Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching.

There was nothing to keep him (Cal Ripken, Jr.) from being a star in the Major Leagues. That was inevitable.

A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me.

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

Team speed for Christ's sake. You got bleeping' bleep bleep little fleas on the bleeping' bases getting picked off, trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get some big bleep bleepers that can hit the bleeping ball out of ballpark and you can't make any bleep bleeping mistakes.

I gave (pitcher) Mike Cuellar more chances than I gave my first wife.

This ain't a football game, we do this every day.