What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed.

For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes.

The only thing bad about winning the pennant is that you have to manage the All-Star Game the next year. I'd rather go fishing for three years.

If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs.

If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's just how much money you want to spend. You could be the world champions and somebody else makes a key acquisition or two and you're through.