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.

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

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.

No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.

The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job. I don't welcome any challenge. I'd rather have nine guys named Robinson.

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.

If you know how to cheat, start now.