He needed that more than anyone else for his confidence. This game is about confidence and believing in yourself. You’re always going to struggle in this game, and when you swing better and don’t get...

He did it all today. He might be in the lineup tomorrow.

You have those guys in the lineup, and you pray for the best.

The reason the Minnesota Twins played good in the second half is because of Santana. It’s not because they play great baseball. They have a great pitching staff.

I think he should talk about the Oakland Athletics.

I told my players, ‘Don’t just come here and play the game just to fill out the schedule. It’s a big game for us.

I know there is a rivalry between the Cubs fans and the White Sox fans, but people have to know this is one city. On the chest, it doesn’t say South Side or White Sox....

One, it’s a hard thing to throw a no-hitter. Two, I just want to win.

A lot of nasty ones. ‘It’s your fault. You stink. I know you are going to choke.

It depends on how they swing the bat. Whoever swings the bat better will move up. I can wiggle and play with my lineup. If A.J. swings well, I want A.J. to protect Dye. If...

I had to show him I had faith in him and make him believe we trust him. The thing about Jose is he didn’t want to let people down. When he signed the big contract,...

Losing Tony is something that is hard on the Latin community.

I thought he was maybe just confused and missed the sign. But no, he just started running on his own.

They’re giving me the feeling we’re back on track. I could go and relax in the last inning. The pitchers could make a mistake with the lead and before they can’t make any.

The game will give you a nice stuff, but your kids are going to be there forever,

[Garcia] threw a lot of innings, and it gave me a chance to give him another day of rest, and I think you’ve got to give him one day before the start, … He starts...

It all depends on how El Duque throws. I hope he throws nine innings of shutout today. If something happens, we have to be prepared.

I’ve got to go with the same people it was in the … Hopefully the people we pick help us to get to the next level to win this thing.

That kid has been doing the same stuff all year long.

He’s come out and pitched two big games for us.

I assured him if it gets passed around by drunken ballplayers after winning, it wouldn’t be broken in Venezuela,

We appreciate the way the fans have turned out this year. But you have an empty feeling in your stomach when you come out and see half of the ballpark empty. The players earned the...

Everything [depends] on how Uribe is going to work batting second. We expect a lot of good things to happen from Uribe. If it happens, it makes him stronger.

One of the biggest reasons we are here is because of Iguchi, … He moves guys over. … He hits home runs. … He does everything.

What I did to Alex was wrong. He can do whatever he wants. If he wants to play for Japan, fine for him.

It was great. It was a great experience. I really enjoyed it. I’ve had a lot of opening days in my life, but I think that was really special. It was the best one I’ve...

I can see this kid having a pretty good year. That’s why we got him. He could carry this team for a little while.

That’s one of the best plays I’ve ever seen by an infielder. I had people calling me about it. They didn’t believe it. When you see it live, you don’t realize all of it. But...

He never will. He knows he’s a big-league pitcher [now]. He knows he can compete.

The only way you’re going to get hurt in this game is if you’re not throwing strikes. I told [Logan], ‘If you don’t throw strikes, you’re going to get killed.

My bench has to be better prepared right now than they were for the American League because they might see more action.

Everybody talks about caliber. I think Cleveland has a better team than New York right now.

When a man signs a contract he should honor it, … They signed me for three seasons to win … they were going to pay me just the same whether or not we were champions.

I said before the game, I don’t believe they’re going to be tired. They showed it.

The only thing I’m concerned about with Pods is don’t let it get in your head. No matter how good you are in this game, you will fail. I think he’s trying too hard.

A good thing happened to us. I think being here for so many years and the fans in Chicago waited so long and had so much patience and are still there for us … I...

As I said before the game, I don’t believe they would be tired. As soon as you put a uniform on, you forget about pains.

I like it when people don’t expect us to do anything and expect the big boys to do something. Maybe we sneak up and bite them. We are like Cinderella.

Why did I make the lineup like that? Cause I’m the manager,

If we win, it’s going to be here forever.

They are the type of team you don’t want in the playoff because they can get hot and kill you. I don’t want to say it’s a great feeling because I respect the manager and...

Not too many people are like me. Not too many people like to tell the truth and they put themselves behind a wall, … But deep inside they want to say what I say. They...

The only thing I see, I just put my head down to the right and he was running to the base. All of a sudden I see A.J. running and I’m confused, I don’t know...

He pitched well against the Twins (in his second-to-last start), and his innings pitched are about the same as in the past.

I always say, don’t let the monster wake up.

He (Garcia) pitched well, he didn’t have his best stuff, but he battled. He made one mistake on the slider, but he didn’t get any help. We are not going to beat anyone with two...

He [Dye] tried to get on base, make things happen and when you’re batting third, he thought the third baseman was playing back. He just wanted to make something happen to start the inning.

Things happen so quick and so close it’s not easy for a human being to make the reaction or see what happened.

Today was the first time in my life, the last two innings, my heart was pounding like crazy. I was so excited. So many people were waiting for this moment.

It’s his fault we had to go 13 innings.