It’s that way all the way down the line. I’ve got a boy coaching college ball and another son coaching high school. All the way down to summer leagues, all the way down to kids who are 14 years old. All those teams have a closer. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
My sons remember me most as a Cardinal. My one son is 26 years old, and I don’t think he’s ever seen me without a beard. It’s not as black as it used to be, but it’s still there. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
I have an older son, Josh, and growing up, he just didn’t care that much for baseball. And that was fine. But Chaddie, he always wanted to go to the ballpark. He just kind of took to it right away. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just swings and misses. They don’t see that ball that well. Jack Morris threw an awful good one and Mike Scott. There’s a lot of great pitchers over the years that I think that pitch definitely helped their career. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he’s definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
I’m certainly thankful for what the Cubs did for me. I respect their organization. It’s the same way with the Atlanta Braves, an awfully fine organization. I respect everybody who’s down there, and that’s still where I live today. But the Cardinals represent the best years of my career. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they’re still going to blow out. Pitching is hard on the arm. Bruce Sutter Read Quote
