Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

Quote by Sparky Anderson

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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...

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....

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

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

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 I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment...

If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment...

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...

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 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.

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...

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider,...

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider,...

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

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...

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

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

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

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...

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.