Quotes By Earl Weaver
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
Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.
Earl Weaver
I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.
Earl Weaver
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
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.
Earl Weaver
You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.
Earl Weaver
The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit.
Earl Weaver
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
The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
Earl Weaver
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