I think you have some head-scratching notion that only the games I have money on I want to win so I will manage those differently then the games I don't have money on... absurd.
The goals is to win every game.
"arguably the best player in the history of the sport" has a lot room to interpret.
His ranking in baseball for: at bats, games, hits, runs, total bases, singles, doubles, triples, RBIs, and walks are more than impressive.