We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief.

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 days.

Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A’s. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place is a graveyard with lights.

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

A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he’s figuring you’re figuring he’ll figure you aren’t really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.

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.

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.

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

I’d rather go fishing for three years.

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