Right when we needed it. This was a big game for the team. I don’t know what it means to him, his first major league win, but for the team, that’s a big win, huge.

This kid went from my last starter to No.1 in the playoffs for us, … If you told me in April that Contreras was going to be my ace and Bobby Jenks was going to...

The only time we didn’t execute was in the first game [of the ALCS],

It’s not easy when you play or work in one place that many years and all of a sudden you’re gone. Because it happened to me before, I’m not going to criticize Frank.

He threw the crap out of the ball for the first time this spring training. He had a lot of confidence he was the McCarthy we saw last year, and he was the McCarthy we...

This one is the best one. As long as we’ve been waiting [for a championship] … It’s something special.

He feels better. He should be ready [today]. He’s a tough kid. He just wants to play. I can use him to play defense if I need to.

You make a mistake and he’s going to hit it out of the ballpark.

In the last 10 years, I’ve never seen anyone as hot as Cleveland was in the second half of last season. Coming down the stretch, they weren’t just playing good. They were playing great. But...

I want to be like Michael Jordan, have rings all over the place.

They trade everyone. I don’t know what’s the reason to trade all those kids.

I don’t think I have anybody in the starting rotation who’s gone through this. But my pitchers don’t care about anything. They go out and throw the ball. They don’t care who they face.

With all the negative stuff going on around here, the crazy Ozzie has won [96] games and has 30-or-something one-run wins, … How many other managers can do that?

A couple guys need rest, … They’ve been playing a lot of baseball. I’ve got to give some guys a day off. That’s the reason why I made the lineup like that. Hey, I’ve got...

I think that was the only legit ball they hit off him. He did a tremendous job.

Every manager in baseball does what I did. The day after you clinch, you play your bench guys. (Atlanta manager) Bobby Cox does it and he’s a genius. I do it and everybody says I...

I think it’s something so many people were looking forward to for so many years. I think this can be the biggest opening day we’ve ever had in so long.

All the money, all the stuff, that’s not my department,

All of a sudden everybody in the nation thought I was telling the fans to choke,

We have to compete against the world champions. We never did as a White Sox organization in the last 80 years or whatever it is, we never did anything to earn that respect.

They executed better than we did. They played better.

Oh, yeah, … Venezuela definitely love us.

From the first day of the playoffs the pitching always has been good.

Are we missing Scotty? Yes. Are we losing because Scott’s not here? I don’t think so. We’re losing because we’re not playing good baseball.

People are really excited, and they should be. It’s great for the city and great for the fans who have waited so many years. We’ve brought this little smile back to their faces. They feel...

I know the security in Chicago is doing a great job and when something happens so quickly, you can’t blame anybody,

The thing about this team is, every day, somebody different.

We have to bring the best from the minor leagues to help this team play, … If they’re not ready to play, then they’ll have to go back to (Triple-A) Charlotte to learn.

El Duque will skip one start. We’ll see how he throws before we make a decision.

This morning, when I got up and took a shower and watched the news, tears started coming out.

He (Contreras) has the best stuff on the staff from top to bottom. No doubt about it.

He’s right. I took the first punch. I’ll take 100 punches against me. He’s right to take a shot. He’s got to protect his players.

To be honest with you, I’m going to be the same guy, whether people like it or not. It’s the way I am. I’m going to tell the media what I think. I’m not going...

He was gambling, taking a a lot of risks. You go, ‘Oh no don’t do it,’ and ‘Oh, good. People think it’s going to be a dumb play but when you make an out, you...

I think the pitching sets the tone. When you have a pitcher go out and have a performance like that, everything is going to go right.

We have a better bench, a better rotation, and having Thome swing the bat the way he is now, he’ll really help our team. But when you win the world championship, you can’t say this...

If you’re not ready to come here and go by my rules, you’re not going to come in. My team already told me, ‘This is your rule and we’re behind you 100 percent.’ I had...

Whoever get the most hits with two outs is the one that’s going to win.

We weren’t dumb enough to trade Babe Ruth, … But I’ll tell you this: people do care. Whoever wins the World Series first in Chicago, the White Sox or the Cubs , that team would...

I’m not concerned about it. I’m a little angry about it because I know this kid is better that what he is. I’m not going to sit here and blast Marte. But gosh, if he...

The sooner you get to the post-season, every game you win you get tougher and tougher and tougher,

The pitching staff has carried this team the whole year, but it’s nice when you score a lot of runs.

If you talked to me in April, as a matter of fact if you told me in the winter meeting or when we left camp this team would have 90 wins and be fighting in...

It was a wake-up call for everybody. After that, they came together as a team.

Jenks is going to be the closer, … if left-handers come up, [Damaso] Mart is going to close. If right-handers come up, I’m going with Jenks because he’s throwing the ball real well.

Whether you won or lost the night before, it’s a brand new game. It’ s my job and my coaches’ job to remind the players that no matter what happened last night, it doesn’t mean...

Finally, we make another big step. They have waited a long time for this moment. And this team is making it happen this year.

We’re winning because our starting pitching has been great and our bullpen has done a good job. To win the series was really important to us.

I think the only sport that really needs it is football,

I don’t get involved in that. I wasn’t good in math. Just win [today]. That’s the way I look at it.