I want to be [Cardinals Manager] Tony La Russa, of course, sitting home playing golf and you don’t care whose playing, just tell Dave Duncan to make out the lineup,

a taco stand and getting some funny looks.

It’s great for the White Sox organization. It’s something we need. We hardly have anything in the Hall of Fame. Hopefully, he can hit another one and then we could have two.

Believe it or not,

I want more speed,

I believe in him. He’s got to get better.

There’s a bunch of controversy going on and it doesn’t involve me. I have to tell Kenny what he always tells me — no comment.

Hopefully we can get somebody who can run. I want a second hitter so we can put Iguchi down in the sixth or seventh spot to get more (run production) out of him.

We’re the 2006 Chicago White Sox, not the 2005.

I’m never going to forget this Opening Day. I’ve been in a lot of Opening Days in my life. But this was the most special. I’ve never been in an Opening Day like this one.

If this kid stays healthy, he has a chance to hit a lot more homers, especially in this park. In the summer, this park gets smaller.

I think that’s one of the best plays I’ve ever seen by an infielder. I had people calling me about it. They didn’t believe it.

We thought our shot with Betancourt was better.

It was a big game. It’s a great feeling to be this close, but it’s not over ’til it’s over. It will be a battle tomorrow, but you don’t worry about it, you get a...

We’re the only team that has got 90 wins other than St. Louis and it’s like ‘Wow, we’re not that bad.’ … Some people think our team is a bunch of [garbage] but we have...

He asked me about it. Hermanson told me, ‘Whatever is best for the team, I’m willing to do it.’ He told me that. I didn’t tell him that. I told him, ‘Just be prepared.’ I...

I asked him what happened, and he said because the average is better here than on the road, but it doesn’t mean anything, … You have a team like the Texas Rangers and you expect...

His velocity is fine. The location of the pitches is not good. … He (hung) a couple breaking balls to the wrong guys.

He’s a real New Yorker, he wore the pinstripes. You got to beg me to come back here.

I think Mark is one of the most underrated pitchers in the game now. Hopefully with this playoff and the World Series ‘¦ people will give him the recognition.

I want Vazquez to be Vazquez. I want him to show up. He’s a good pitcher. He does not have to come here and carry the team. He just has to do what he has...

He has one of the best arms, maybe is the best arm in my rotation, and he’s showing right now what kind of pitcher he is. He’s showing right now what we expect from him...

I will be concerned if we are one game behind, … You get nervous when you don’t do anything about it … We just have to keep fighting.

You have those guys in the lineup, you pray for the best. He was throwing strikes. He throws a quality pitch, and you have to do that with that team because they will score in...

We came back and that’s something I feel good about. We never give up.

If we win, it will be there forever.

He’s been our best pitcher down the stretch. He has it all, the arm, the pitches, the control. All he needed was the confidence.

There’s no doubt about it, we really flat-out stink.

If they say they’re tired, that’s an excuse. If they’re tired, then Minnesota should be tired, Cleveland should be tired, everyone should be tired.

I don’t care if you’re a Cubs fan, a Bulls fan, a Bears fan. I think a lot of people now are Chicago fans,

I don’t know where we’d be without him. He’s stepped up big-time for us, especially with Frank (Thomas) out. Really, he’s been consistent since Day One.

I told my players, the last 11 games we have to win are the toughest ones.

We’re not going to use them. Making the trip for no reason, Boston is real uncomfortable, the clubhouse is small.

I don’t say anything to hurt people and I always speak the truth. So there is no reason I shouldn’t say what I think.

To be 19 years old and do what he did at the major-league level that spring, that’s impressive. Everything moves fast at this level, and he didn’t back down.

I like what I see. He was throwing a lot of strikes. We will take a better look when the games start in the minor leagues. It’s a first-time outing, and we are going to...

It was the right guy at that particular time. I say whoever swings the bat better, that’s when he will move up.

Last year is over, 2005 is done. You can’t stay in that year forever.

I told him, ‘If I take a chance with you and I believe in you, why are you not believing in yourself? Why are you not taking advantage of this situation? He told me [Monday],...

One thing with Bobby, every time we say something to him, he does it.

We just have to go there like 2006. Not 2005, because 2005 is over.

Two months ago everybody wanted to kill this kid and get him out of town because he was pitching horrible,

I believe in pitching. You can put a little league team on the field to catch the ball. With the pitching staff they have, they’ve still got a chance.

Mentally we need guys to show every time, … I don’t know if Marte is ready to do that for the team. I’m going to talk to Kenny, I’m going to talk to (Marte) and...

If you play Boston or New York and you pitch good, you have a chance. This team, if you pitch good, you don’t have a chance because somebody will steal a base, somebody will move...

If Uribe feels comfortable and does what he is supposed to do in the second spot in the lineup, I think our ball club will be better offensively.

We need him to get back to the form he was last year. We know he can do that.

Freddy was not on today. He got behind in counts and when your not on against the Indians you will be hit.

I went out and talked to Freddy, about if he’s got enough,

I knew 100 percent, for sure. In Game 2, it was close. This play, anybody could see.