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
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.
biggest loser people playoffs
People told me if you don't make the playoffs you're going to be the biggest loser ever,
almost game happened people played playoffs regular talked win wire year
You get to the playoffs you got to win 11 games. In the regular season, you win 99 and go to the wire and almost lose. The way we played all year long it was like a playoff game every day. ... I talked to the guys. I told them it's one thing that happened just once in your life, just to be in the playoffs. Some people play a lot of years in this game and never have this opportunity.
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.
pitching playoffs
From the first day of the playoffs the pitching always has been good.
bullpen close experience guys knows mccarthy playoffs rookie six
(If) I put McCarthy there, I have six guys with no experience in the playoffs in the bullpen and now a rookie to close the game. El Duque knows about the playoffs.
feeling great hot manager players playoff respect team type worried
They are the type of team you don't want in the playoff because they can get hot and kill you. I don't want to say it's a great feeling because I respect the manager and the players over there, but I have been worried about them all summer.
ace april bobby kid last playoffs starter win
This kid went from my last starter to No.1 in the playoffs for us. If you told me in April that Contreras was going to be my ace and Bobby Jenks was going to be my closer, I would tell you I don't think we're going to win this.
ace april bobby kid last playoffs starter win
This kid went from my last starter to No.1 in the playoffs for us, ... If you told me in April that Contreras was going to be my ace and Bobby Jenks was going to be my closer, I would tell you I don't think we're going to win this.
help kid playoff
I think this kid is going to help us on the playoff roster,
best good guy playoffs throw time
If we make the playoffs and if the time is good for him and if he is the best guy to throw the ball, he will be the first pitcher. If not, we will see what happens.
counts decisions game playoff stay talking type
I'm not the type of person who counts something I don't have. Do we think about it? Yeah, that's part of the game and part of the strategy. We have to make decisions and make rosters. Right now, I try to stay away the most I can about talking about playoff games.
bother feels knows tough tried
We tried to get something done. I think he (Contreras) feels comfortable here and I don't think things are going to bother him. Jose is a tough man. He knows what he is doing, especially where he comes from.
games played
We just play, ... We played 162 games with the same attitude.