Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge

Some guys, first pitch of the at-bat gets called a strike - maybe it's a ball off or below their knees, and it gets called a strike - and then the next two pitches, they swing at balls in the dirt, and all of a sudden, they're yelling at the umpire about that first pitch. You just swung at two balls in the dirt, buddy.

Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge

If I keep taking my good swings, swing at the right pitches, good things will happen.

Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge

The big thing is, it's about learning which off-speed pitches to swing at. A lot of people say, 'Oh, this guy can't hit a curveball; this guy can't hit an off-speed pitch.' But it's about swinging at the right one. Swing at the hangers. Swing at the ones you can handle.

Al Leiter
Al Leiter

Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.

Al Leiter
Al Leiter

Announcers don't do enough of the cat-and-mouse strategy and all the work that goes into it. You watch a broadcast and guys get the pitches wrong.

Alex Bregman
Alex Bregman

Sometimes we're going to take marginal pitches on the edges and get called out on strike, but we want to get a pitch that we can drive and a pitch we can do damage on. I think when you do that, you don't necessarily chase as much out of the zone.

Alex Bregman
Alex Bregman

I kind of realized that when I take more pitches I put better swings on them.

Alex Bregman
Alex Bregman

If you get a veteran guy that's getting marginal pitches, you know you're in for a tough night and a battle.

Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez

It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.

Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh

My secondary schooling was at Marlborough College, Wiltshire, so I'm fond of that part of the world. It's quintessentially English, with village greens, pubs and cricket pitches, and resonates strongly with me.