Derek Jeter Ball Quotations

His ball was moving. He's got a good arm.

His arm angle was a little different. I think he threw a little more sidearm than when he was with us, ... I think it caused his fastball to move more.

He threw a ball that ran inside and I kept my hands inside, and I was able to hit it to right,

I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.

I don't know how many balls he's hit down the first-base line, ... I don't know when the last time was.

I don't know if there's anyone in baseball looking for a 3-2 slider in that situation.

The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold.

If you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.

Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.

The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.

If I'm shifted two steps toward third base and the ball goes up the middle, people say I have no range to my left. That's why those statistics aren't accurate. You're changing for every batter, sometimes with every pitch. You really can't make one statistic for every shortstop. You have to go by what you see.

If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.

You're going to win more games with pitching than you are with offense. Our pitching staff seems to have settled in pretty good. They're throwing the ball well.

I thought Chase's ball was gone when he hit it. I mean, he crushed that ball, but you've got to hit it pretty good to get it out in that part of the park.

I thought Chase's ball was gone when he hit it.

It's an honor to represent Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. I'm excited to promote international baseball and it's terrific that gamers who pick up Major League Baseball 2K6 will be able to experience the same excitement of the World Baseball Classic.

I thought he would try to get ahead with a fastball. I was just trying to hit the ball hard.

Wakefield was probably as good as I've seen him. His ball was moving all over the place. We could have been out there for another three hours and I don't think we'd have gotten any more hits off him.

He never throws the ball straight, ... He just has nasty stuff, especially when he faces me.

I know I said it last year, but winning the Gold Glove for the second consecutive season is extremely gratifying. Defense usually doesn't make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games,

I think everyone in the ballpark thought that ball was out. I few feet over, and we have the lead.

I'm just supposed to get on base for the guys behind me. Today I was happy because I drove the ball the other way.

They played better baseball than us. There's no sugarcoating it. They deserved to win.

They played better baseball than us. There's no sugarcoating it, ... They deserved to win.

Adams runs pretty good. He didn't hit the ball particularly hard, he chopped it up the middle. You basically tag second and try to throw it as quick as you can. Give him credit, he hustled.

There are probably a lot of owners who aren't thrilled about it. This is something we feel is a good thing. The players association and Major League Baseball are getting together on it so we're excited about it.

Baseball in the past has taken a back seat to some of the other sports in terms of expansion. This is a huge step. You've got the players' association and the owners coming together on this. I think it's a great idea. People have questioned the timing of it, but when you think about it, when else are you going to have it?