I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else. Earl Weaver More Quotes by Earl Weaver More Quotes From Earl Weaver The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers. Earl Weaver baseball running sports Do the dull things right so the extraordinary things will not be required too often. Earl Weaver extraordinary extraordinary-things dull 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 baseball sports men My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get a hold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' Earl Weaver psychology games sports On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.' Earl Weaver loser tombstone writing This ain't a football game, we do this every day. Earl Weaver football-game games football Economics played a role. Raleighs have gone from six fifty to nine dollars a carton, but there's a three-quarter cent coupon on the back. You can get all kinds of things with them, blenders, everything. I saved up enough one time and got Al Bumbry. Earl Weaver dollars roles three Optimism is the cheerful frame of mind that enables a teakettle to sing, though in hot water up to its nose. Earl Weaver optimism mind water 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 team hurt jobs I'd rather you walk with the bases loaded. Earl Weaver bases walks baseball Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching. Earl Weaver pitching winning dull The Chinese tell time by 'The Year of the Horse' or 'The Year of the Dragon.' I tell time by 'The Year of the Back' and 'The Year of the Elbow.' This year it's 'The Year of the Ulnar Nerve.' Someone once asked me if I had any physical incapacities of my own. 'Sure I do,' I said. 'One big one - Jim Palmer.' Earl Weaver horse dragons years Team speed for Christ's sake. You got bleeping' bleep bleep little fleas on the bleeping' bases getting picked off, trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get some big bleep bleepers that can hit the bleeping ball out of ballpark and you can't make any bleep bleeping mistakes. Earl Weaver team mistake running 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 smart simple jobs Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself. Earl Weaver honesty leadership sports I never got many questions about my managing. I tried to get twenty-five guys who didn't ask questions. Earl Weaver five guy twenties I gave (pitcher) Mike Cuellar more chances than I gave my first wife. Earl Weaver wife baseball funny No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March. Earl Weaver july baseball games The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit. Earl Weaver balls keys baseball Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's mistake. Earl Weaver umpires player mistake
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