Jackson: We [the Oakland teams of the 70's] were young and full of testosterone. Fights were so common in that club house that we'd just deal the cards and keep playing, unless it was your turn to break it up. But everyone made up after wards. I don't think it ever undermined what we were trying to do on the field. If anything. we were united in our anger towards Finley.

Gibson: It is far more important to respect one another than like each other. It would be nice if everyone was everyone's pal, but for whatever reason – jealousy or what have you – that just doesn't happen.

Jackson: There's always going to be some jealousy of the superstars. That's life. The sociology of what goes on inside a baseball team is very similar to what goes on inside society. There are good people and there are bad people. There are agreeable people and disagreeable people. There are people who are admirers and people who are jealous. It's not extraordinary to have jealousy and resentment within a group of twenty-five competitive men who are all compensated differently.

That said, I do think it's rare to see real animosity inside a clubhouse. If there is some, you still have a job that you're paid to do. There's still a responsibility to be a professional about your work.

You earn respect by the way you play. You have to play hard. That's something I thought was easy to do. I wasn't really concerned about whether you liked me or disliked me, but you were going to respect me. You were going to respect the way I played the game

Gibson: Too much is made of camaraderie and chemistry and all that stuff. I don't need a teammate that I love. Give me one who can play.