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

It's a really neat and special coincidence, but it's nothing but a coincidence. This wasn't set up to give Matt that honor. It's just the way it worked out. It's a neat extra.

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

There are always distractions, if you allow them.

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.

Even when you have three strikes, you're still not out. There is always something else you can do.

In the end, as a manager or coach, you have to keep your heart pure and do your best as a manager or a coach.