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.’

If Nomo throws strikes, I believe he can still get people out. It’s hard to make any decisions, or say anything, when you only see a guy for six or seven innings .

If you get this far, you get this far by pitching. I think the fans are going to see one of the best pitching performances in a long time. There’s going to be eight guys...

Don’t forget what we did to win the game. I don’t want to concentrate on the calls.

He’s got to clean up his own house.

Right now, the only thing I have is faith. It’s not over until it’s over.

You have to understand A.J.. You hate him when he’s on the other side.

No — I could get some advice from him this year … Advice isn’t going to help. You cannot pick when things go right and things go wrong. You have to look at the law...

I told my players, ‘Don’t just play this one game to [fill] out the schedule. This is a big game for us,’

We have two weeks to make a decision on playoff roster. He doesn’t have to show me. He’s got to show his teammates. You don’t have to show me anything. I didn’t come here to...

Joe’s a big part of the team. Hopefully, it’s nothing real bad.

I think it will [help us] get some confidence back. Players seemed to get this confidence back and swing the bat real well. All of a sudden, we get a second breeze, and hopefully we...

I will be back next year.

When you score nine runs, these are games you have to win, no doubt about it. When your best thing is the pitching staff and you score nine runs for the pitching staff we’ve had...

All of a sudden I see AJ running. I am confused. I don’t know what’s going on. Some say the ball hit the dirt,

I told him not to worry about it. I told him not to put too much pressure on himself. The way he hits, his timing has to be perfect. But there are still a lot...

I know the situation. I went through it. I went through it the same way. We tried to treat him the best we could. It’s not easy when you play that many years in one...

(Friday), you get loose and warm up and your body give into it. All of a sudden, the next day, that’s when you start getting soreness.

It was great, nice for the guys. Now we can concentrate on playing baseball.

I told him, ‘You’re here for a reason. The hardest thing to do in the big leagues is not let a bad day carry into the next. His last two at-bats [fly balls to right...

He’s pitching real well right now.

The thing about Jim Thome is that no matter where you go in baseball, nobody ever says anything negative about him. When you make a lot of money in this game, everyone wants to criticize...