I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.

It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.

I don't think there's any player that's more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.

Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.

My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.

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.

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.