My best and worst boss was the same man - my father. He never - and I mean never - took 'I can't' for an answer. He taught me the value system that, to this day, I have continued to practice.

I won't be active in the day-to-day operations of the ball club at all.

Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to be more clearly defined. And then some process should be set up where the judge is not also the appeals judge.

What happens is that all your life you operated businesses in such a way that you could one day afford to buy a baseball team. And then you buy the team and forget all the business practices that enabled you to buy it.

I'm not a win at all costs guy. Winning isn't everything. It's second to breathing.

I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.

It was the class and dignity which he led his life that made him part of all of us. I will forever treasure the close friendship we shared over the years.