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 is a graveyard with lights. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
You sweat out the free agent thing in November, then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left… — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
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… — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979). — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
We need three kinds of pitching: left-handed, right-handed and relief. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
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… — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog. — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
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… — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
![“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 play. I came back to the bench and Casey [Stengel] said, 'next time, tra-la-la.' I didn't know what tra-la-la meant, but next time up, I hit a line drive, right into a double…” quote by Whitey Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/98d/whitey-herzog-28696_benches_one-time-in-spring-training-we-had-the-h_818599.jpg)
