Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing. –Warren Spahn

Fundamentals are the most valuable tools a player can possess. Bunt the ball into the ground. Hit the cutoff man. Take the extra base. Learn the fundamentals. –Dick Williams

If you can't outsmart people, outwork them. –Bill Veeck

The pitcher has to throw a strike sooner or later, so why not hit the pitch you want to hit and not the one he wants you to hit? –Johnny Mize

Control is what kept me in the big leagues for twenty-two years. –Cy Young

Playing without the fundamentals is like eating without a knife and fork.
You make a mess. –Dick Williams