Major league baseball is about the history of the game. Baseball history is so important. It's so much more than money.

My relationship with George Steinbrenner was great. He was the boss, and I accepted that.

Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.

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

He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.

People are proud of their players.

I have one goal with all my decision: to do whatever is needed to win today's game. I'm loyal to my players, and I stick with people because consistency builds confidence. But if I feel I have to make a change in order to win, I'll do it. I don't ask players to like my decisions, only to accept that I'm doing my job with one thing in mind - winning.