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
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
Bad ballplayers make good managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are.
– Earl Weaver
Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.
– Earl Weaver
Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July.
– Earl Weaver
Economics played a role. Raleighs have gone from six fifty to nine dollars a carton, but there's a three-quarter cent coupon on the back. You can get all kinds of things with them, blenders, everything. I saved up enough one time and got Al Bumbry.
– Earl Weaver
Every time I fail to smoke a cigarette between innings, the opposition will score.
– Earl Weaver
I never got many questions about my managing. I tried to get twenty-five guys who didn't ask questions.
– Earl Weaver
I think the National League has better biorhythms in July.
– Earl Weaver
I think there should be bad blood between all clubs.
– Earl Weaver
If you know how to cheat, start now.
– Earl Weaver
No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.
– Earl Weaver
Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching.
– Earl Weaver
On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'
– Earl Weaver
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.
– Earl Weaver
The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit.
– Earl Weaver
The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.
– Earl Weaver
The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
– Earl Weaver
This ain't a football game, we do this every day.
– Earl Weaver
We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow.
– Earl Weaver
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and five the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
– Earl Weaver
You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.