I like being close to the bats. Don Mattingly More Quotes by Don Mattingly More Quotes From Don Mattingly The players get no respect around here. They (the Yankees) give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams love to see that. That's why nobody wants to play here. Don Mattingly yankees team player I've wanted to manage a long time and I've been moving in that direction. Don Mattingly wanted long moving Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana. Don Mattingly born cartoon time character I'd like to say this was our worst game. Unfortunately, I can't. Don Mattingly say game like worst The players get no respect around here. They give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and players from other teams love to see that. That's why nobody wants to play here. Don Mattingly you respect money love On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers. Don Mattingly playing side pretty good Obviously, these guys know who Derek is, pretty much everybody you would ever talk to has respect for what he accomplished and what he stands for and how he went about it. Don Mattingly There should be one every week, right? we’ve built teams on the three-run homer or strikeout or walk, with not a lot of hits in between. Don Mattingly