A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy.

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When he was then asked whether he would have the same opinion if the batter were his own mother he paused and responded "Mother was a pretty good curveball hitter. 20 ERA. At the end of his career Wynn had simply lost his stuff.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Wynn once averred that if he was in a tight situation with men in scoring position and the game in the balance he would deck his own mother if Early Wynn was the batter.