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" There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself. "

Earl Weaver

People

Worry

" This ain't a football game, we do this every day. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Until you're the person that other people fall back on, until you're the one that's leaned on, not the person doing the leaning, you're not an adult. "

" 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. "

" The easiest way around the bases is with one swing of the bat. "

" Most of the umpires, it's amazing: 98 percent of them will not hold a grudge. I always felt a couple of them did. I never wanted to argue with an umpire in my life. "

" A manager has to convince his hitters that they have to get on base for the next guy and that no player can do it by himself. Sometimes that isn't easy. In the playoffs, you can get into trouble because everybody wants to be a hero. "

" I think there should be bad blood between all clubs. "

" Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July. "

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

" 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. "

" On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.' "

" Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher. "

Earl Weaver

Momentum

Day

" The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball. "

" There are only three outs an inning, and they should be treasured. Give one away, and you're making everything harder for yourself. "

" 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. "

" In my mind, the home run is paramount because it means instant runs. "

" You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents. "

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

" I don't want to spend my whole life watching the sun go down behind the left field bleachers. "

" 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

Said

Far Away

" A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team. "

" The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit. "