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" 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
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" What else does a manager do but push buttons? He doesn't hit, he doesn't run, he doesn't throw, and he doesn't catch the ball. A manager has twenty-five players, or twenty-five buttons, and he selects which one he'll use, or push, that day. The manager who presses the right buttons most often is the one who wins the most games. "
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" Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher. "
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" I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings. "
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" I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball. "
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" If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner. "
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" The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. "
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