Ozzie Guillen
Ozzie Guillen
Oswaldo José "Ozzie" Guillén Barriosis a Venezuelan former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for 16 seasons, primarily with the Chicago White Sox, from 1985 to 2000. He then managed the White Sox from 2004 to 2011 and the Miami Marlins in 2012...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 January 1964
CityOcumare del Tuy, Venezuela
anyone believing confidence doubts game mind needed puts struggle swing
He needed that more than anyone else for his confidence. This game is about confidence and believing in yourself. You're always going to struggle in this game, and when you swing better and don't get results, it puts doubts in your mind and that kills you.
clubhouse goose matter prepare today watching
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 for tomorrow. Don't get too cocky.
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We talked about this all week and I felt like I let Duque down. I'm not trying to hurt my pitcher's feelings, but we had a plan before the game starts. Duque didn't throw the ball the way we like him to throw the ball. Most of the balls that got hit were hit hard. We thought he was going to give me four, five, six innings to get McCarthy ready to go. Our plans didn't work.
We just have to go there like 2006. Not 2005, because 2005 is over.
ask explained learn played questions
When I played for him, I said, 'If you don't mind, I want to learn from you. Can I ask you questions during the game, why are you doing this?' He explained it to me,
goes innings quick reminds throws
He reminds me of Greg Maddux. He goes out, throws 200-plus innings and throws as quick as he can.
Having Thome here is going to be big.
deny fat
He's a fat kid. He doesn't deny it.
afraid great people pitching pull reason
He's aggressive. He has great instinct, and he isn't afraid to pull the trigger. There's a reason why they did so well. People will say they have a great pitching staff, but you have to make it work.
beg wore
He's a real New Yorker, he wore the pinstripes. You got to beg me to come back here.
attitude games trying
He's been trying to come back out with the same attitude and the same performance. He has come out and pitched two big games for us.
blast criticize players solid
He's been solid for us, so I'm not going to blast him. I'm not going to criticize any of my players for making errors. That's part of the game.
best games people seen throw year
He showed people today. I think it's one of the best games he's pitched, the best I've seen him throw all year long.
clean
He's got to clean up his own house.