You get to the big leagues, and you think, 'Can I do this stuff?' Then you take the first pitch down the middle for Strike 1, and you think, 'I could have hit that.'

As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because you either loved them or you hated them.

I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.

Respect is the word I want. You have to earn it. You give, and you get it in return, that's how I see it.

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.

Watching other teams in the World Series is like watching somebody else eat a Hot Fudge Sundae.