59 Quotes by Tom Seaver

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else.

I had 12 years under my belt of baseball at the amateur level before I got to the big leagues.

There's nothing wrong with pitch counts. But not when it's spit out by a computer, and the computer does not look at an individual's mechanics. And you can't look at his genes. It should come from the individual and the pitching coach and the manager.

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

Take a look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn - what do you think made them successful? They conditioned their arms by pitching more, not less, starting from when they signed their first contract.

Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. Ive never seen anyone pitch like Lincecum that can throw the ball and get through the front leg. He has that stiff front leg.

It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.

Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you can't get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.