Whitey Herzog quotes

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog. (Whitey Herzog)
We need three kinds of pitching: left-handed, right-handed and relief. View quote
Whitey Herzog
You sweat out the free agent thing in November, then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January, and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms. View quote
Whitey Herzog
The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three years. View quote
Whitey Herzog
The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else. View quote
Whitey Herzog
The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's just how much money you want to spend. You could be the world champions and somebody else makes a key acquisition or two and you're through. View quote
Whitey Herzog
Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it. View quote
Whitey Herzog
Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place is a graveyard with lights. View quote
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We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. View quote
Whitey Herzog
What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed. View quote
Whitey Herzog

Whitey Herzog

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Photo: Johnmaxmena, John Mena, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Athlete
Born: November 9, 1931
Died: April 15, 2024
Quotes count: 10