Don’t get cocky. Anything can happen.

I expect it when we bring in Jenks, … The more I see this kid, the more I like him.

I think it’s going to be a real attractive and weird World Series because you’ve got two teams that aren’t supposed to be there. You’re not going to see the big-name franchises. Nothing against them....

We’re playing lousy baseball on the bases, pitching, everything. There’s no doubt about it. We really flat-out stink. It’s not the same team I’ve been watching all year.

He said ‘Get them tomorrow,’

Everybody thinks the players who come from Latin America were shining shoes, … I lived good.

That happened in spring training that he didn’t make the team because we didn’t have space for him, … The way (Jose) Contreras has thrown and (Orlando Hernandez) has thrown, it’s not easy to put...

I think this kid is going to help us on the playoff roster,

When you win, it never gets old.

When we were really struggling, you didn’t see guys get two hits in a game. Any time someone got one hit, one walk — nobody could put it together. Tonight when we were hitting the...

This is not my dream. This is my goal.

It’s time to see what he has and if he can help us now in the stretch.

Freddy is supposed to be a big-game pitcher, … Everything is in Freddy’s odds. He should be all right.

Right now, it’s too early to make a call.

This kid does everything for the team. That’s why I keep saying this kid is my MVP.

I saw him in a couple of minor league games and he looked really good. He can do a lot for us. When he gets on base he charges the batteries of everybody.

When you make the lineup, whoever likes it or whoever doesn’t, too bad. If he doesn’t like it, go home.

We didn’t pitch well. He left a couple pitches hanging against a pretty good ball club. The effort overall wasn’t there to win the game.

Listen, I know what players we had in the past. I don’t want those players anymore.

We left a lot of people on base. We didn’t do what we do best – clutch hitting. We had chances in every inning to score.

It was not easy for Jose. He had to warm up three times because of the rain. They were moving the starting time every 15 minutes. He’d come back and sit down, warm up and...

I’m going to root for the guy that fell.

We had (Bobby) Jenks up and I just went by Mark to see how he feels, … He told me the last inning he felt good and I looked at his arm and talked to...

That’s the way we should be playing. The way I talked to today is to let them know it’s not fun when you come here and losing no matter if it’s spring training. Today is...

Sweeping this team, the way they were playing, is tough. I think we weren’t playing the game the way we should early, but now we are getting better.

Great job, wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He did a tremendous job. He saved my bullpen. That’s one of the reasons we brought this kid. We know he can pitch...

The key to this ball club and the key to him is keeping healthy. We have to do the best we can to keep him healthy. As long as this kid is healthy he can...

I’m not going to take the bat out of his hands like I did last year. He gave himself up once or twice a game, and that’s why I want to drop him down in...

That’s why I picked Freddy to pitch in the road trip. Hopefully, he continues to do what he’s been doing all year long.

Today I was in the clubhouse and we were watching the highlights. You do get goose bumps. But in the meanwhile, you’ve got to be careful. No matter what you do today, just prepare yourself...

We have the type of team that must execute,

My comment was if we win (the World Series), I will think about leaving because I want to leave as a winner. I don’t want to embarrass myself.

We had a chance a couple of times and we couldn’t pull the trigger. When you have an opportunity, you have to take advantage of it or you’re going to pay for it.

Last year, we took a lot of heat in Chicago because they always say,

I think it’s time for us to see what’s he got. To see if he’s ready to go, to see if he is going to help us in the stretch. That’s the biggest issue.

They don’t see the bullpen. Now they see it.

[From all accounts, Jenks already had turned around his life. A wife and two children can do that.] I think this kid is pretty strong mentally, … And it’s my job, as long as he...

Every day, it’s somebody different. I’ve never seen a team as magical as this one.

I never believe managers win games or managers lose games. The type of players I have in my clubhouse, those are the type of players that can win with anybody running the club.

We knew it was just a matter of time. He had the arm. He just had to get the confidence.

I think we have a stronger unit than last season.

[The White Sox are 9-1 in the postseason and 14-1 dating to the last week of the regular season, but it won’t go to their heads.] Today I was in the clubhouse and we were...

Now I learned a lesson. I never thought I was going to do that, and it’s ugly because I know a lot of people have taken the first shot at me, and I come back...

When you’re world champions, you (can) be cocky or try to rub it in their face. It’s nice. You have the ring, you have the trophy. I always said last year, ‘We’re not that good.’...

He knows how to hit. Because he doesn’t have a big name and make a lot of money, nobody talks about him, but he’s a dangerous hitter.

When Pods gets on base, our offense is better. It was big for him to have a day like today.

We really lost two games where we didn’t have a chance.

If you’re a baseball fan, that’s one of the best ones you’ll ever see.

I want to sweep these guys. We might not. But we’re going to try to win.

Just put down ‘bleep.’ It’s OK. Lots of things I say in the paper have bleeps in them,