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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

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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.

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If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.

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There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.

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The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

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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.

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My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

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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.

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Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. I've never seen anyone pitch like Lincecum that can throw the ball and get through the front leg. He has that stiff front leg.

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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: November 17th, 1944

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