Clubhouse Quote by Jon Lester

Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that's why…

— Bill Lee

That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes…

— Don Cooper

There are only two things a manager needs to know: When to change pitchers and how to get along with your players.

— Bucky Harris

Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

— Jim Palmer

A manager's job in baseball, more than any other sport, is managing people.

— John Smoltz

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager…

— Sparky Anderson

It is the nature of being the general manager of a baseball team that you have to remain on familiar terms with people you…

— Michael Lewis

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players, and you keep them in the right frame of mind, the manager is a…

— Sparky Anderson

A pitching coach is a manager's best friend. He's handling 12 out of the 25 players on the team.

— Lou Piniella

There are three types of pitchers you have to deal with. Some, you just have to tell what town they're in, remind them where…

— Johnny Bench

It's always, 'No matter what the outing is, you can always find a way to be a better pitcher.' No matter what you do.

— Max Scherzer

Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear…

— Joe Torre