Every time I hear the national anthem here, I look over at the center-field scoreboard and I can’t wait until those planes fly over it in the World Series, … You will cry, because that’s...

I say this because I want to win it here. It would give me the opportunity to pick what I want to do. I didn’t say I’d leave baseball. I can’t live without baseball.

Vlad is a quiet guy around people he doesn’t know. Besides being his coach, I was his interpreter and I was helping him off the field, and we pretty much hung around a lot when...

The reason is that [if Belliard] get a base hit, I lose the game, … If this guy hits a ground ball, I tie the game and have another chance to win in the ninth...

Today was the best day we’ve had since we started the playoffs, … I think because we are where we want to be.

He’s a fat kid. He doesn’t deny it.

I have to respect the other manager of the other team, and when your job is manager, I let the guys enjoy themselves and celebrate with the winning.

We don’t need superstars. We need guys who worry about the name on the chest more than the name on the back of the uniform. The only bad thing about this was, we won a...

We’ll let people know when we play bad, and I’ll let my players know when they play good. I think my players should go to sleep good today, keep his head up and be ready...

We are going to try and supply more run support for our pitchers. Thome is going to be successful because he’s not going to play first base every day. He’ll be healthy.

In Venezuela, many people have a soft spot for the White Sox. So many Venezuelans have passed through there, … Venezuelans also have always known one of my goals has been to put my country...

I’m the one who makes the decisions. But right now, you ask me who is going to pitch in the ninth or the last inning to save the game, and I’m going to say Jenks.

We waited so many years for this opening day and that flag.

The park wasn’t in good condition to play. To wait that long wasn’t good. It was the right thing to call the game.

It was a tough decision for the umpires, one out away from an official game. But it would have taken too long to get the field in shape. It’s a good thing we scored early.

I think the two games we lost in Kansas City [in the first week] were a wake-up call. All of a sudden, they paid attention and got going.

We haven’t done anything yet. We haven’t earned anything. We don’t deserve to be in the spotlight. Boston, New York, that’s the show. That’s prime time. I don’t blame them [the TV schedulers]. The Yankees...

It’s better early than late. The talk was not a team meeting, it was a talk as a friend. I told the guys I don’t want to have another talk to the end of spring...

Even when Jose was struggling, we kept sending him out there to get him over it, … And it was a long process, but it has paid real well.

Seeing what he has, seeing what he can do and seeing how much we lean on him, that makes you angry. I don’t like it when Marte goes out there and he doesn’t want to...

He’s done a little bit more than I asked for. This kid has adapted to the league, but spring training is spring training. I want to [see him] when the lights come on.

It shows you how good of a pitcher he was. He got in all that trouble, but baseball kept bringing him back.

I think this series should be the most important series we’ve played all year.

We tried to get something done. I think he (Contreras) feels comfortable here and I don’t think things are going to bother him. Jose is a tough man. He knows what he is doing, especially...

His problem is when he walks people,

Before I got the job, Jon never had the opportunity to go more than six, seven innings. They always pulled him out, and all of a sudden I give him the chance and he took...

I don’t criticize people who were booing because [we went] from a 15-game lead to one or two. [On the other hand], when you win that many games and people are criticizing and criticizing, [it...

He doesn’t like batting sixth? He’s got two choices: Not playing or batting sixth,

I think he’s a Gold Glove third baseman and we expect a lot from him.

To worry about what they’re going to do in another city, you worry about stupid stuff you can’t control, … Just come back tomorrow and win the game.

I’ve learned, you can’t talk about race in this country. No matter what you say, you’re gonna be wrong.

I have a rule on my team. If you are late and not on the disabled list, you won’t be on my team.

We’re going to build this team around pitching and defense, and Joe has been a big part of that.

Hopefully, we’ll play the last month the way we started the season. A lot of teams go through this.

That’s the first time in my life my heart was pounding like crazy. Because I was nervous, because I was so excited, I said, ‘When is this moment going to happen? A lot of people...

This kid’s got an opportunity to be one of the best pitchers in baseball. He has great stuff, he’s got guts and he’s learning how to pitch.

El Duque has a year left on his contract with Chicago and hopefully in that year we can make the most of him because he’s a winner and knows what he needs to do on...

If you ask me, Jermaine set the tone for us before he even put a uniform on.

We have to get him ready so he knows how to prepare.

I told them 2005 is over and 2006 is coming on. Just be ready to play because we are going to be a target for everybody in baseball.

Having Thome here is going to be big.

I think Jackie Robinson made us a lot of money. He opened doors for a lot of good things in baseball.

He’s tipping his pitches. I don’t care if people say yes or no. Because you do not lay off breaking balls the way they were doing it. He’s got enough stuff for them to feel...

He throw the ball good. You have to give credit to the guy when he throw the ball well. He kept our team off-balance. We didn’t have that many people on base and to score...

This kid has really impressed me. I saw this kid in spring training and I really like the way he throws. The best thing about this kid is he’s not afraid.

He’s a class act, man, and brings a lot to this game, both on and off the field. I really appreciate the way he handled it. I hope this ends the whole thing.

I would rather have a guy hurt physically than be hurt mentally. When you’re hurt mentally, you can’t help that. When you’re hurt physically, you can recover. It’s just a matter of time when you...

I have no idea of what the rotation might be, … Ask me tomorrow.

He’s got a good fastball and good breaking ball, [but] I don’t think he has enough guts. I want him to be more aggressive.

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