hit on the glass. He will ...
STEVE YZERMAN He's an All-Star - probably the best hitter in their lineup. He's a good hitter, and you can't leave...
MATT CLEMENT He's a doubles machine. He's as natural a hitter as you'll see.
LOU PINIELLA He probably threw more pitches than we would have liked. We would have put somebody else in, but he ...
JEFF TAGEANT She's our senior leader and is a big part of our team and our program. She has the experience, the p...
JAMIE RICHARDSON I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.
ED WALSH![]()
I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it'...
VERNON WELLS The last time I talked to Rickey, he said he'd like to be the leadoff hitter and starting outfielder...
JEFF BORRIS We didn't have Crosby in April and then (starter Rich) Harden went down. We had our No. 3 hitter out...
KEN MACHA Matt is a solid left-handed hitter and base stealer who will provide us with depth and flexibility. ...
BILL BAVASI He was a completely different hitter after that meeting. He had a purpose, a go-to-war attitude. It ...
JORGE POSADA Hes the smartest dog Ive ever had,
PETER GOULD Not having Rob in those matches made me realize just how valuable he is as a hitter. I prefer using ...
FRANK STAFFEN If you'd asked me a year ago, I'd have said we couldn't be doing this. But even this fall, you could...
HUNTER HALL He was signed as a natural third baseman, ... He's a switch-hitter, I've seen him take some good at-...
JIM TRACY There's nothing you can do to prevent some injuries. He's the type of hitter who has no fear against...
MANNY MOTA![]()
Any manager who can't get along with a .400 hitter is crazy.
JOE MCCARTHY He knows how to put a hitter away.
DAVE DUNCAN I made a bad pitch. He's a great hitter,
BRETT MYERS We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.
BOB JR We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.
BOB FONTAINE JR This was Sam's first varsity win and Kristen had some big hits.
ANNE CAMPBELL He's such a pure hitter in every sense of the word. He gets on base when you need a rally. He's the ...
RUDY JARAMILLO These included some disturbingly young people including a 13-year-old, and a scoutmaster who we then...
TERRY JONES![]()
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve...
TED WILLIAMS![]()
There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that...
PETE ROSE They were playing well, we were playing well. We just had a few big hits in the fifth.
DAVID LAWHON I haven't had a lot of hits in September. But right now, all I'm worried about is right now. I just ...
BEN BROUSSARD Discipline at the plate is crucial to being a good hitter. We made good adjustments as hitters this ...
KATHY LEITKE He struggled early on as a sophomore offensively, but defensively he's been as smooth as any shortst...
ALLEN ROSSI I think it's the fact she has two years of college conditioning behind her. She's always been a very...
KATHY RILEY He's not a nine-hole hitter. He hits ninth in our order, but we don't consider him to be the ninth-b...
JEFF BLANKENSHIP He had some great rushes. He had some big hits on the quarterback when he didn't get sacks and, obvi...
NORV TURNER
ED YATES He was a late find for people. He was a heavy hitter. When we used him in the one-back set he had so...
GEORGE PORRITT You don't expect that out of your ninth hitter. For most teams, the ninth hitter goes 1-for-4, but t...
DAVID RUARK It is something we still could do, but we want to see how [using him as a hitter] plays out. We stil...
BENNY LOOPER Brent is a good heads-up player in the outfield. David got a lot of work in a reserve role last year...
VAL MCLEAN [It's a little bit like using a pinch-hitter or DH, but only superficially. The shooter isn't a spec...
PAT QUINN I'm not a hitter, and I have no business getting hits. I'm just fooling some guys.
LUKE HUDSON Unbelievable. He was great. It was the best I've seen him -- I've had Gibby for three years, and he'...
ELLIOTT AVENT I'd rather be labeled as a big hitter. I'm not mad. I'm glad I am considered a big hitter because th...
GREG BLUE In my seven years here, he's the best young Latin American hitter as a free-agent amateur who came h...
BILL BRYK Rob is a great all-round player who is our strongest outside hitter. We had him hitting in the front...
FRANK STAFFEN It's tough to stay sharp getting one at-bat as a pinch-hitter. It's a totally different approach whe...
MARK BELLHORN His bat has a ways to go, but he's got a chance to be a real special defender. Bat speed is hard to ...
