Tom Seaver quotes

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)
If the Mets can win the World Series, the United States can get out of Vietnam.
Tom Seaver
There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.
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
The thing most people don't understand is that pitching isn't the same every time out.
Tom Seaver
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
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.
Tom Seaver
There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. They're all different.
Tom Seaver
I would like to be a great artist. I would quit pitching if I could paint like Monet or Rousseau. But I can't. What I can do is pitch, and I can do that very well.
Tom Seaver
The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.
Tom Seaver
My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out. (Tom Seaver)
It takes 20 victories for people to recognize you as a great pitcher.
Tom Seaver
Pitching is what you have best on the day you work, and if you cant get your fastball over the plate, then maybe you can win with your curve.
Tom Seaver
Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. Ive never seen anyone pitch like Lincecum that can throw the ball and get through the front leg. He has that stiff front leg.
Tom Seaver