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
best fight gave guys kenny mean saying
Kenny gave me the best. I'm not saying it because we win. I'm saying it because I mean it. Kenny gave me the best guys to fight for me and this team.
celebrate enjoy guys job manager respect themselves
I have to respect the other manager of the other team, and when your job is manager, I let the guys enjoy themselves and celebrate with the winning.
couple guys happy
If he's not here, we don't think about him. If he's here, great. We can see him, see how he is. I know a couple of the guys here would be really happy to see him.
failed guys moving
They executed better. We failed at moving guys over. We didn't do the job.
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.
conscience couple days good guilty guys lady last next playing sitting six slept wrong
It was one lady and six guys sitting next to me, and we were just playing around all game. And (if) they take it the wrong way, that's fine. I know the last couple of days I slept pretty good about it because I don't have anything in my conscience to make me feel guilty about it.
days either figure guys less nine
Either way we set the rotation, there's a lot of guys who will have 10 days off, nine days off, ... You have to figure out how to get those guys less days (off), but it's impossible.
couple guys playing reason regular rest tomorrow
A couple guys need rest, ... They've been playing a lot of baseball. I've got to give some guys a day off. That's the reason why I made the lineup like that. Hey, I've got to rest my players. Tomorrow will be the regular lineup.
couple gotta guys playing rest
A couple of my guys need rest. They've been playing a lot of baseball. I gotta rest my players.
expect guys win
I expect to win when these guys pitch.
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.
besides great guy help stays
I think (if) Thome stays healthy, he's going to help this team. Besides that, he's a great guy in the clubhouse.
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.
extra guy might percent sure tuesday
I always like, when a guy is ready, to give him another day to see how he feels. If he doesn't play tomorrow, we might give him that extra day with the day off Tuesday to make sure he's 100 percent ready.