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
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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.
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I have no idea of what the rotation might be, ... Ask me tomorrow.
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I'm the one who makes the decisions. But right now, you ask me who is going to pitch in the ninth or the last inning to save the game, and I'm going to say Jenks.
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If you ask me, Jermaine set the tone for us before he even put a uniform on.
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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.
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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,
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I loved that. You don't see that everyplace. That shows that they knew Cleveland had a great season.
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I loved that, ... You don't see that everyplace. That shows that they knew Cleveland had a great season.
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I never felt this before, as a player, as a manager, as a coach ? winning the division from the beginning. We're the Cinderella of the playoffs.
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I never, ever said we were going to win this thing easy. A lot of people thought I was scared, a lot of people thought I was insecure. ... No, no, no. I know baseball. I will be concerned if we are one game behind.
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I never believe managers win games or managers lose games. The type of players I have in my clubhouse, those are the type of players that can win with anybody running the club.
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In Chicago they're thanking me for a championship; here they're thanking me for making them happy. For that reason, I had to bring the World Series trophy to Venezuela,
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I'm never going to forget this Opening Day. I've been in a lot of Opening Days in my life. But this was the most special. I've never been in an Opening Day like this one.
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I know the situation. I went through it. I went through it the same way. We tried to treat him the best we could. It's not easy when you play that many years in one city and all of a sudden your life changes. Your feelings are hurt - no matter how you leave.