Max Scherzer Quotes

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Max Scherzer

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 27, 1984

The business part of the game is ugly.

Max Scherzer

I've seen so many of my friends get cut and released and all taken advantage of because at the end of the day, we say it's the business part of the game.

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When I can buy strikes with that curveball, that just lets everything else play up.

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You can't get too caught up in trying to pitch a complete game, because that's hard to do.

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You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.

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I never want the ball above my shoulders until I'm really firing. I feel like I can generate more velocity with my arm path. The way my arm works, there's so many benefits to it - from a health standpoint, as well.

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There's so much information now, and that even goes down to the college game. You have so much video, you can watch every YouTube video of guys and mechanics, and so I just feel like the younger generation's more educated than ever before.

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I'm trying to make sure that I get to my 0-2, 1-2 counts. That's really how I would rather phrase it: I'm trying to make sure that I can drive the count into my favor.

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I know when I get to 0-2, 1-2, when I'm ahead in the count, that I hold a distinct advantage over every single hitter. I have so many options because I don't have to work within the strike zone anymore.

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Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?

Max Scherzer

If you look at it long-term, I think eventually there will be a DH in the National League.

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Any type of discomfort is going to alter the way I throw the ball. If I alter the way I throw the ball, I run the risk of major injury to my arm.

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When there's too many teams that are not trying to win, that poisons the game, poisons the fan experience, and it creates bandwagon fans.

Max Scherzer

If you're constantly just trying to go in this win-loss cycle that MLB is pushing, you are creating bandwagon fans, and that's not the type of fans you want to create.

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You want to create the fans that are following the team year in, year out.

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I'm not worried about good numbers or bad numbers. You worry about the process.

Max Scherzer

You worry about how you're throwing the ball, how you're executing your pitches.

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All of the off-field stuff, I can promise you, it doesn't even register with me.

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There's more to pitching than just striking guys out, but also it is a big reason why you can have success.

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The advanced stats are great to look at for my long-term goals and what I'm trying to accomplish. It shows me there is an inherent failure in pitching. The luck involved, the factors you can't control. You just have to let go of those and focus on the next batter, the next game.

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