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Whitey Herzog

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Baseball Manager

Whitey Herzog, born on November 9, 1931, is a renowned baseball manager known for his unique tactics and leadership style. Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his innovative strategies and has led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series championship in 1985.

White Rat: A Life in Baseball

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“For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes.”

Book Sometimes Streets Smart Tough

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“The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979).”

Way Has Beens Might Lines Player Crosses Strikes Umpires

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“I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.”

Ifs Needs Sports Player Dog Buddy

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“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.”

People Ifs Said Light Would Be Night Definite Thank You Graveyard

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“Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.”

Trying Has Beens Play Sports Baseball Quitting I Quit Famous Baseball

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“We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax.”

Needs Two Player Baseball Babe Ruth Sandy

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“We need three kinds of pitching: left-handed, right-handed and relief.”

Needs Kind Three Left Relief Pitching Left Handed

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“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 for three years.”

Years Three Next Games Winning Stars Sports Manage Winner Fishing Three Years Next Year Fly Fishing All Stars Great Fishing

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“What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.”

Should Play Sports Numbers Should Have Double Standard

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“If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs.”

Ifs Wells Might Fire Dog Relief Outstanding Pitching

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“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 could be the world champions and somebody else makes a key acquisition or two and you're through.”

World Way Want Two Today Team Changed Keys Champion Acquisition World Champions

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“You sweat out the free agent thing in November, then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January, and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms.”

Guy Left Sports Numbers Struggle Trade Agents Sweat Uniforms November December January February Sewing Free Agents

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“A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.”

Way Want Persons Figures What You Want Want Him Slick

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“If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic.”

Ifs Alcoholics Cubs

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“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 play. When I sat down, Casey came over and said, 'Like I told you, tra-la-la.'”

Knows Said Play Running Next Lines Spring Training Sat One Time Next Time Curves Benches Spring Training

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“I'd rather go fishing for three years.”

Years Three Fishing Three Years Fly Fishing Great Fishing

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Born: November 9, 1931
Known for: Baseball Manager
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