But there were a lot of misplaced priorities. I didn't hear any new ideas about the economy beyond tax cuts.

Today it did everything. It went up, it went down, it went left, it went right. He had us talking to each other.

You usually don't see this type of celebration when the Yankees win a division,

When they give you lemons, you need to make lemonade. When they give you oranges, you need to make orange juice. [Friday] we tried to make tomato juice out of lemon juice, or something ... I don't know if that's a good quote.

After thoughtful deliberations with my family, I am announcing my decision to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic. When faced with the decision to choose between my country, the United States of America, and my Dominican heritage, I decided I will not dishonor either.

I couldn't be more proud of guys like Derek Jeter, Sheffield, Matsui. They absolutely played incredible. Randy Johnson came back with a warrior-type performance today. Unfortunately, guys like myself didn't contribute. This team has a lot of potential, and we'll be back.