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.

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

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.

They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn't seem that way when you're in the dugout. You think you have it figured out, but things come up quick.

It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over?

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