79 Quotes by Sparky Anderson

The players make the manager, it’s never the other way.

I understand people who boo us. It’s like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you’re not, you have a right to complain.

The only reason I’m coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

It’s a terrible thing to have to tell your fans, who have waited like Detroit’s have, that their team won’t win it this year. But it’s better than lying to them.

We’re the best team in baseball, but not by much.

I don’t know why the players make such a big fuss about sitting in the first class section of the plane. Does that mean they’ll get there faster?

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?