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
against champions face pitching playing season
We are playing against the best. They are the champions and they know how to play in the playoffs. We didn't face them during the season when we were pitching well. Now, we are. That's a difference.
believe best came chances decision guys manager playoff ready sorry weeks
We have two weeks to make a decision on playoff roster. He doesn't have to show me. He's got to show his teammates. You don't have to show me anything. I didn't come here to make friends. I came here to be the best manager I can. You got to make those guys believe you are ready to go. If you're not ready to go, I'm sorry and I'll take my chances in a different way.
team type
We have the type of team that must execute,
failed guys moving team time today type
We have the type of team that executes all the time and that's our game. We failed today at moving the guys over.
guys hurt ready stay
When you're hurt physically, you can recover. When it is mental, you don't know when it is going to show up and you don't know when it is going to stay at home. Mentally, we need guys to show up every day. I don't know if he's ready to do that for the team.
everybody games guy players
We have a lot of games to go and not that many players in camp. Everybody will get a legit chance. The guy who can pinch-hit and play once in a while, he will take the job.
gave good great hit home runs team three
We had great players, but we were not a great team (in 2004). We hit more home runs than anybody, but we gave up more home runs than anybody. We could not play defense, we could not pitch, we could not execute. You don't do those three things in baseball, good luck.
grab team
We have to have someone grab this team by the neck, by the horns, and take charge.
bullpen good great pitching series starting winning
We're winning because our starting pitching has been great and our bullpen has done a good job. To win the series was really important to us.
drives four hero manager needs runs somebody step tonight
We're up by four runs and then we're up by one run. It drives the manager crazy. Rowand had a big night. From now on somebody needs to step up and be a hero every game. Tonight it was Rowand.
best help
I was making the best lineup I could to help us win,
comment embarrass leave leaving win
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.
bench league might prepared
My bench has to be better prepared right now than they were for the American League because they might see more action.
advantage ball game helped inches
When the ball bounces your way, you have a chance. This is a game about inches, and we take advantage of the two inches that helped us today.