A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

Quote by Sparky Anderson

Topics: Baseball Quotes, Managers Quotes

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.

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...

You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch...

You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch...

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...

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.

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for...

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the...

The great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the...

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you...

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you...

The great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the...

The great thing about baseball is when you're done, you'll only tell your grandchildren the...

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...

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...

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its...

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its...

Make peace with your past, enjoy your present, and hope for your future.

Make peace with your past, enjoy your present, and hope for your future.

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which...

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which...

The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or...

The true past departs not, no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or...