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"No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland."
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"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid."

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"Before the effect one believes in different causes than one does after the effect."

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"It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager."

"If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place."

"No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together."

"But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on."

"I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out."

"People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card."
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