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

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.

Do the dull things right so the extraordinary things will not be required too often.

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

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.

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

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.