A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

What else does a manager do but push buttons? He doesn't hit, he doesn't run, he doesn't throw, and he doesn't catch the ball. A manager has twenty-five players, or twenty-five buttons, and he selects which one he'll use, or push, that day. The manager who presses the right buttons most often is the one who wins the most games.

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me.