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Who is Tom Saver?
Tom Saver is an American professional baseball pitcher, but he is better known for his short moniker. Tom Saver spent 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds.
The game spans 19 years, from 1967 to 1986.
With the Mets, he won the National League’s (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967 and three NL Cy Young Awards as the team’s top pitcher. Tom Seaver, a 12-time All-Star, is the Mets’ all-time win leader.
His statements are truly encouraging and valuable to everyone.
“If the Mets win the World Series, the US can get out of Vietnam.”
“In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency rather than numbers.”
If you focus on statistics, you become shortsighted; if you focus on consistency, the numbers will follow.” Tom Seaver
“There are only two places in the league: first place and no place.”
“A nice rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.”
“I’m a tremendous fan of pitching.
The firm core, the basis, must be good pitching.
It keeps you in every game.” Tom Seaver
“In general, my pitch count was 135.
And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the final three innings.” Tom Seaver
“There’s nothing wrong with pitch counts.
But not when it is generated by a computer, and the machine does not consider an individual’s mechanics.
And you can’t look at his genes. It should come from the individual, the pitching coach, and the manager.” Tom Seaver
“Once a year, I take my entire wine crew to see the Giants and meet the players.”
I’ve never seen somebody pitch like Lincecum, who can toss the ball and get it past the front leg.
He has a stiff front limb.” Tom Seaver
9th of 19 Tom Seaver Quotes
“THERE IS NO SET NUMERICAL VALUE YOU CAN PUT ON A PITCHER.” THEY’RE ALL DIFFERENT.” TOM SEAVER
“Imagine if the computer nerds who currently control baseball were allowed to run a war.”
They’d be telling our men, ‘Enough.’ You’ve fired far too many bullets from your rifle this week!” Tom Seaver
“What’s crucial is to get inside the pitcher’s head and see what he’s made of.”
“Look at all of them: Marichal, Jenkins, Spahn – what do you think made them successful?”
They conditioned their limbs by pitching more, not less, from the time they signed their first contract.” Tom Seaver
“My job isn’t to strike guys out; it’s to get them out – sometimes by striking them out.”
“I want to be a great artist.” If I could paint like Monet or Rousseau, I would stop throwing.
But I can’t. What I can do is pitch, and I can do it extremely well.” Tom Seaver
“It takes 20 wins for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.”
“What most people don’t realize is that pitching isn’t the same every time out.”
“Pitching is what you’re greatest at on the day you work, and if you can’t get your fastball over the plate, maybe you can win with your curve.”
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18th of 19 Tom Seaver Quotes
“HITTERS FALL INTO A PATTERN, AND ONCE YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LIKE, YOU CAN SET THEM UP FOR THE PUTOUT WITH SOMETHING ELSE.”
“Before I went to the major leagues, I had 12 years of amateur baseball experience.” Tom Seaver
