A lot of teams are going through this,

People thought I was going to be jumping around my players. I have to respect the opposite team. It went through my mind to say, ‘I’m so glad to see my boys, my players jumping...

That’s something that hopefully won’t happen again. If we’re going to face [the Angels] in the playoffs, if we get that opportunity, I’ll take my chances.

My country, we’re not together and we are now and just because the White Sox win. It’s a great feeling to be part of that. It’s a great feeling to know you do something good...

In his first few outings, [Lopez] has made an impression. He’s the front-runner right now, and he’s the best lefty so far. He has to continue doing that.

He convinced me he was ready to go. We need this kid. … Especially with the two teams we might play, New York or Anaheim, we need two lefties (in the bullpen).

That’s OK. We’ll see who owns the town now. Dusty, I don’t like what he said. I thought we were friends.

Besides getting the ring, [Thome] was the only good thing we had all day. I think this kid is going to carry this team for a little while.

McCarthy seems to be the key right now. This kid is doing a tremendous job out of the bullpen. I thought about [keeping him in]. The way he’s throwing the ball, I thought about it....

Everyone has to get thrown under the bus every so often.

He kept the game close and gave us the chance to win.

Hopefully, we sneak up and bite them. But we haven’t done anything yet. We haven’t earned that spotlight like everybody else. … We are the Cinderella of the playoffs. It’s a great feeling when they...

I faced Clemens as a player, coached against him and managed against him,

All of a sudden, we have the guts to keep him in the starting rotation. Two months ago, everyone in Chicago wanted to kill this kid and get him out of town because he was...

He said Marte is fine. He’s 100 percent to go. If makes you wonder if the injury was mentally or physically. If the injury was mental, it’s a shame because that kid has better stuff...

That team worked so hard all year long, they deserve to do what they’re doing now. Finally, they can say, ‘We did it!’ A lot of teams made it tough on us. It wasn’t easy.

The way he’s thrown the last four outings, it’s not easy for me [to leave him out of the playoff rotation]. Everybody knows he can pitch. Everybody knows what kind of stuff he has. The...

You might want to go to your room, call your mom and cry, but when you come to the ballpark and put on the uniform, you have to be a man. I have 30 men...

Besides that, we’ve got a Plan B. We’re always prepared, just in case he couldn’t make it. But that’s pretty good news.

I have faith in him, and I make him believe we trust him and believe in him. He was so insecure. The thing about Jose was he didn’t want to let people down. We had...

I told you guys at the winter meetings, I expect it to be in June. Not because I’m Joe Doctor, just because that kind of injury and the size Frank is, it feels like it’s...

We have the type of team that executes all the time and that’s our game. We failed today at moving the guys over.

When you are in second place, it’s a different way. When you are in first, you can take care of yourself before somebody else does it, … Once the reaction went down, you saw the...

Either way we set the rotation, there’s a lot of guys who will have 10 days off, nine days off, … You have to figure out how to get those guys less days (off), but...

Hopefully, my philosophy works and helps him.

The best thing about Colon is you know his fastball is coming, but you still can’t lay off the high pitch. He’s effective with that and that helps make him a winner. When he’s locating...

I always say you’re a good coach when you have good players, … We have a pretty good pitching staff, it’s easy to go coach that one. But the thing is they trust him, they...

should be a Gold Glove winner.

He pitched two big games for us. It’s going to be a real interesting talk.

I said I liked Chavez, but with some ideology and ideas I don’t agree, … It doesn’t matter to me what they think. Why not say that I like the president?

That thing can cause you a lot of trouble. If (they) don’t (cheat), you make yourself feel like a fool.

I think that’s the idea, our goal.

When he came to the States, he knows he’s got to change the game for us, and he did, … If you look at my team from a manager’s view, one of the biggest reasons...

Alex is not a hypocrite. I was just trying to say he doesn’t have to please people. He doesn’t have to make people from the United States or from the Dominican Republic or from Venezuela...

From the first day of spring training, I told them 2005 is over. It’s a new year and we’re just like everybody else. Every team we play this year is going to be trying to...

The thing I really said was, if he has any questions, come ask me. I told him about my situation. I make the lineup. If he likes it, he likes it. If he doesn’t, big...

The way McCarthy is throwing, we can play around with the bullpen.

When you have the lead, it’s easier to (afford) mistakes.

He did a tremendous job.

Well, Jose, from last year in the second half has thrown the ball outstanding. We knew with Jose it was just a matter of time. He had one click, he got it and kept it....

The American League Central had the best pitching staffs in the American League, period,

He is the one who is throwing the ball better. That’s why, for the next couple of weeks, I can’t please players, I have to win games.

We have a great chance. We’ve got the right people. Hopefully, they perform the way they should.

We have to stick together for when the tough times come.

When you’re sitting in the dugout, you don’t appreciate it. But when you see it on the replay … I think that’s one of the best plays I’ve ever seen by any infielder.

When he gave me that answer, it was just walk away and let him pitch. I think it’s nice when you have four guys you can count on.

If you’re afraid to be in a pennant race, you’ll never be in a pennant race, … If you’re afraid, you won’t face the media, you don’t play cards, you don’t have a couple of...

This kid’s been great, … The day we got him, I think a lot of people thought he was going to cause a lot of problems. The only thing A.J.’s brought here is good things....

Believe me, … the Red Sox have been there before and they know how to come out.

I think it’s right to say that. I think he had a good reason to say that, but it’s not in my hands.