I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.

Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.

Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.

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

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

When we lost I couldn't sleep at night. When we win I can't sleep at night. But when you win, you wake up feeling better

In baseball, you're always moving people around.