It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

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

Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.

I expect that [trying to do the best] of my players today and of my kids. My wife says I shouldn't expect that of my children, but I don't think that's asking too much.

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.

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.