I think the one thing about me is I'm a fairly demanding guy, and I give a great deal of myself, and I expect that in return.

I'm really going to miss all the people in the front office, media relations, marketing, all the great people at the ball park. They were my family for a while, and that part really stings. But life does go on.

Everyone knows the game is about the players.

I watch every day when we hit and take ground balls and the way we go about our business. If I saw any lackadaisical approach, that would concern me.

At the minor-league and major-league level, you know how important your coaching staff is, but in a big market it becomes absolutely huge.

You go through all the emotions when you're told to move on.

You make decisions and you're not going to please everybody all the time.