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

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

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

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

The Chinese tell time by 'The Year of the Horse' or 'The Year of the Dragon.' I tell time by 'The Year of the Back' and 'The Year of the Elbow.' This year it's 'The Year of the Ulnar Nerve.' Someone once asked me if I had any physical incapacities of my own. 'Sure I do,' I said. 'One big one - Jim Palmer.'

The key step for an infielder is the first one, but before the ball is hit.

The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.