Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.

For a spring training drill, Yogi instructed his players to: "Pair off in threes"

It's hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don't know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you're working with them.

I've always approached spring training as I have something to prove.

It all comes down to when spring training comes. Do you want to go or don't you? If you want to go, you go.

[This season] has taught me that when I go through a winter and go into spring training, I want to have a closer, to tell you the truth. We tried the system earlier in the season. That was not successful for us.