Al Lopez Quotes

"Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries."
-Al Lopez

"They say anything can happen in a short series. I just didn't expect it to be that short."
-Al Lopez

"I usually stick out my hand and hope he puts the ball in it. Except the one time I went out to take Early Wynn out. I stuck out my hand and he hit me right in the stomach with the ball."
-Al Lopez

"Go with the best you've got."
-Al Lopez in Positivity quotes.

"The youngsters coming up now just go through the motions necessary to make the play. They should bounce around a little, show some life and zip. It adds a little action and gives the fans something to look at rather than the monotonous routine, no matter how perfectly the play is made."
-Al Lopez

"Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us."
-Al Lopez

"The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you."
-Al Lopez

"It's tough to be pitching and having to worry about what a catcher's going to call. If the catcher has a reputation of being a rockhead, the pitcher's gonna have to worry that much more."
-Al Lopez