Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Am I a great manager? Huh. I was blessed to have a front office that found great talent, and then I was smart enough to stay the hell out of their way.

Explaining why he was forced to cut a utility player: You just got caught in a position where you have no position.

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.

Good seasons start with good beginnings.

Managing is not running, hitting, or stealing. Managing is getting your players to put out one hundred percent year after year.

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.