Don't do as I did. I'm living proof of how not to live.

We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back.

Casey didn't easily forgive a guy who got doubled up on a hit-and-run play. He didn't see any reason why the runner couldn't take a quick glance back toward the plate to make sure the ball was hit safely.

I thought I raised a ballplayer. You're nothing but a coward and a quitter.

If I send the ball home, I know what will happen to it. My twin brothers will take it out on the lot, like any 20-cent rocket.

I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!

I had it all and blew it.