11,065 Quotes About Ball

A few years ago at (The Raven) we hit the ball in places I didn't even know existed.

The issue was whether he had possession. The ball came loose when he was getting up. Pete Morelli determined it wasn't a catch. That was his judgment.

We've forced the other team to hit to beat us. We've forced them to put the ball in play and we've made the plays behind them -- and that's something we didn't do last year. We didn't play good defense behind our pitching and we walked too many guys and we've cleaned up those areas. It's really been a difference for us.

I think it's very much a distraction to the ball club, and that is a cancer, you just get done playing the best team in baseball, the team has been playing very well, despite everything ... it's just a distraction, and it is a cancer,

That ball to the outfield (Russell's triple) was the first real hard hit ball Taylor gave up. He just lost it in the sixth and we had to make a change. Matt just wasn't comfortable on the mound, so we went to Bob.

On any given night, or any given day, the ball can bounce any way.

They played well. You've got to give props where it's due. That ball was just bouncing their way, really it was.

I just make sure the ball goes in the hoop. That's it. At the same time, you gotta be careful. But he wasn't that type of player; he wasn't going to go under you.

On the first one, I knew my man didn't want the ball as much as I did. I was going to get it no matter what. When I missed my free throw, they made a mistake and nobody boxed me out and it was right there for me.