The way it's all come together, it's just been amazing. If anybody goes to that show and doesn't completely enjoy themselves, I'll return the price of their ticket out of my own pocket.

He gave me the thumbs up. He goes.

It's just amazing how often he does that. I can't remember seeing a pitcher in all the years I've managed that's been so good every time out there.

It's a real dream come true to win here. Roland Hemond once told me to enjoy the moment and that's what I'm going to do. The hardest thing to do is win the division. It takes six months. Now we can look forward to playing in October.

I had started law school at Florida State University as a part-timer. I would go two quarters, and they allowed me to drop out to play baseball, and then I'd get readmitted in September. I was convinced I was going to be a lawyer and was using my baseball salary to pay my way through school.

I've paid him a lot of compliments. He earned a lot of respect, with a lot of tough situations. There were injuries, they were forced to sell or trade guys like [Aramis] Ramirez. I thought he did a good job of keeping the club competitive every time we saw them.