Fenway is the essence of baseball

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were Little Leaguers.

God is living in New York, and he's a Mets fan.

If you don't think baseball is a big deal, don't do it. But if you do, do it right.

The concentration and dedication- the intangibles are the deciding factors between who won and who lost.

There are only two places in this league, First Place and No Place.

Im a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game.

My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the mound for the last three innings.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

You have the honor and privilege of being in position to do something amazingly special. If you have the chance, you must do it.

Welcome to Ruler’s purgatory. It’s the special club you love to hate.

His lies were so exquisite I almost wept.

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory, and the truth of every passion wants some pretence to make it live.

A noble heart is a window to find an open mind.

You are in big trouble when you start writing software to impress girls.

Never take your eyes off them,” Horace said to Gilan, in an admonishing tone. “Didn’t MacNeil ever tell you that?

Many argue; not many converse.

That’s the nice thing about dreams, the way you wake up before you fall.

The absurdist stuff wasn't terribly popular at the time I was doing it.

I come from a place where we feel like we're not represented in the national media.