No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.

We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.

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.

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

Everyone knows the game is about the players.

How can you wonder what's going to happen when you don't know who's going to be the new guy in town?

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.