The only way you're going to get hurt in this game is if you're not throwing strikes. I told [Logan], 'If you don't throw strikes, you're going to get killed. |
The park wasn't in good condition to play. To wait that long wasn't good. It was the right thing to call the game. |
The pitching staff has carried this team the whole year, but it's nice when you score a lot of runs. |
The reason for the White Sox winning was I tried to build a team like theirs. They're fun to watch. They run the bases, they play hard and they don't make mistakes. I like the teams Ronald builds. |
The reason is obvious, |
The reason is that [if Belliard] get a base hit, I lose the game, ... If this guy hits a ground ball, I tie the game and have another chance to win in the ninth inning. I would rather be tied in the ninth than down by one. |
The reason the Minnesota Twins played good in the second half is because of Santana. It's not because they play great baseball. They have a great pitching staff. |
The rivalry between the Cubs and the White Sox, as soon as you take the field, you try to play better against them. I know this is a big deal for Chicago fans. |
The sooner you get to the post-season, every game you win you get tougher and tougher and tougher, |
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 you and tear you down. But, you don't see that with Jim Thome. |
The thing about this team is, every day, somebody different. |
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 deal. I already explained to him why he's not playing. |
The velocity is there. But I talked to him early spring and before the last outing that I don't want 97 or 98 [mph]. I want strikes. No matter how hard you throw, you aren't going to get people out if you're behind. |
The Venezuelan people who know me don't feel proud because we're winning, |
The Venezuelan people who know me don't feel proud because we're winning, ... They're proud because they go, `How can this crazy man be the leader of a team?' |