Definition of Pitching

Pitching

of Pitch

The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.

The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.

A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

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Pitching Quotations

As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
Babe Ruth

My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.
Satchel Paige

I've never had anyone put on a puppet show to convince me of anything. And I've done a lot of stuff. I don't know that I would put the puppets on when I was pitching a show. This was the head of the studio putting a puppet show on. And I'll tell you, he wasn't bad.
Garry Shandling

I have some shorter stories coming out in other books early next year. I might be pitching a re-vamp of Ghost Rider in the spring. We'll see.
Patton Oswalt

Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
Casey Stengel

That's how you win - pitching and defense.
Derek Jeter

I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.
Dennis Eckersley

Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears.
Dennis Eckersley

You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch us, but God has a way of not arranging that, because it's not as much fun.
Sparky Anderson

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.
Mickey Rivers

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.
Reba McEntire

You keep pitching. Most of the pitches run wild. A few are caught.
Joseph Barbera

The only way you preserve pitching arms is throwing; that makes the arm stronger.
Juan Marichal

I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It's like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas.
Laura Hillenbrand

It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How pitchers are pitching you, how defenses are playing, certain situations about certain pitchers.
Ernie Banks

You know in 1982, the year we came in tied for 3rd, we probably had a better team - I mean as far as talent. When we came back the following year and won it, our pitching staff was a little more experienced and it was such a thrill.
Roger Clemens

I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room.
David Cone

No, I think the pitching today has more depth.
Ernie Banks

The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
Earl Weaver

Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching.
Earl Weaver

My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that's why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.
Shane Warne

The one we keep pitching and there are no takers is The Fabulous Baker Boys Go To Hawaii. There don't seem to be any takers on that one!
Beau Bridges

In acting there's two different things: You're either pitching in a scene, or you're catching.
Robin Tunney

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.
David Cone

I'll win more games playing everyday in the outfield than I will pitching every fourth day.
George Herman

Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world.
George Herman

We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.
Whitey Herzog

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.
Dusty Baker

We have to have great pitching performances from our guys, and we have to take it from there.
Bobby Bonilla

I would like to host a show, something like travel or cooking or something like that, something I'm really interested in, and so I'm pitching a couple television shows.
Trishelle Cannatella

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Pitching Translations

pitching in German is werfend

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