The Chinese tell time by 'The Year of the Horse' or 'The Year of the Dragon.' I tell time by 'The Year of the Back' and 'The Year of the Elbow.' This year it's 'The Year of the Ulnar Nerve.' Someone once asked me if I had any physical incapacities of my own. 'Sure I do,' I said. 'One big one - Jim Palmer.'

I think there should be bad blood between all clubs.

The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit.

The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.

You win pennants in the off season when you build your teams with trades and free agents.

Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July.

I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.