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" Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players. "

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" Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching. "

" The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers. "

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" I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else. "

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" Judging ballplayers and turning in reports, giving my opinion of who will get to the big leagues and who will not... I think my baseball judgment was really good. "

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" The worst thing about being on the road is all you want to do when you get home is to stay home, but as soon as you get back, all the wife wants to do is go out because she's been stuck home all the time you've been stuck on the road. "

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" No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March. "

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" 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. "

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