I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we have potentially.

The best way to win is to play well early or late in the game. The middle part tends to take care of itself.

You can be stupid once, but idiotic to do it again. I'll settle for being stupid.

I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we have potentially.

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life generally.

To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time.

The thing I learned when I was playing was that your best way of winning was to make it difficult for the other team to score in the last three innings.