I enjoy being out with the fans, I enjoy talking baseball, but to get up and tell my life story… I’m not comfortable doing that. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected by my teammates and the opposing players. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
I feel like a pioneer with the split-fingered fastball. I was the first one to really throw it pretty much 100 percent of the time. It was a pitch that I had to have. If I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t have been in the big leagues. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
It’s not good or bad, but closers have changed things. I don’t think you are going to win a World Series without one. Where would the Yankees be without Mariano Rivera? Bruce Sutter Read Quote
My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
Young pitchers don’t throw enough in the minor leagues, and when they get to the majors, they don’t have the stamina; their arms haven’t been built up. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
The Cubs gave me a chance to play. They signed me as a free agent and brought me to the Major Leagues. The first day I walked into Wrigley Field was one of the best days of my life. And I owe them an awful lot. Bruce Sutter Read Quote