Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my…

The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit.

— Earl Weaver

Momentum is only as good as tomorrow's starting pitcher.

— Earl Weaver

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get a hold of one, Frank,'…

— Earl Weaver

There was nothing to keep him (Cal Ripken, Jr.) from being a star in the Major Leagues. That was inevitable.

— 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…

— 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…

— Earl Weaver

No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.

— Earl Weaver

The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. I don't welcome any challenge.…

— Earl Weaver

Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.

— Earl Weaver

The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.

— Earl Weaver

The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit.

— Earl Weaver

In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.

— Earl Weaver

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.

— Earl Weaver

I don't think, in all the years I managed them, I ever spoke more than thirty words to Frank and Brooks Robinson.

— Earl Weaver

Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July.

— Earl Weaver