Best Sparky Anderson Quotes
- Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him. Base
- I've changed my mind about it (DH) - instead of being bad, it stinks. Bad
- It's a terrible thing to have to tell your fans, who have waited like Detroit's have, that their team won't win it this year. But… Better
- Pete (Rose) doesn't run with celebrities and he can't stand the phonies. His big buddy in LA ain't Sinatra, it's a funny old groundskeeper. Big
- The day I got a hit off (Sandy) Koufax was when he knew it was all over. All
- The man I marvel at is the one that's in there day after day, and night after night and still puts the figures on the… Afternoon
- The players make the manager, it's never the other way. Inspirational
- Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived. Ever Lived
- Chris Pittaro is the best rookie I've had in 15 years. Best
- The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to. Coming
- I'm beginning to see Brooks [Robinson] in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me… Beginning
- Our pitching could be better than I think it will be. Baseball
- You're gonna lose some ball games and you're gonna win some ball games and that's about it. Ball
- You can be whoever you want to be, you just have to want it bad enough. Bad
- Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position. Caught
- Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players, and you keep them in the right frame of mind, the manager is a success.… Able
- Inner peace is not found in things like baseball and world championships. As long as I feel I've done the best job I possibly could,… Baseball
- No manager ever won no ballgames. Ballgame
- The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager.… All
- I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not,… Boo
- We're the best team in baseball, but not by much. Baseball
- You give us the pitching some of these clubs have and no one could touch us, but God has a way of not arranging that,… Arranging
- If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment of baseball, I'm going to throw-up. Baseball