Don Zimmer
Don Zimmer
Donald William Zimmerwas an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball. Zimmer was involved in professional baseball from 1949 until his death, a span of 65 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth17 January 1931
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
hired man older promised thee took
Someone will say he's too young of a guy. Well, only thee years ago they hired an older man who took them to the promised land,
easily gone
It just as easily could have gone the other way.
bench catcher coach decided engineer good great manager
He could have been an engineer and he would have been a great one, but he decided to be a catcher and he was a good one. Then he decided to be a bench coach and he was a good one. Now he is going to be a manager and he is going to be a good one.
yankees want knees
Everyone keeps me telling me how great a knee replacement is. Whitey Ford said it was great and so did Ralph Branca. If I had one of those, I don't know that I would retire. But if I left for a month or more, who's going to want me back?
yankees sitting bonus
I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus.
yankees ears hundred
One hundred ten thousand ears in this ballpark, and he's got to hit my ear.