Optimism is the cheerful frame of mind that enables a teakettle to sing, though in hot water up to its nose. — Earl Weaver Copy Share Image
The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit. — Earl Weaver Copy Share
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 Copy Share
There was nothing to keep him (Cal Ripken, Jr.) from being a star in the Major Leagues. That was inevitable. — Earl Weaver Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field. — Earl Weaver Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else. — Earl Weaver Copy Share
Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's… — Earl Weaver Copy Share
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 Copy Share
