I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.

Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'

Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

In baseball, you're always moving people around.