“My eyesight is not good. You guys will see, in games you'll watch, I w...” — Jake Peavy Quote

“My eyesight is not good. You guys will see, in games you'll watch, I will have times where I don't see the catcher very well, especially in low-light conditions. I can get to about 20/40. That's about as good as they can get me with the stigmatisms and stuff I have going on.”

“I think I was about seven years old, and I remember I was at Moffat Road Baptist Church, where I grew up with all my friends and family and probably didn't understand nearly enough, but I knew enough to understand I wanted to be saved and wanted Jesus to be Lord of my life. What an awesome experience.”

“Very few teachers or leaders in my small Michigan community ever discussed the issue of 'The Catcher in the Rye,' and certainly no one came to the 1951 Novel's defense.”

“If I ever have to go from third base to catcher, it might be time to pack it in. Catcher - that's a really dumb position.”

“A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops.”