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Of course managers win ball games.

When you've been in the game as long as I have, you know the managers you've played for, the good ones and the bad ones. Even the good ones get fired.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

The only thing I believe is this: 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.

As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.

Ballplayers, like everyone else, like to get told they did something right.