Whitey Herzog Quotes & Sayings

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

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.' — Whitey Herzog

We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief. — Whitey Herzog

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

If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic. — Whitey Herzog

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

The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else. — Whitey Herzog

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. — Whitey Herzog

I'd rather go fishing for three years. — Whitey Herzog

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. — Whitey Herzog

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it. — Whitey Herzog

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog. — Whitey Herzog

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

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 days. — Whitey Herzog

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. — Whitey Herzog

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. — Whitey Herzog

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. — Whitey Herzog