I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.

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.

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

After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.

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