"Graves was born in Vietnam, although he left when he was 14 months old, shortly before the fall of Saigon. It wasn't until 30 years later, in January 2006, that Graves returned."

"I realize how spoiled we are over here, especially major league ballplayers," Graves said. "The people in Vietnam have absolutely nothing and they are happy."

"I have a better record than his manager [Bobby Valentine] did with the Mets. I have a better record as a manager than [Phillips] when he was the Mets' general manager."

"We pick better players than he did back then. He forgot about when I was with Atlanta and he was the general manager [of the Mets] and we beat him. He forgot I was the guy who hit the base hit to right field to win the game."