Every place where I played or managed is special to me because of the memories and the friendships that each afforded me.

If you have to say goodbye he certainly leaves you with good memories, ... But the most important thing is if the fit is going to be right. I still think he?s got baseball left. It depends on the makeup of this club.

Earlier this year against this club, he played well. It's something that I think was important for him to do after last year. Right now, I think with all of the criticism he's gotten, that's pretty much behind him. He's certainly a big-game guy.

I've enjoyed my time in the American League, the fans of Southern California and other friendships.

Baseball is a team sport played by individuals for themselves.

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?