Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else. Tom Seaver basicallyfallhitter Change image and share on social
I'm a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game. Tom Seaver advocatecorefoundation Change image and share on social
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. Tom Seaver armconditioncontract share on social
There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. They're all different. Tom Seaver numericalpitcherput Change image and share on social
My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out. Tom Seaver guyjobstrike Change image and share on social
Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They'd be telling our soldiers: 'That's enough. You've fired too many bullets from your rifle this week!' Tom Seaver allowbaseballbullet Change image and share on social
There are only two places in the league - first place and no place. Tom Seaver leagueplace Change image and share on social
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. Tom Seaver coachcomputercount share on social
The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out. Tom Seaver peoplepitchthing Change image and share on social
