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

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

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.

If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.

All in all, I wouldn't call it a bad outing. It was a short outing.

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.