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A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

If an umpire misses a called third strike and the other side ends up scoring because of it, I'm not going to forget it. If there are runners on second and third and two out, and if the umpire has just given the hitter an extra strike and the next pitch goes into the hole and both runs score, I've got to say something to the guy.

From Earl Weaver

I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.

From Earl Weaver

I wanted no part of losing. Why play if you can't beat the other guys more often than they beat you?

From Earl Weaver

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.

From Earl Weaver

To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.

From Earl Weaver

You must remember that anyone under 30 - especially a ballplayer - is an adolescent. I never got close to being an adult until I was 32. Even though I was married and had a son at 20, I was a kid at 32, living at home with my parents. Sure, I was a manager then. That doesn't mean you're grown up.

From Earl Weaver