Tom Seaver

"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

"Pitch within yourself."

- Tom Seaver

"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate dont move."

- Tom Seaver

"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

"There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. They’re all different"

- Tom Seaver

"There's nothing wrong with pitch counts. But when it’s spit out by a computer, 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

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

- Tom Seaver

"In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end."

- Tom Seaver

"In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end."

- Tom Seaver

""Baseball teaches you patience. Good things come to those who wait and work.""

- Tom Seaver

"Baseball teaches you patience. Good things come to those who wait and work."

- Tom Seaver

"My job isn’t to strike guys out; it’s to get them out - sometimes by striking them out."

- Tom Seaver