Earl Weaver Quotes

Earl Weaver
Earl Weaver
American Coach
Born: Aug 14, 1930
Because Game Good Home Win You
Related authors: Bear Bryant Bobby Knight Dabo Swinney Jim Valvano John Wooden Lou Holtz Nick Saban Vince Lombardi
The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers. Earl Weaver
Key Three Run Winning Pitching Games Baseball Fundamentals
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and five the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. Earl Weaver
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In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game. Earl Weaver
You Game Man Other Give Greatest Got His Clock Baseball Why Chance
When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet. Earl Weaver
Time You Nothing Run Bottom Most Bunt Get Closet Place Against Play
I wanted no part of losing. Why play if you can't beat the other guys more often than they beat you? Earl Weaver
You Losing Other Guys More Beat Part Than Often Wanted Why Play
Playing baseball is fun. If I could play, I'd never retire. But managing is work. It's constant decisions of whose feelings you want to hurt all the time. Earl Weaver
Work Time You Hurt Feelings Constant Could Never Retire Managing Want Decisions If I Could Fun Baseball Whose Play Playing
A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December. Earl Weaver
You Simple Smart Try Organization Job Hundred Stuff Up Did Manager December Screw Your Games Last
Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher. Earl Weaver
Day Pitcher Next Momentum Starting
Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game. Earl Weaver
Home You Game Win Runs Pitching Games Home Runs Keeps
On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.' Earl Weaver
Write Loser Just Lived Ever Tombstone
A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team. Earl Weaver
Winter Wins He Picks His Manager Games Team
The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game. Earl Weaver
Game Hurt Job Out Arguing Thrown He Because Umpire Manager Gets Team Belongs
People always make a lot about how I don't carry grudges. That's my religious upbringing. I went nine years without missing Sunday school. Lutheran. I can't live with hatred inside of me. That's what I learned. I ain't scared of dying, either. Earl Weaver
Me People School Sunday Hatred Live Nine Sunday School Carry Religious Inside Scared About Missing Make Learned Without Always How Years Lot Upbringing Dying Either Grudges
A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me. Earl Weaver
Me Words Frank Possible Stay Ten He Know Robinson Said His Manager While Far Far Away Should Away Played Players
I think there should be bad blood between all clubs. Earl Weaver
Think Bad Between Blood Clubs Should
No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March. Earl Weaver
You Game Lost Damn Give July Gonna March
The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit. Earl Weaver
Key First Before Step First One Ball Left Hit Right
In my mind, the home run is paramount because it means instant runs. Earl Weaver
Home Mind Run Runs Paramount Instant Because Means Home Run
The Orioles made me. I didn't make the Orioles. Earl Weaver
Me Made Make
A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him. Earl Weaver
Him Hall His Fame Manager Gets Done Players
If an umpire misses a called third strike and the other side ends up scoring because of it, I'm not going to forget it. If there are runners on second and third and two out, and if the umpire has just given the hitter an extra strike and the next pitch goes into the hole and both runs score, I've got to say something to the guy. Earl Weaver
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them. Earl Weaver
You Job Fire Thinking Bench Too Others Guys Trade Close Any Them Your Keep
You must remember that anyone under 30 - especially a ballplayer - is an adolescent. I never got close to being an adult until I was 32. Even though I was married and had a son at 20, I was a kid at 32, living at home with my parents. Sure, I was a manager then. That doesn't mean you're grown up. Earl Weaver
Home You Son Remember Parents Living Kid Though Married Must Adolescent Adult Never Had Until Sure Got Ballplayer Up Close Manager Being Anyone Mean Then Even Grown Grown-Up
I don't want to spend my whole life watching the sun go down behind the left field bleachers. Earl Weaver
Life Field Down Spend Sun Go Left Left Field Behind Want Whole Watching
I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball. Earl Weaver
Important Individual Part Performance Most Important Part The Most Important Stand Belief Baseball
I used to be a pretty good hit-and-run man when I played in the minors. I handled the bat well and could hit the ball to the right side of the infield. Nevertheless, I know that you often give the opposition an out on the hit-and-run play. Earl Weaver
Good You Man Bat Side Right Side Out Pretty Pretty Good Give Could Nevertheless Know Well Ball Opposition Hit Handled Often Used Play Right Played
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