If a team is in a positive frame of mind, it will have a good attitude. If it has a good attitude, it will make a commitment to playing the game right. If it plays the game right, it will win-unless, of course, it doesn't have enough talent to win, and no manager can make goose-liver pate out of goose feathers, so why worry?

I understand people who boo us. It's like going to Broadway show, you pay for your tickets and expect to be entertained. When you're not, you have a right to complain.

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.

I don't know why the players make such a big fuss about sitting in the first class section of the plane. Does that mean they'll get there faster?

Chris Pittaro is the best rookie I've had in 15 years.

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year.