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When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.

~Earl Weaver

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Your most precious possessions on offense are your twenty-seven outs.

~Earl Weaver

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There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that's really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can't screw it up myself.

~Earl Weaver

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A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

~Earl Weaver

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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.

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I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball.

~Earl Weaver

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Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.

~Earl Weaver

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A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

~Earl Weaver

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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

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Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

~Earl Weaver

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Coach

Born: August 14th, 1930

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