The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

Too many managers manage by what the postgame press conference is going to be.

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.

We are not after customers. We are after the managers of large credit unions that are trying to have it both ways -- act like a bank but at the same time continue to use the credit union tax subsidy.

I'm working under the assumption we'll have replacement umpires on the field. If we have a settlement (on Tuesday), we might be able to get (the regulars) there and to the cities in break-neck speed, but it's not that likely.