I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.

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

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

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

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

Momentum is only as good as tomorrow's starting pitcher.

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