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Some of the more memorable quotes from the late Angel manager Gene Mauch (as compiled by the Angels):

* “I’m not the manager because I’m always right, but I’m always right because I’m the manager.”

* “He [Gaylord Perry] should be in the Hall of Fame with a tube of K-Y jelly attached to his plaque.”

* “He [Sandy Koufax] throws a ‘radio ball,’ a pitch you hear, but you don’t see.”

* “There should be a new way to record standings in this league, one column for wins, one of losses, and one for gifts.”

* “Most one-run games are lost, not won.”

* “The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.”

* “I have an amazing ability to forget.”

* “If it’s true you learn from adversity, then I must be the smartest SOB in the world.”