I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.

The fact that somebody is reducing your salary is just telling me they're not satisfied with what you're doing.

The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

You have to fix something when it first appears.

If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.

A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice fly. I couldn't argue. I was 20 years old and just happy to be in the big leagues. And Spahnnie was a good hitter.

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