David Cone

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload. ↗

— David Cone

#big commitment #coach #commitment #difficult #difficult job

Clemens and Maddux have defined our era, I believe. And Randy Johnson is right behind them and still going. ↗

— David Cone

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Clemens, Seaver, Gibson, Maddux - I just don't see myself in that category. I'm flattered that maybe it's debatable at this point. ↗

— David Cone

#debatable #flattered #gibson #i #just

I can't remember a major league game where I could make eye contact with my dad. I kept wondering if he was going to yell at me for hanging a pitch or something. ↗

— David Cone

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I guess it kind of stemmed from my father. He was a union guy working for the meat plant down in Kansas City. He was a union guy, and I guess it was just in my blood. ↗

— David Cone

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I have far too many skeletons in my closet to think about any sort of serious mention of public office. ↗

— David Cone

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I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it is - and I'm looking at him thinking, you have no chance. ↗

— David Cone

#athlete #bat #care #chance #coming

I love being out there on the mound with the ball in my hand. I can control the game. I'm out there. No clock - nothing happens until I throw that thing. Nothing happens. I love that feeling. ↗

— David Cone

#being #clock #control #feeling #game

I love to pitch so much. ↗

— David Cone

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I think the changeup has become more popular recently by pitchers like Pedro Martinez and the success he had with it. ↗

— David Cone

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