BILL BRYK The guys did a great job of battling and had some great at bats in that last inning. We didn't have ...
DAVID BEASLEY Katie had a tremendous freshman season. She's a very good hitter and has a lot of potential.
STEVE WAMMER I thought we had a real good team effort today. We had [junior outside hitter] Aaron Richman step up...
MAX KLINEMAN We got a couple of guys back and that helped a lot. (Designated hitter Nic Higgins) has had a real g...
ELLIOT JOHNSON Vlad has had some stretches occasionally where hits haven't fallen in. But he's the type of hitter t...
MIKE SCIOSCIA He is the strongest hitter in this program, and he has been for the last three years.
ERIK ANDERSON The fifth inning was bad. The first hitter had a home run and we walked the next three. And we had t...
BILL BECKWITH A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy.
EARLY WYNN They gave us a little help but we also came through with some big hits when we had runners on base.
HEIDI MARTIN I turned around and realized my best hitter was at the plate. That was a big risk to take. I should ...
LOU TREDEAU [Megan Knowles , Washington Academy, junior: An outside hitter, Knowles has blossomed into a strong...
CHRISTINE DAVIS
If I've got a good pinch-hitter, I hate to have him stay on the bench with men on the bases in a... CASEY STENGEL When you're out there in the big league pressure cooker, a pitcher's attitude -- his utter confidenc...
BILL VEECK The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter ...
DON DRYSDALE His ability to hit kill shots is phenomenal. He's a power hitter and has a big serve.
DICK KRINSKY All players would be lying if they said they didn't know a pitcher was throwing a no-hitter -- wheth...
JACQUE JONES
I was a lousy hitter in May doing the same things that made me a great hitter in June. CARL YASTRZEMSKI There's not an easy out in the lineup. That's just a comforting feeling to have as a hitter.
MICHAEL BERTRAM The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter ...
DON DRYSDALE Obviously if I was in another lineup, I'd probably not be the cleanup hitter. So for me, personally,...
MIKE JACOBS Clay is one of my better surfaces and if was definitely an advantage for me. She is a big hitter and...
JAMEA JACKSON He's the best hitter in the game when it counts. The best clutch hitter I've ever seen.
JOHNNY DAMON We think it was a no-hitter. They had a hard-hit ball right at our third baseman that got by him. It...
MIKE LITTLEWOOD Sager is kind of deceptive. He's got good feet, picks his holes well and is a good hitter. Morse is ...
RANDY CORNWELL The first game, the errors killed us. We had four errors that game and our pitcher, I believe, pitch...
JENNY MEIROWSKY Megan probably gets to the ball quicker than anyone in our outfield. Offensively she has good instin...
LINDA KALAFATIS We're missing some of the veteran studs we had in lineup in years past, but we're looking forward to...
AARON BENDER Andy profiles as a guy who has the ability to hit in the middle of the lineup for a championship maj...
DAYTON MOORE Darren McFadden hits the hole quicker than anybody, ... He is a home run hitter and he proved that a...
HOUSTON NUTT Nate has a beautiful swing and is a gifted hitter with power. He's a line-drive type of hitter, and ...
JACK HIATT We've taken some big hits. Some township roads that have never had flood damage had some.
GARY DURAND She?s an excellent, excellent fielder, has a strong throwing arm and is a solid hitter.
LES SHEPARD If a hitter gets hot, I wouldn't take a hot hitter out of the lineup.
RYNE SANDBERG best hitter in the game
MARK TEIXEIRA Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mo...
GAYLORD PERRY We need (P.K.). Last year, a lot of his home runs were in key situations. He has the ability to be a...
PHILLIP THOMPSON When the season started, (King) was the No. 3 hitter, and I've always been one to have my best hitte...
BOBBY PIERCE She had a big night. You can always credit hitters for hitting well, but if they aren't getting a go...
BRIAN DOYON We had key big hits in key situations.
JARED BROWN With a pitcher, you can generally see what he has. With a hitter, he might only take two or three sw...
JASON MCLEOD
I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to ... JACOB DEGROM I played with him two years in the minor leagues. He always was a good hitter. Always, man.
JOSE REYES
A good hitter has timing.
