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My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work.


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Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.



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Every 24 hours the world turns over on someone who was sitting on top of it.



Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.



Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.



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The players make the manager, it's never the other way.



Inner peace is not found in things like baseball and world championships. As long as I feel I've done the best job I possibly could, I'm satisfied.

Inner peace is not found in things like baseball and world championships. As long as I feel I've done the best job I possibly could, I'm satisfied.



They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.

They say the first World Series is the one you remember most. No, no no. I guarantee you don't remember that one because the fantasy world you always dreamed about is suddenly real.





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