"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."
"Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score."
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
"Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching."
"On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.”
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."
"This ain't a football game, we do this every day."
a few quotes about Earl:
"The only thing Earl (Weaver) knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." ~ Jim Palmer
And my personal favorite:
"If there was no professional baseball, Bill James once wrote, 'He’d (Earl Weaver) have been a bouncer at a midget bar.'"
Earl lead the Orioles to 4 Pennants (3 consecutive 69’, 70’, 71’) and 1 World Series. He ranks 9th all-time in winning percentage among managers who have managed at least 600 games.
Career Managerial Record: Games: 2541 W-L Record: 1,480-1,060 Winning%: .583
