At least when it's in French, I won't know what the heck they're saying.

No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.

I know a lot of people on the field - players, coaches, managers - are glad that I'm gone.

I had no trouble communicating, the player's just didn't like what I had to say.

There's absolutely no way you can go barreling into second and dump a guy on a double play, like you should do, when you've been fraternizing with him before a game.

I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.

The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.