Bad ballplayers make good managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are.

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.

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

I never got many questions about my managing. I tried to get twenty-five guys who didn't ask questions.

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.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get a hold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.'

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