Not only was Sparky Anderson a great manager, but he was also a great sound bite. You could always count on Sparky to give you a soundbite, he had a million of them. The best of Sparky:
- "Me carrying a briefcase is like a hot dog wearing earrings."
- "He's (Willie Stargell has) got power enough to hit home runs in any park, including Yellowstone."
- "My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work."
- "I've got my faults, but living in the past is not one of them. There's no future in it."
- "We averaged 96 wins my nine years in Cincinnati. We had Bench, Rose, Morgan, Perez, Foster, Griffey, Concepcion and Geronimo. Imagine what I could have done if they (the Reds front office) had given me some players!"
- "If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing."
- "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 because it's not as much fun."
- "Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year."
- "I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?"
- "Players have two things to do: Play and keep their mouths shut."
- "I only had a high school education, and, believe me, I had to cheat to get that."
- "I can't believe they pay us to play baseball something we did for free as kids."
- "The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is because the schedule says I have to."
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