Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it. |
but he really does have a heart of gold. |
He could just pinpoint the ball anywhere he wanted. He never pitched inside much. His theory was that you made more mistakes on the inside than the outside. But when he was in Miami, he was still throwing the ball 87-88-89 miles an hour. |
I just don't like the Houston lineup, ... There's too many weak spots, too many guys you can pitch to and get out. You get the feeling their pitcher could throw a shutout and not win. |
I spent the 10 best years of my life here. |
I think the steroid issue has made him a national hero again. I think he did it without help. And now all of a sudden his record was broken ... so I think that makes Roger very popular again. |
I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog. |
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. |
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. |
The only way to make money as a manager is to win in one place, get fired and hired somewhere else. |
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 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 thing I always liked the best was that he was always smiling and having a good time while everyone else was uptight. |
We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. |
We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief. |