Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher, nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher had a stormy career dogged by clashes with authority, umpires, and the press...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 July 1905
CityWest Springfield, MA
He?s on the team, boys. He?s on the team because he?s going to put money in all our pockets. And remember this, boys. He?s only the first. There?s more coming, and they?re hungry.
In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.
Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.
There is a thin line between genius and insanity, and in Larry's (MacPhail) case it was sometimes so thin you could see him drifting back and forth.
It is decidedly not true that 'nice guys finish last'.
There is only one way to pitch to Musial - under the plate.
Ballplayers are a superstitious breed, nobody more than I, and while you are winning you'd murder anybody who tried to change your sweatshirt, let alone your uniform.
What are we out at the park for except to win?
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.
As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.
Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.
You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.
You can't get any pictures from way back there.