When I was a teenager and my brother Frank was in the World Series in '57 and '58 against the Yankees, Braves winning in '57 and the Yankees in '58, little did I know the next time these two teams would meet in the World Series, I would be managing the Yankees.
It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.
Sometimes they say the world rotates a little different for lefthanders.
My wife accuses me - and she's probably right - that I'm sometimes oversensitive.
That's what I'd like to think that my reputation is - being honest.
My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.