Max Scherzer

“If you look at it long-term, I think eventually there will be a DH in the National League.”

“I don't get caught up in the hoopla, worry about where I'm pitching or if I'm pitching Game 1 or Game 5.”

“There's so much information now, and that even goes down to the college game. You have so much video, you can watch every YouTube video of guys and mechanics, and so I just feel like the younger generation's more educated than ever before.”

“I understand why there is a push for an automated strike zone. However, I do think there would be some unintended consequences of having it that I think need to be addressed first before we would go down that road.”

“In previous experiences of being in the All-Star Games, you know, seeing the hometown players and how the fans get behind the hometown players, it's always been a special moment just watching that from afar and being on the other side.”

“I relish pitching underneath pressure.”

“That's why you went to school, because you realize that, being a professional athlete, there's a good chance you're not going to make it. You need an education, that's why for me, it was such an important decision to go to college and further my education to provide me a safety net in case this didn't work out.”

“I love competing against the best.”

“When you give your team five innings, you don't really feel good about five innings.”

“I'm not trying to throw six or seven pitches just to be able to strike you out. I'm trying to do it in three or four. It's the homework and the process between starts that I really focus on to help me do that.”

“I don't know what my record's going to be. I can't dictate it. I mean, obviously I have to pitch well, but it also takes the guys at the plate to show up as well.”

“I grew up with dogs. My wife really loves dogs.”

“I don't worry about infield shifts at all - you play where you're gonna play. I'm just gonna pitch my game.”

“I pitch to win.”

“My slider's been very, very good to me.”

“For me, I'm always willing to help young guys, because veterans have helped me out.”

“I know when I get to 0-2, 1-2, when I'm ahead in the count, that I hold a distinct advantage over every single hitter. I have so many options because I don't have to work within the strike zone anymore.”

“That's been kinda my secret. You use everything off the field to help make you better on the field.”

“I never want the ball above my shoulders until I'm really firing. I feel like I can generate more velocity with my arm path. The way my arm works, there's so many benefits to it - from a health standpoint, as well.”

“Put as much pressure on me as possible. I have no qualms handling that, because I expect that out of myself.”