Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.

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I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them...

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them...

It's a terrible thing to have to tell your fans, who have waited like Detroit's...

It's a terrible thing to have to tell your fans, who have waited like Detroit's...

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a...

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a...

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and...

My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and...

Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field.

Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field.

I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants...

I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants...

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to...

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a...

The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a...

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no....

They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no....

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He...

The players make the manager, it's never the other way.

The players make the manager, it's never the other way.

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've...

People who live in the past generally are afraid to compete in the present. I've...

And when the future hinges on the next words that are said, Don't let logic...

And when the future hinges on the next words that are said, Don't let logic...

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come.

Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come.

He who has why to live can bear almost any how

He who has why to live can bear almost any how

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.

Distance tests a horse's strength. Time reveals a person's character.