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As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.

— Jim Evans

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Some fans have a mistaken opinion of the average umpire. He is human, all reports to the contrary. Every fellow who is successful is conscientious to almost a fault.

— Billy Evans

I think every manager is different in their own way.

— Dele Alli

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

— Reggie Jackson

Pitchers really don't deal with the managers a whole lot. When we come in the clubhouse, we see him, we say, 'Hey.' That's really it.

— Jon Lester

Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that's why they don't like us.

— Bill Lee

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.

— Frank Robinson

Bad ballplayers make good managers.

— Earl Weaver

No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.

— Jim Evans

A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.

— Frederick W. Smith

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

— Sparky Anderson

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