After you manage the Yankees for 12 years, it's really tough to envision going somewhere else. But then the Dodgers called.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The Dodgers to me are the Yankees of the National League.
As a player, to me the Dodgers were the Yankees of the National League because... you either loved them or you hated them.
If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.
I'm a big baseball fan, and I feel proprietary about the Dodgers. I'm not the owner. I'm not the manager. But I feel passionate about the decisions that they make, and I take it personally when they make decisions I don't like.
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.
The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the Cubs, the Phillies, the big-name teams.
I guess what really made me a Dodgers fan from the beginning was that the team had Jackie Robinson, the first 'Negro' in the major leagues.
I hated the Yankees and Dodgers and wound up managing both.
I like the Dodgers because my dad does - wait, no, not the Dodgers. Strike me down! The Yankees. I like the Yankees.