Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

This guy don't come to the ballpark to beat you. He comes to beat you bad. This (Jackie) Robinson, he plays a ton.

There is a thin line between genius and insanity, and in Larry's (MacPhail) case it was sometimes so thin you could see him drifting back and forth.

In order to become a big-league manager you have to be in the right place at the right time. That's rule number one.

If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only put off the day you're going to be fired.

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.