A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.

To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.