He’s one of the best right-handed hitters I’ve ever seen in my life. His numbers talk for themselves. From the first day he came into the league, he created something new for the White Sox...

Bleep. I don’t want it to work.

Sometimes when you win the World Series you clean the house and get a new team. It’s not easy, no matter what you do. (General manager) Kenny Williams has given us a good shot to...

I think this kid is in the right place at the right time.

We got spoiled last year, the way they (threw). They will get better.

The White Sox were talking (garbage). They were talking (garbage) back. You’ve got to win between the lines. They did that.

It’s just tight. I don’t want to take the chance of losing him for a few weeks instead of a few days.

I was screaming, ‘No, no, no,’ and then, ‘That a boy, good job,’

I think this kid’s arm is there. This kid gives 200 innings every year, never misses a start. There’s a lot of good things that happened to him over his career, and I trust this...

It’s embarrassing to me. I don’t know if it is embarrassing to the players. It gets to the point where you are sick to your stomach. We are having terrible at-bats. … We just stink...

I don’t care if you play little league last year, you perform here, and open my eyes, we are going to keep you.

I know he has good enough stuff to beat any team in the league. It’s proven. Garland is different than the rest of the guys because when he doesn’t perform, it seems like he doesn’t...

For me he is the Jackie Robinson of Latin baseball. He lived racism. He was a man who was happy to be not only Puerto Rican, but Latin American. He let people know that. And...

He was different in the way he threw the ball (Wednesday).

It was big for Contreras because last year in spring training, he couldn’t find the strike zone. He came out of the gate the way he left [off in 2005].

It is not easy to go and face

It took the Minnesota Twins to make me think we have to change. I knew they don’t have any superstars, but they kept winning. When me and Kenny make the decision to change this team,...

I would say I was honored. Not too many people like the president. I do. My mom will kill me, but it’s an honor to talk to the president.

If I get to do it with this ballclub? Whoa, that’s going to be the best feeling ever.

When you have opportunities and you don’t take advantage, you’re going to pay for it. I think it was a pretty good ballgame. Garland threw the ball pretty good, Cotts and Politte threw the ball...

I don’t want to say anything bad about Vlad because I don’t want to wake him up. I think our pitching staff is doing a tremendous job all year long against him.

To me he wasn’t throwing good, … So that’s why I went to go get him right away.

I don’t want to embarrass the kid, but I want the big boy.

As soon as the ball went out of the park, obviously the team went out and I was looking around for Bobby. You don’t have to look twice because you can see him right away.

If you’re going to win this game, you got to make things happen.

There’s nothing better than to be around that man because he will teach you how to handle things on the field and off the field.

We were one pitch to get out of the inning, and we didn’t get it done.

He will know the league better. Last year he battled the league every day–he didn’t know the pitchers. Now he has one year under his belt. With a lot of confidence, he should have a...

To me, our pitching and our defense weren’t strong enough (in ’04), … Now we can win games 3-2 with a squeeze. Last year, it never went through my mind to squeeze.

No, I thought that one was funny. It’s true, though.

I’ve been involved in a lot of Opening Days, but this one was the best.

We didn’t pitch well at all, and that was the game.

He only had three outings with us in spring training. He’ll get better.

We’re hitting like crazy right now. It’s about time. In 2005, it was just pitching, pitching, pitching.

It was fun to watch him pitch here.

I don’t have any worries about my bullpen, … We win a lot of ballgames because of them.

I don’t feel bad for Dusty because I know Dusty can handle it.

I hope White Sox fans don’t take it the wrong way like they always take me. But on our chest, in the beautiful city of Chicago, it says ‘White Sox.’ And when we play on...

When you score seven runs you expect to win. [Garland] just fell apart for a couple of innings. Obviously it’s not a good outing.

When you face the Cleveland Indians, you got to bring your ‘A’ game. You face that kind of a lineup and you get behind (in the count), you will get hit.

He’s a young kid. He’s 44, 45 and when you see that happen to anyone you feel shock. It’s a shame and I hope everything’s fine.

In Chicago they’re thanking me for a championship; here they’re thanking me for making them happy. For that reason, I had to bring the World Series trophy to Venezuela,

That’s important for every manager. You play good against your division, you have a better chance to have a better year.

Tomorrow is a big game for us, maybe the biggest game we’re going to play this year, and hopefully we come home a victory.

It’s hard to believe, we don’t get much respect,

That [has been] my dream forever. That’s something I’ve always wanted to happen here. I’ve seen it other places, and I always, always thought ‘Why not Chicago?’ It’s going to be a special moment.

The kid has a lot of potential. He just needs to get better offensively,

I watch the news every day, and this is something like what my country (Venezuela) went through 10 years ago with the mudslides.

The way Buehrle pitched, it seemed like they didn’t need a sign. Everything Buehrle pitched was right down the middle of the plate sinker, slider, changeup, whatever. He didn’t have the stuff. I asked him...

I think he’s ready to move on and be on the roster. I don’t know if I’ll play him or not. I’m not sure. Maybe I’ll give him another day.