Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

Sparky Anderson

We're the best team in baseball, but not by much.

We're the best team in baseball, but not by much.

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.

A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.

You're gonna lose some ball games and you're gonna win some ball games and that's about it.

You're gonna lose some ball games and you're gonna win some ball games and that's about it.

Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived.

Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

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

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

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you've got to go for speed.

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you've got to go for speed.

Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position.

Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position.

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that.

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that.

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.

You can be whoever you want to be, you just have to want it bad enough.

You can be whoever you want to be, you just have to want it bad enough.

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Managing is not running, hitting, or stealing. Managing is getting your players to put out one hundred percent year after year.

Managing is not running, hitting, or stealing. Managing is getting your players to put out one hundred percent year after year.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give.

No manager ever won no ballgames.

No manager ever won no ballgames.

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.

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.