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.

We can’t control (what Cleveland does). They are playing so well. We just have to worry about winning our own games. You know they are going to win the way they are playing now. But...

[Paul Konerko homered for the third straight game and Juan Uribe hit one for the second day in a row to lead the Chicago White Sox to their sixth consecutive victory, 6-5 over the Kansas...

Luis is not the type of person to say ‘Hi’ to everyone, … To me it’s an honor just for Luis to say, ‘Yes,’ and come here and be with us.

I won’t say he hit him on purpose, but this kid never hit anyone. When you throw 70-mph [stuff] over there and hit the guy with no reason, I don’t know if it’s intentional or...

That’s why I think it was the difference facing those guys every day. And my team’s got to battle against those people. It was not easy.

His problem is when he walks people. When he starts walking people and throwing balls all over the place, he gets in trouble.

If you come to watch a baseball game, the team to watch right now is the White Sox because we’re in first place. If you want to visit another museum, go to Wrigley Field.

This is the way we should be playing. If we lose, lose the right way.

Right now, he’s the talk of the next couple of days. I’m not afraid to take him [on the 25-man roster].

Ross would play a little outfield this year. We’re not going to pinch hit and (play) first base.

You face that kind of lineup, you will be hit.

I said, ‘It’s a pleasure to meet you, sir. I told him, ‘I’ve never seen you play, but my kids told me you were real good.

Like I say every day, I think the pitching sets the tone. When you’ve got a pitcher go there and do what Jose did today, I think everything goes perfectly.

I don’t know. Maybe he liked the city. Maybe he liked the organization. It wasn’t because of money.

He is the type of player who when he is hot can carry the team.

I’m going to leave him there in the second spot. I think he’s swinging the bat a lot better when we put him there. I’m not going to stop doing something that worked for us...

I don’t think more than three balls were hit hard on him. The ball by Anderson, the home run, that’s the only really well hit ball they hit against him. Jose is throwing the ball...

We thought he had a good secondary lead so Joey (Cora, third base coach) took a chance and sent him, … It took a good throw like that to get him.

I think its really disappointing. Jim Thome did a lot of good things for this town. It was kind of embarrassing. I was really surprised.

I think he was confused. I think he must have missed the sign, but no, I think he was just running on his own.

I always wanted to get off the field as quick as I could. It’s easier for everybody and it’s more fun. I played behind Maddux a little bit (in Atlanta in 1998-99) and you knew...

You’re [in trouble]. Rags is going to take the job, you’re not going to New York. You’re going to have to beg me to get your job back here.

In National League games, we might double-switch or pinch-hit. Hopefully the bullpen has stayed sharp, and the hitters [on the bench].

Defense made up for his hitting in the early season. We tell our pitchers to keep the ball in the ballpark and we have a chance to catch it.

I hope he throws a no-hitter [today], … [But] he’s not in my playoff plan.

I think the fans are going to stay away from the problem. It’s not easy. He’s a human being. He does the best he can.

I feel proud. It’s not like I’m criticizing the people that were booing because when you go from a 15-game lead to one or two, obviously they do it. But when you win that many...

He had to step up and show the team what kind of pitcher he is. We count on Freddy big time. He’s a guy the pitching staff looks up to.

I think my pitching staff threw the ball well when we needed it, … Boston and here. I think that’s the key.

This city owes him a lot. This kid loved this city and he did a good thing for them. (Today) he just got his butt kicked. That’s it. He just didn’t have it.

If it’s going to help the team to do that, I’m going to do that.

I’m excited for the people here. They wait so long for this to happen. It was a lot of work but a great thing to get it done.

I’m not going to say they hit him on purpose. But (Ramirez) never hit anybody. When you see how big a game Dye had, I don’t like the way it happened.

The inning ends, A.J. comes waddling over, … and says ‘Try English next time.’ If you don’t know A.J., you’d go crazy. I know him now, [so] I just laughed.

I loved that, … You don’t see that everyplace. That shows that they knew Cleveland had a great season.

I learned a lesson. I never took a first shot at anybody in my life and now I feel like I took the first shot. I feel embarrassed, I feel guilty. I wish I had...

If he wants to get it done, I’ll throw six balls right down the middle of the plate and let him hit six home runs, and let him do whatever he wants to do. He’ll...

It was a great three days. Hopefully, we can go on the road where we won’t have to deal with this stuff.

I don’t blame them for booing us today.

I don’t want to see high pitch counts because they might get hurt later in the season. Last year, they played another month of baseball that they never did before. I’m trying to keep the...

It seems like he’s afraid to [make mistakes]. He feels like he’s getting to the point where he’s embarrassed or letting people down. Just play; play the game.