A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

When One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He marks, not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.

Our pitching could be better than I think it will be.

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

Success is the person who year after year reaches the highest limits in his field.

We're the best team in baseball, but not by much.

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

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.

You're gonna lose some ball games and you're gonna win some ball games and that's about it.

Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived.

My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work.

If you have to choose between power and speed and it often turns out you have to make that choice, you've got to go for speed.

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

Me carrying a briefcase is like a hotdog wearing earrings.

I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that.

Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.

You can be whoever you want to be, you just have to want it bad enough.

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.