GENE MAUCH

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

Play him, fine him, and play him again.

He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life.

He (Gaylord Perry) should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY jelly attached to his plaque.

You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up.

I have an amazing ability to forget.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

I want everybody to feel he has a chance to get into a game when he comes to the ballpark. I play guys when I want to so they'll be ready when I have to. I don't consider myself a motivator of players. I think it's an insult to a ballplayer to have to be motivated.

He (Sandy Koufax) throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see.

There should be a new way to record standings in this league; one column for wins, one for losses and one for gifts.

Most one run games are lost, not won.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.

You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

Baseball and malaria keep coming back.

You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.

I want everybody to feel he has a chance to get into a game when he comes to the ballpark. I play guys when I want to so they'll be ready when I have to. I don't consider myself a motivator of players. I think it's an insult to a ballplayer to have to be motivated.

He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life.

The first guy who lays a finger on this blind old man is fined fifty bucks!

He (Gaylord Perry) should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of KY jelly attached to his plaque.

Play him, fine him, and play him again.

I have an amazing ability to forget.

There should be a new way to record standings in this league; one column for wins, one for losses and one for gifts.

He (Sandy Koufax) throws a 'radio ball,' a pitch you hear, but you don't see.