A good pitcher upsets timing. WARREN SPAHN Dan is a three-year starter with an excellent glove who is a good line-drive hitter.
BOB CURRAN When he first came up as a sophomore he wasn't a very good hitter. He was weak and he had really slo...
BOB BOTE With The Guess Who, it took us fifty-something singles before we had hits.
RANDY BACHMAN Jay is a guy who is always going to put the ball in play. He's a decent hitter, a good hitter. Fortu...
LUIS ALICEA Berkman is a solid switch-hitting guy, he's the one guy they should be pitching around. Berkman is a...
MIKE LAMB He (Dirks) made some bad pitches to the good hitters and usually he does the opposite. He makes a mi...
SMOKE LAVAL Despite the fact we've had a rash of injuries and some conflicts with clubs, we feel this game is an...
BRUCE ARENA I think I'm more of a momentum hitter. Once I get going, I'm more of a confident hitter. Once I stop...
ASHLEY LYNN She did an awesome job in coverage and playing outside hitter.
CAROLYN ROGERS She has a great fastball (62 mph), but she has developed a couple of other pitches to where she thro...
JOE ALSUP If I don't make it to the big leagues, nobody's going to remember I threw a no-hitter in Double-A.
JOSH BECKETT He's a good open ice hitter. Not the kind of guy who will deliver the big hit on the glass. He will ...
STEVE YZERMAN He's an All-Star - probably the best hitter in their lineup. He's a good hitter, and you can't leave...
MATT CLEMENT He's a doubles machine. He's as natural a hitter as you'll see.
LOU PINIELLA He probably threw more pitches than we would have liked. We would have put somebody else in, but he ...
JEFF TAGEANT She's our senior leader and is a big part of our team and our program. She has the experience, the p...
JAMIE RICHARDSON I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.
ED WALSH
I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it'... VERNON WELLS The last time I talked to Rickey, he said he'd like to be the leadoff hitter and starting outfielder...
JEFF BORRIS We didn't have Crosby in April and then (starter Rich) Harden went down. We had our No. 3 hitter out...
KEN MACHA Matt is a solid left-handed hitter and base stealer who will provide us with depth and flexibility. ...
BILL BAVASI He was a completely different hitter after that meeting. He had a purpose, a go-to-war attitude. It ...
JORGE POSADA Hes the smartest dog Ive ever had,
PETER GOULD Not having Rob in those matches made me realize just how valuable he is as a hitter. I prefer using ...
FRANK STAFFEN If you'd asked me a year ago, I'd have said we couldn't be doing this. But even this fall, you could...
HUNTER HALL He was signed as a natural third baseman, ... He's a switch-hitter, I've seen him take some good at-...
JIM TRACY There's nothing you can do to prevent some injuries. He's the type of hitter who has no fear against...
MANNY MOTA
Any manager who can't get along with a .400 hitter is crazy. JOE MCCARTHY He knows how to put a hitter away.
DAVE DUNCAN I made a bad pitch. He's a great hitter,
BRETT MYERS We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.
BOB JR We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.
BOB FONTAINE JR This was Sam's first varsity win and Kristen had some big hits.
ANNE CAMPBELL He's such a pure hitter in every sense of the word. He gets on base when you need a rally. He's the ...
RUDY JARAMILLO These included some disturbingly young people including a 13-year-old, and a scoutmaster who we then...
TERRY JONES
There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but I think you can improve... TED WILLIAMS
There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that... PETE ROSE They were playing well, we were playing well. We just had a few big hits in the fifth.
DAVID LAWHON I haven't had a lot of hits in September. But right now, all I'm worried about is right now. I just ...
BEN BROUSSARD Discipline at the plate is crucial to being a good hitter. We made good adjustments as hitters this ...
KATHY LEITKE He struggled early on as a sophomore offensively, but defensively he's been as smooth as any shortst...
ALLEN ROSSI I think it's the fact she has two years of college conditioning behind her. She's always been a very...
KATHY RILEY He's not a nine-hole hitter. He hits ninth in our order, but we don't consider him to be the ninth-b...
JEFF BLANKENSHIP He had some great rushes. He had some big hits on the quarterback when he didn't get sacks and, obvi...
NORV TURNER
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