"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?"
- Sparky Anderson
About this Quote
In this quote, Sparky Anderson is revealing his belief that a supervisor alone can not be solely responsible for winning a pennant in baseball. He uses the example of Casey Stengel, a highly successful manager for the New York Yankees, to highlight his point. Anderson acknowledges that Stengel won many pennants with the Yankees, however questions the number of he had the ability to win with other teams such as the Boston Braves and Mets. This recommends that Anderson believes Stengel's success was mostly due to the talented players on the Yankees instead of his own managerial skills. Overall, Anderson is highlighting the significance of having a strong group in order to win a pennant, instead of relying entirely on the supervisor's abilities.
This quote is written / told by Sparky Anderson between February 22, 1934 and November 4, 2010. He/she was a famous Coach from USA.
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