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
bases game hitters loaded won
We had the bases loaded and we should have won the game right there. The hitters got to be better in the stretch. It's not going to be easy.
games louis people piece team treat white won
I see St. Louis has 95 (wins). The White Sox 90. And we feel like we won only 10 games this year, ... Some people treat my team like a piece of (garbage). And we're not.
brand carry football happened job last lost matter mean night players remind wait week whether won
Whether you won or lost the night before, it's a brand new game. It' s my job and my coaches' job to remind the players that no matter what happened last night, it doesn't mean anything today. This is not like football where you have to wait one week to recover. You just have to get up every day and fight. If you carry it over, you're a loser.
biggest built defense doubt good knew reasons team won year
We built this team around defense and pitching. I think our defense was one of the biggest reasons we won the World Series, no doubt about it. I knew we were going to play good defense all year long.
arm attack best confidence everybody game guys kid matter months pitching strikes throw time town win won
Two months ago everybody wanted to kill this kid and get him out of town because he was pitching horrible. Jose had always had the best arm on my team. It's a matter of time when he can use that. It's a matter of confidence. This kid won a big game for us and he showed the guys when you have confidence and throw strikes and attack the strike zone, you can win a lot of games.
felt funny great people win won
It's a great feeling. The funny thing about this is when I won the World Series, a lot of people felt that was my dream. That was my goal, to win the World Series. To do this is something real special.
arm attack best confidence game guys kid matter strikes throw time win won
Jose had always had the best arm on my team. It's a matter of time when he can use that. It's a matter of confidence. This kid won a big game for us and he showed the guys when you have confidence and throw strikes and attack the strike zone, you can win a lot of games.
decision fair fault garland hurt start three won
If we start Garland in the first game, we're going to hurt three guys. I know it's not fair for Gar. ... It's not my fault we won in only three (games). ... Sometimes you have to make a decision you don't want to.
decision fair fault garland hurt start three won
If we start Garland in the first game, we're going to hurt three guys, ... I know it's not fair for Gar. ... It's not my fault we won in only three (games). ... Sometimes you have to make a decision you don't want to.
loser won
How can you be a choker or a loser when you've won 91 games?
injury kid mentally people percent shame stuff wonder
He said Marte is fine. He's 100 percent to go, ... It makes you wonder if the injury was mentally or physically. If the injury was mental, it's a shame because that kid has better stuff than a lot of people in this game.
anybody anyone hit last smart tony wonder
I don't like it the way it happened. I wonder why he hit for Teixeira that last inning. That's a Tony La Russa move. That's a pretty smart move. I'm not going to hit anyone today. I'm not going to hit anybody tomorrow.
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.