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
believed pitching staff
We believed in ourselves. They have confidence. They know they have a lot of time. Our pitching staff is (starting) to put it together.
benefit decision
The decision has to be what is the benefit to the club, not the benefit for the kid.
four game lose manager managing players playoff respect team thrown
I've only been thrown out four times in my career, not my managing career. If I get tossed from the game, I think I let the team down. If a manager is not there in a playoff game I think you lose the respect of your team. I need my players and my players need me.
everybody traveling
It was to our advantage, all the traveling stuff, but they showed us and they showed everybody that it's not the truth.
bat guy move particular swings whoever
It was the right guy at that particular time. I say whoever swings the bat better, that's when he will move up.
balls breaking care facing lay people stuff yes
He's tipping his pitches. I don't care if people say yes or no. Because you do not lay off breaking balls the way they were doing it. He's got enough stuff for them to feel uncomfortable facing him.
game ready
Hopefully, when the game starts, he'll be ready and hopefully, we won't need to use him.
last month teams
Hopefully, we'll play the last month the way we started the season. A lot of teams go through this.
best coming houston players reason trade
Houston has some of the best players coming out of the country, and they trade everyone. I don't know what's the reason to trade all those kids. Houston had Santana and Garcia and Abreu. They are pretty loaded.
loser won
How can you be a choker or a loser when you've won 91 games?
against protect punches took
He's right. I took the first punch. I'll take 100 punches against me. He's right to take a shot. He's got to protect his players.
ball chance good great hit wind
He's ridiculous. You hit a ball through the wind like he did. He has a really good chance to have a great year.
tired
Hopefully, I do this long enough where I don't get tired or be boring. Well, I'm never going to be boring.
ask game last next percent player ready tells unless upset wants
He told me that he wanted to play. I ask my player the next day, especially the catcher, and he said he's ready to go. He wants to play. I think he was a little upset by the game last night. I'm not going to play him unless he tells me that he's 80 to 100 percent ready to go.