Pete Rose Is Baseball.

I'm Beginning To See Brooks [robinson] In My Sleep. If I Dropped A Paper Plate, He'd Pick It Up On One Hop And Throw Me Out At First.

Baseball Is A Simple Game. If You Have Good Players, And You Keep Them In The Right Frame Of Mind, The Manager Is A Success. The Players Make The Manager. It's Never The Other Way. Managing Is Not Running, Hitting, Or Stealing. Managing Is Getting Your Players To Put Out One Hundred Percent Year After Year. 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. Talent Is One Thing. Being Able To Go From Spring To October Is Another. You Just Got Caught In A Position Where You Have No Position.

I Don't Want To Embarrass Any Other Catcher By Comparing Him To Johnny Bench.

The Players Make The Manager, It's Never The Other Way.

Explaining Why He Was Forced To Cut A Utility Player: You Just Got Caught In A Position Where You Have No Position.