“A-Rod don't want to be the straw that stirs the drink. He want to be known as a fair guy who goes out and help a team to win a pennant. He's a great guy.”

“Everybody complaining about their average and all that, but I wanted be in there where I can help my team no matter what situation. And a lot of days, I didn't have it.”

“Going on twenty years, I've seen A-Rod getting better in different programs. He's one of the hardest-working guys there.”

“Good arms are overrated.”

“He was lost out there. He was the lost Mohegan.”

“He's so ugly he should have to wear an oxygen mask.”

“He's so ugly. When you walked by him, your pants wrinkle. He made fly balls curve foul.”

“I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.”

“I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them, there's no use getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them, what's the use in getting upset?”

“I don't like to lose. I don't care where it is.”

“I felt alone out there, like I was on a desert island. I felt like Gilligan.”

“I thought I had a shot to play for the Dolphins.”

“I went to North Carolina to play football.”

“If you strike out or look bad on the field, we'd get on each other. If you can't take the heat, you gotta get out of the kitchen.”

“I'm a Clint Eastwood man.”

“It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.”

“Me and George and Billy are two of a kind.”

“My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury-prone.”

“Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.”

“The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor.”

“These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.”

“We yelled, mostly, but bad enough that you wanted to fight. That's how we became winners. We fought each other. When you did something wrong, we'd tell you about it.”

“We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.”

“What I liked was to set the tone - set the pace for the team. I know when we're starting the game, I can get on and steal a base, then a guy bring me in. Then we're in the lead and in a good position to win. That was the most exciting thing - to help the team.”

“What was the name of that dog on 'Rin Tin Tin'?”

“You don't think about the cold weather. I'm just going to go out and play ball, do the best I can, and hope the team wins.”