"I usually stick out my hand and hope he puts the ball in it. Except the one time I went out to take ..." — Al Lopez

Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.

The manager is by himself. He can't mingle with his players. I enjoyed my players, but I could not socialize with them so I spent a lot of time alone in my hotel room. Those four walls kind of close in on you.

Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries.

They say anything can happen in a short series. I just didn't expect it to be that short.