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 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.

But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

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

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

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