It's all about makeup.
Not that managing in the American League is easy, but this is certainly different. I'll have to have somebody poke me in the rear end when I have a pitcher that's going to hit.
He [Nomar Garciaparra] could go 0-for-10 in rehab and it wouldn't mean anything.
Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen to this particular pitcher, you have to pay attention to it. The bullpen has become a huge part of what happens now.
My 12 years in New York were very, very special, the fans were very special, and it's something I will take with me wherever I go and into retirement.
You don't catch the knuckleball, you defend against it.
Kids are much more intuitive these days. Not that I'm crazy about what's on TV, but they know so much these days.
It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.
My father wasn't the best role model to me.
Every time I pull somebody out of the bullpen, I believe he can do the job. I have to believe it. If he doesn't, hopefully he will do it the next time.
It just feels good to beat the world champs to be the world champs.
I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.
Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.
If I intimidate people, that's not my intention.
I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.
I won't be managing the Mets. I am closing the door on managing the Mets and probably everybody else.
I just don't like to dwell on stuff.
I don't have a great deal of stress job-wise in my life, and that feels good.
I can understand the fact you don't want the ball slipping out of a pitcher's hand because someone can get hurt.
I think that I have a sensitivity toward people, and that is a strength.
Pitchers make adjustments, and it's up to the hitters to readjust and sort of tweak what they do.
I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.
You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.
Stress is something that is sort of out of your control. You get stressed out over looking at the finish line. Stress is something that is an outside thing. Stress is an anxiety.
I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.
