Sparky Anderson
Sparky Anderson
George Lee "Sparky" Andersonwas a Major League Baseball player and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues. His 2,194 career wins are the sixth most for a manager in Major League history. He was named American League Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth22 February 1934
CountryUnited States of America
Casey knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever invented and some that we haven't even caught on to yet.
I had Kirby Puckett in '88 in Japan. Kirby, I'll never forget, I asked him one day, 'Do you ever shut up?' and he said, 'No,' and I said, 'Well, keep talking.' He loved to talk.
We are the only two that ever talked all the way through batting practice. That is unheard of.
You'd think he knew everybody. He made everybody feel like somebody.
The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.
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.
Why not give that guy a shot? He and Bobby are the only two that could.
I've been to the Hall many times, and I have seen this exhibit, but I still get a kick out of it every time. I still don't understand how someone like me could come out of South Dakota and end up with these great men. These men are baseball.
They're loyal Royal all the way. But, they're not tough fans, a player does not have to worry about being insulted there.
If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment of baseball, I'm going to throw-up.
He can. He's 60 years old. He's in very good shape as far as we all know, and in very good health.
My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work.
You're gonna lose some ball games and you're gonna win some ball games and that's about it.
I'm beginning to see Brooks [Robinson] in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first.