Ozzie has been on a whirlwind this winter. He has done everything that everybody asked him to do.

I have to let the general manager do what makes the most sense, or I can't hold him accountable.

Sometimes you pay a premium to get what you want.

O'Malley wanted to move the Dodgers out of Brooklyn because he saw the promised land. He was right about that, but to this day I think he was wrong to take the Dodgers out of Brooklyn.

I know I could have a better public image if I were less open, if I ducked more issues and didn't speak out. But it's not my nature.

I decided wives and children wouldn't be invited. If we had too big a party, it wouldn't be very intimate.