Hitting Quotes
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If she was in a teaching mood she wasn't in a hitting mood. Like sneezing and keeping your eyes open, Mrs. H couldn't do both at once.
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I felt like I played in a very rough football game with no hitting above the waist.
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I didn't even know he was hitting behind me
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I never get nervous. Baseball consists of two things: hitting and pitching, and we've got both.
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It isn't that hard to get RBI's when you're hitting home runs, you generally get a least one.
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No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield.
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You must never name the goal. You must never tell us the target you're hitting for. You must automatically go toward it without ever naming it.
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You don’t win a game by hitting the ball out of the court.
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Some days, it's a real challenge to get the offense going. Our game relies on pitching, defense and timely hitting.
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I enjoyed hitting in the Major Leagues more than in the Minor Leagues. I didn't want to tell anybody it was easier, because I didn't want to sound cocky. But Major League pitchers had better control, and most of them were around the plate.
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If I do end up hitting leadoff here, I think it's going to be a positive. With an everyday player hitting before me, it will give me more opportunities with guys on base to drive in runs.
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The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before the ball. You'll dig up some turf, but you won't create much backspin.
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The best hitting advice I ever got was: Keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't; that's all.
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If you let your hitting bother your defense, you are not going to be very good.
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It's a great finish. As a player, there aren't many times when you get more nervous than hitting that second shot into 16, hitting to that island green on 17 and hitting that tee shot on 18.
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The key is to hit the ball first, then the sand. Even if you catch it a bit thin, you'll still get plenty of run. Hitting it fat is what you want to avoid.
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There is nothing wrong with [pitching by committee] in mid-week [games]. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more problems for good-hitting teams than it does for the other teams.
