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> [What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/what-counts-aren-t-the-number-of-double-plays-but-the-ones-you-should/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

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## Other authors on Counts

## More by Whitey Herzog

> [You sweat out the free agent thing in November, then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/you-sweat-out-the-free-agent-thing-in-november-then-you-make-the/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/if-you-don-t-have-outstanding-relief-pitching-you-might-as-well-piss/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/the-only-way-to-make-money-as-a-manager-is-to-win-in-one-place-get/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [One time in spring training, we had the hit-and-run on, and Carl Erskine threw me a curve and I struck out into a double…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/one-time-in-spring-training-we-had-the-hit-and-run-on-and-carl/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/for-being-book-smart-i-thought-he-a-barlett-giamatti-had-a-lot-of/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/the-way-we-have-been-playing-i-might-tell-my-players-not-to-cross-the/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/what-counts-aren-t-the-number-of-double-plays-but-the-ones-you-should/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [We need three kinds of pitching: left-handed, right-handed and relief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/we-need-three-kinds-of-pitching-left-handed-right-handed-and-relief/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/the-only-thing-bad-about-winning-the-pennant-is-that-you-have-to/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/i-m-not-buddy-buddy-with-the-players-if-they-need-a-buddy-let-them/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [I'd rather go fishing for three years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/i-d-rather-go-fishing-for-three-years/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's just how much money you want to spend. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/the-rules-are-changed-now-there-s-not-any-way-to-build-a-team-today/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/baseball-has-been-good-to-me-since-i-quit-trying-to-play-it/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/some-people-asked-me-if-i-would-be-interested-in-managing-the-a-s-i/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

> [The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whitey-herzog/the-only-thing-bad-about-winning-the-pennant-is-that-you-have-to-2/)

[Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whitey-herzog/)

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