When Pods gets on base, our offense is better. It was big for him to have a day like today.

We really lost two games where we didn’t have a chance.

If you’re a baseball fan, that’s one of the best ones you’ll ever see.

I want to sweep these guys. We might not. But we’re going to try to win.

Just put down ‘bleep.’ It’s OK. Lots of things I say in the paper have bleeps in them,

I throw a lot of them under the bus so they won’t have excuses when they lose,

It’s hard to recover from that punch. The way Colon was pitching and we were hitting, it was a big shot.

We’re up by four runs and then we’re up by one run. It drives the manager crazy. Rowand had a big night. From now on somebody needs to step up and be a hero every...

I said a couple weeks ago that if we score four runs, we should win. That’s the way we built our team. We have a good pitching staff. That’s our game, pitching and defense.

When your enemy’s down, you’ve got to keep your enemy down. You make some noise and you wake up the monster, you’re going to be in trouble.

I don’t worry about stuff I can’t control. Whoever is coming is coming.

He showed people today. I think it’s one of the best games he’s pitched, the best I’ve seen him throw all year long.

With 99 wins we should get a little respect, a little love, … But honestly, I kind of like [not getting any]. I was with a team a couple years ago that wasn’t supposed to...

I never saw anybody lose a game and get a standing ovation. . ‘ . ‘ . They made the Cleveland fans really excited. They made baseball great to watch.

I like the man because I think he works hard for the country. I don’t say I like his ideas. I don’t say I like the way he is. I just said I like the...

I know we didn’t perform well on the road trip (5-5), but hopefully we will do better this weekend and bring the people back.

If I named all that I’m disappointed about, we might be here all day. The entire week was disappointing. Even the game we won, I was disappointed. If we continue to play like this, good...

He made one mistake on a slider.

He swings the bat real good at the right moment, especially when we need it.

I don’t worry about the ballpark. I worry about the guy who’s pitching tomorrow.

It’s the best thing I’ve accomplished in my career.

This kid comes out in a big game like this and pitched like he did, he should have come out with the win.

Good pitching staff. I think that right now those guys throw the ball well. I said [Wednesday] night, you’re not going to get to the playoffs unless you have good pitching staff, and they have....

He’s going to play a lot in the outfield. I’ll use him at third and a little bit at second. I might not use him at short because I don’t know how comfortable he feels...

I want strikes. No matter how hard you throw, you are not going to get people out if you are behind hitters. If you are behind hitters, I don’t care how good you are, or...

That’s the first time I feel like I did something wrong. I’ve been in a lot of controversial things before, but I think I started this one and I’m going to finish it. What I...

We’ve got to approach the game the same way. You win the World Series, that was last year. We’ve got to approach the game the same way we did in the past and not believe...

Freddy likes to compete. The Detroit Tigers, to me are the best lineup in the Central, no doubt about it. (Garcia) likes to get himself to the next level. He likes to pitch in big...

I think with our offense, the way we’re hitting right now, we’re going to take advantage of every mistake any team makes. I don’t how well we’re hitting with two outs, but we’re doing a...

It’s not how many runs you score in one game, it is how many games you win in a series and we lost the series.

I told Sizemore, ‘Keep playing kid, you and your team had a great season. He’s a player who is great for baseball. The bad news is that I’ve got to face him.

That’s how you learn, that’s how you get better. To have one bad outing, turn the page and come out and pitch the way he did, that shows you this kid is ready to be...

This kid has got the potential to be one of the best hitters in baseball. He needs to get better offensively. Maybe the expectation when I got this job was so high. When you’re going...

When you face the Cleveland Indians, you’d better bring your best game. When you face that kind of lineup, you will be hit.

I think Josh Paul made everything confused. Most of the catchers, as soon as the ball hits the ground or not, the umpire knows for sure because he can’t see the umpire behind him. He...

I took a couple of peeks up there. Nothing against Kansas City or Tampa Bay, but the way they are playing right now and from what I saw when they left here, I doubt they...

The decision has to be what is the benefit to the club, not the benefit for the kid.

It’s not going to be like, two-run home run and wait for the closer. It’s going to be baseball from the beginning all the way to the end – squeezes, hit-and-run, moving guys over.

That’s my rules. If you don’t like it, get it out of here. If he’s got a personal problem, let me or one of my coaches know.

Retiring is still on my mind,

I never, ever said we were going to win this thing easy. A lot of people thought I was scared, a lot of people thought I was insecure. … No, no, no. I know baseball....

He hugged me [Tuesday]. He talked to me before the game and wished me good luck. He told me that he was proud of me and the job I did. He’s not the type of...

A lot of managers tell their G.M. what they want to hear, … I won’t do that. I won’t lie to him. I won’t talk to him as a boss. I’ll fight him.

I think we should have scored more runs. We attacked him pretty well.

Is it likely he’s going to be on the [disabled list]? I’m pretty sure he will be, … When you go see a doctor, it’s for a reason. I have to prepare myself and worry...

It’s real sensitive right now, but the swelling went down, … The pain is still there.

I was talking to Freddy [Garcia] and a couple of the other guys that I can’t wait until one game when we swing the bat and pitch well.

We are here, they are not, because we pitched better.

He’s been solid for us, so I’m not going to blast him. I’m not going to criticize any of my players for making errors. That’s part of the game.

If we start Garland in the first game, we’re going to hurt three guys, … I know it’s not fair for Gar. … It’s not my fault we won in only three (games). … Sometimes...