I know in the heat of battle, it's hard not to get angry, especially in the 19th inning.

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.

Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.

Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I'm crazy about what's on TV, but they know so much these days.

I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.

He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.