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10 quotes by Whitey Herzog

MLB debut April 17, 1956 for the Washington Senators Last MLB appearance September 28, 1963 for the Detroit Tigers Career statistics Batting average .257 Home Runs 25 Runs batted in 172 Teams As Player Washington Senators (1956–1958) Kansas City Athletics (1958–1960) Baltimore Orioles (1961–1962) Detroit Tigers (1963) As Manager Texas Rangers (1973) California Angels (1974) Kansas City Royals (1975–1979) St. Louis...
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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... →

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We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.

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I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

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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 days.

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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... →

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Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

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We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.

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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... →

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The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else.

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What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.

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