Always thinking ahead — two or three innings ahead. Whitey Herzog was a terrific baseball mind, and nobody's better than Bobby Cox.

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It all has to with his being a competitor. I'm sure a lot of guys could have gone on (as long) but they didn't have the fire in their belly.

219

No Cheering in the Press Box.

200

You're missing someone who should be high on the list. Al Lopez knew pitching. He knew when a guy was losing it. He didn't take the pitcher out after he lost the lead; he took him out before he lost it. He was a catcher and knew the game. He's first on my list.

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A shortstop with some, but certainly not overwhelming promise.

110

Years later, I was in Baltimore one day and I talked to (then-manager) Johnny Oates. He said, 'You changed the game. You created the ninth-inning pitcher.' I said, 'It was the managers who did it. They started holding back their best relief pitchers to get saves.' .

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He's a tremendous competitor.

95

I looked into it and in nine or 10 of his wins, he gave up the tying run but got the win.

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