Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place is a graveyard with lights.

Quote by Whitey Herzog

Topics: Management Quotes

We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.

We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.

What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had...

What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had...

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's...

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's...

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's...

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's...

Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said...

Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said...

The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the...

The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the...

The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place,...

The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place,...

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a...

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a...

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in...

You sweat out the free agent thing in November then you make the trades in...

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.

Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.

The smaller the function, the greater the management.

The smaller the function, the greater the management.

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather...

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

You can change only what people know, not what they do.

You can change only what people know, not what they do.

Most people do not receive nearly enough appreciation. How can this be when appreciation is...

Most people do not receive nearly enough appreciation. How can this be when appreciation is...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.

The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.