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The real test comes when you are pitching with men on bases. Do not worry. Try to appear jolly and unconcerned. I have smiled often with the bases full with two strikes and three balls on the batter. This seems to unnerve. In other instances, where the batter appears anxious to hit, waste a little time on him and when you think he realizes his position and everybody is yelling at him to hit it out, waste a few balls and try his nerve; the majority of times you will win out by drawing him into hitting a wide one.

Andrew Bishop "Rube" Foster
Chicago American Giants
Manager
HOF 1981

I think they're the greatest ball club I've ever seen. Period.

During the 1919 "Black Sox" scandal, while on the witness stand after an exhaustive cross examination addressing cheating among ballplayers which culminated with the question, "Well. What do you think of these players of yours NOW, Mr. Gleason?"

William J. "Kid" Gleason
Chicago White Sox
Manager

Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning, you are off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you are in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.

Gene William Mauch
Minnesota Twins
Manager
Contributed by: S Featherston

Hey, I'm just glad to have a uniform.

Commenting on the new uniforms of the Kansas City Royals at their 2002 unveiling

Anthony Joseph "Tony" Muser
Kansas City Royals
Manager

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

In a discussion regarding pitchers who were good hitters

Joseph Paul "Joe" Torre
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 2014

I remember one game when a Met pitcher was losing his stuff. I said to Casey, "This guy's getting clobbered," and Casey said, "I know, I want him to go nine innings so I can get rid of him tomorrow."

When he was bench coach for the Mets under manager Casey Stengel

Wesley Noreen "Wes" Westrum
New York Mets
Manager

Go home and check your wife, we've got a ballplayer missing.

As an outfielder for the Yankees (1974-1984), yelling back at hecklers in the stands

Louis Victor "Lou" Piniella
Seattle Mariners
Manager

I don't know if he can pitch any better. And if he can, I don't want to see it.

On Diamondbacks Pitcher Curt Schilling after he went the distance in a 17-K, one-hit shutout over the Brewers

David Earl "Davey" Lopes
Milwaukee Brewers
Manager

I've seen that picture before. It was a two-seamer that didn't sink until it hit the upper deck somewhere.

On a Jim Thome 3-run home run

July 3, 2002
Joseph Paul "Joe" Torre
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 2014

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The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets double-header.

On his 1962 Mets

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel
New York Yankees
Manager
HOF 1966

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