Don Mattingly
MILWAUKEE, WI - MAY 22: Manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches the start of the first inning from the Dodgers dugout against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on May 22, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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I don't know how many managers I had in New York ... I was the guy who didn't get fired. If your team doesn't play well, somebody's going to go -- and it's not going to be [the players]. It's all about the way we play. It's the only thing I stress over: how our club is playing and how we go about our business. I'm the guy who sets the environment. I haven't wavered in anything I believe in.
Respect to the game, teammates, the organization, fans
Guys in that room who play the game right don't have a problem with anything I'm saying ... I can't even come close to backing off anything I said the other day. I feel exactly that way. I've been talking like this with these guys the whole time.More quotes »
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Dodgers return home to take on Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly's job has become a hot topic of debate, things figure to blow over if the club starts putting wins together. Doing so, however, could prove difficult against the major league-leading St. Louis Cardinals , who visit 5/24/13 from ESPN Read more »
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NL West weekly report: 3-way tie at the top
chaos. After getting swept by the Braves on the road, rumors began swirling that the Dodgers were about to fire head coach Don Mattingly, and possibly hitting coach Mark McGwire. Once the news reached LA's locker room, the boys in blue won two of three against from True Blue LA Read more »
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Dodgers Notes: Ethier, Mattingly, Puig, Pederson
Ethier was upset at seemingly being singled out as not being a tough player given manager Don Mattingly's recent criticism of his team's competitiveness. "Yeah, I take offense to that, without approaching me first," Ethier said. "Other than that, I show up from MLB Trade Rumors Read more »
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For Dodgers, in-season managerial change is rare
Mattingly has a 187-181 career record as Dodgers manager, including 19-26 this season. (AP) LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers have changed managers in midseason because of poor team play just once in the past 111 years. That was 1998, when the News Corp. ownership from MLB.com Read more »
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Daily Dish: Mattingly’s future, Machado’s maturity, Shields’ tough luck
views and headlines from around Major League Baseball: The articles you’ll want to save and share with your friends. 1. Don Mattingly’s frustration-fueled rant this week was as shocking as it was honest. But although many of the things he said about his team from Sporting News Read more »
