We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more close games over a period of time.

It's well known that I interviewed with Philadelphia last winter, and I'd like to manage again.

We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more close games over a period of time.

When it’s time, it’s time … and it’s time.

I learned this a long time ago. If you call a guy into your office and shut the door, if there’s media around, it sends up a red flag. I never wanted to embarrass a player.

Everyone in the world disagrees with me, including some managers, but I think managing in the American League is much more difficult for that very reason (having the designated hitter). In the National League, my situation is dictated for me. If I'm behind in the game, I've got to pinch hit. I've got to take my pitcher out. In the American League, you have to zero in. You have to know exactly when to take them out of there. In the National League, that's done for you.

We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules.