Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's mistake.

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

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

Leadership can be defined in one word - honesty. You must be honest with the players and honest with yourself.

I'd rather you walk with the bases loaded.

Economics played a role. Raleighs have gone from six fifty to nine dollars a carton, but there's a three-quarter cent coupon on the back. You can get all kinds of things with them, blenders, everything. I saved up enough one time and got Al Bumbry.

Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.