American - Coach | August 14, 1930 -
On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'
Earl Weaver
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Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching.
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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.
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Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July.
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You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and five the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
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No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.
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I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.
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The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
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The worst thing about being on the road is all you want to do when you get home is to stay home, but as soon as you get back, all the wife wants to do is go out because she's been stuck home all the time you've been stuck on the road.
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Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.
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A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.
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The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.
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