It was not easy for Jose. He had to warm up three times because of the rain. They were moving the starting time every 15 minutes. He’d come back and sit down, warm up and...

I’m going to root for the guy that fell.

We had (Bobby) Jenks up and I just went by Mark to see how he feels, … He told me the last inning he felt good and I looked at his arm and talked to...

That’s the way we should be playing. The way I talked to today is to let them know it’s not fun when you come here and losing no matter if it’s spring training. Today is...

Sweeping this team, the way they were playing, is tough. I think we weren’t playing the game the way we should early, but now we are getting better.

Great job, wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He did a tremendous job. He saved my bullpen. That’s one of the reasons we brought this kid. We know he can pitch...

The key to this ball club and the key to him is keeping healthy. We have to do the best we can to keep him healthy. As long as this kid is healthy he can...

I’m not going to take the bat out of his hands like I did last year. He gave himself up once or twice a game, and that’s why I want to drop him down in...

That’s why I picked Freddy to pitch in the road trip. Hopefully, he continues to do what he’s been doing all year long.

Today I was in the clubhouse and we were watching the highlights. You do get goose bumps. But in the meanwhile, you’ve got to be careful. No matter what you do today, just prepare yourself...

We have the type of team that must execute,

My comment was if we win (the World Series), I will think about leaving because I want to leave as a winner. I don’t want to embarrass myself.

We had a chance a couple of times and we couldn’t pull the trigger. When you have an opportunity, you have to take advantage of it or you’re going to pay for it.

Last year, we took a lot of heat in Chicago because they always say,

I think it’s time for us to see what’s he got. To see if he’s ready to go, to see if he is going to help us in the stretch. That’s the biggest issue.

They don’t see the bullpen. Now they see it.

[From all accounts, Jenks already had turned around his life. A wife and two children can do that.] I think this kid is pretty strong mentally, … And it’s my job, as long as he...

Every day, it’s somebody different. I’ve never seen a team as magical as this one.

I never believe managers win games or managers lose games. The type of players I have in my clubhouse, those are the type of players that can win with anybody running the club.

We knew it was just a matter of time. He had the arm. He just had to get the confidence.

I think we have a stronger unit than last season.

[The White Sox are 9-1 in the postseason and 14-1 dating to the last week of the regular season, but it won’t go to their heads.] Today I was in the clubhouse and we were...

Now I learned a lesson. I never thought I was going to do that, and it’s ugly because I know a lot of people have taken the first shot at me, and I come back...

When you’re world champions, you (can) be cocky or try to rub it in their face. It’s nice. You have the ring, you have the trophy. I always said last year, ‘We’re not that good.’...

He knows how to hit. Because he doesn’t have a big name and make a lot of money, nobody talks about him, but he’s a dangerous hitter.

When Pods gets on base, our offense is better. It was big for him to have a day like today.

We really lost two games where we didn’t have a chance.

If you’re a baseball fan, that’s one of the best ones you’ll ever see.

I want to sweep these guys. We might not. But we’re going to try to win.

Just put down ‘bleep.’ It’s OK. Lots of things I say in the paper have bleeps in them,

I throw a lot of them under the bus so they won’t have excuses when they lose,

It’s hard to recover from that punch. The way Colon was pitching and we were hitting, it was a big shot.

We’re up by four runs and then we’re up by one run. It drives the manager crazy. Rowand had a big night. From now on somebody needs to step up and be a hero every...

I said a couple weeks ago that if we score four runs, we should win. That’s the way we built our team. We have a good pitching staff. That’s our game, pitching and defense.

When your enemy’s down, you’ve got to keep your enemy down. You make some noise and you wake up the monster, you’re going to be in trouble.

I don’t worry about stuff I can’t control. Whoever is coming is coming.

He showed people today. I think it’s one of the best games he’s pitched, the best I’ve seen him throw all year long.

With 99 wins we should get a little respect, a little love, … But honestly, I kind of like [not getting any]. I was with a team a couple years ago that wasn’t supposed to...

I never saw anybody lose a game and get a standing ovation. . ‘ . ‘ . They made the Cleveland fans really excited. They made baseball great to watch.

I like the man because I think he works hard for the country. I don’t say I like his ideas. I don’t say I like the way he is. I just said I like the...

I know we didn’t perform well on the road trip (5-5), but hopefully we will do better this weekend and bring the people back.

If I named all that I’m disappointed about, we might be here all day. The entire week was disappointing. Even the game we won, I was disappointed. If we continue to play like this, good...

He made one mistake on a slider.

He swings the bat real good at the right moment, especially when we need it.

I don’t worry about the ballpark. I worry about the guy who’s pitching tomorrow.

It’s the best thing I’ve accomplished in my career.

This kid comes out in a big game like this and pitched like he did, he should have come out with the win.

Good pitching staff. I think that right now those guys throw the ball well. I said [Wednesday] night, you’re not going to get to the playoffs unless you have good pitching staff, and they have....

He’s going to play a lot in the outfield. I’ll use him at third and a little bit at second. I might not use him at short because I don’t know how comfortable he feels...

I want strikes. No matter how hard you throw, you are not going to get people out if you are behind hitters. If you are behind hitters, I don’t care how good you are, or...