37 Quotes by Dan Quisenberry

I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.

I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employment. We're bench players, and bench players shouldn't be M.V.P.

Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can.

I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer.

I have seen the future, and it is much like the present, only longer.

I'm probably the only relief pitcher who has more saves than strikeouts.

It's easy to enjoy your job and enjoy other people when things are going good. When you're faced with adversity is when the character of men is measured. There's a Mennonite proverb, 'Man, like a tree, is measured best when cut down.'

I have seen the future and it's like the present, only longer.