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Baseball Manager Inspirational Quotes (707)

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That's the reality of it. Everybody has a big two or three. The health of those big two or three ... there's a lot riding on it.
Dusty Baker
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First, there is the law. It must be obeyed. But the law is the minimum. You must act ethically.
Buck Rodgers
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When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything else.' Well, I took his advice. It was a quick way to get to the big leagues, and I've never regretted it.
Joe Torre
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Players who stand flat footed and swing with their arms are golfers, not hitters.
Rogers Hornsby
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I love watching American League games, you know what I mean?
Dusty Baker
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
Walter Johnson
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Can I throw harder than Joe Wood? Listen mister, no man alive can throw any harder than Smoky Joe Wood.
Walter Johnson
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Nobody saw it, he (Rogers Hornsby) hit it and it disappeared.
Walter Johnson
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Well I can't rightly say (which player hit the ball hardest), but the ones (home runs by) Ruth hit got smaller quicker.
Walter Johnson
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The cost of anything is the foregone alternative.
Walter Johnson
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Gaylord (Perry) is a very honorable man. He only calls for the spitter when he needs it.
Gabe Paul
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They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.
Casey Stengel
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A manager doesn't hear the cheers.
Alvin Dark
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The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'
Alvin Dark
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The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking.
Alvin Dark
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Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way.
Alvin Dark
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Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a Communist.
Alvin Dark
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My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.
Joe Torre
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No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference.
Tommy Lasorda
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I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.
Rogers Hornsby
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If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs.
Whitey Herzog
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A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.
Whitey Herzog
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What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.
Whitey Herzog
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If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic.
Whitey Herzog
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