Sparky was manager of the Detroit Tigers baseball team

 On Willie Stargell batting in Tiger Stadium for an All-Star Game: “He’s such a big, strong guy, he should love that short field.  He’s got power enough to hit home runs in any park, including Yellowstone.”

I know what the guy in the other dugout is feeling because I’ve been there myself.  My God, what an awful feeling it is, I understand that.  But understanding is something you’ll never truly understand.

If you’ve got a group that wants to win, you’ve got to let them.

On the designated hitter:  “I’ve changed my mind about it.  Instead of being bad, it stinks.”

The only reason I’m coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to – After losing 16-4 to Minnesota

There ain’t no way that no Jack Morris ain’t gonna win no 20 games – a quintuple negative