If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.

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A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

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

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

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...

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his...

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his...

I knew when my career was over. In 1965, my baseball card came out with...

I knew when my career was over. In 1965, my baseball card came out with...

I don't think baseball owes colored people anything. I don't think colored people owe baseball...

I don't think baseball owes colored people anything. I don't think colored people owe baseball...