AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: ANGELS v WHITE SOX

October 12, 2005

Ozzie Guillen

OZZIE GUILLEN: The only thing I see, I just put my head down to the right and he was running to the base. All of a sudden I see AJ running and I'm confused, I don't know what's going on. When someone said the ball hit the dirt and then I saw him running and that's it.

OZZIE GUILLEN: Well, when the ball bounces your way you have a chance. This is a game about inches and we take advantage of the two inches that helped us today. I always say I'd rather be lucky than be good, and the ball bounces this way and we take advantage of that. I guess you give some credit to Ozuna steal second and this guy get a hit and the best swing we have against Escobar all night, and you've got to give some credit to those guys that did their job. I think we take advantage and I think Buehrle did a tremendous job. Don't forget what we did, what they did, too. Don't forget what we did to win the game, Buehrle threw a pretty good game, played pretty good defense. I don't want to concentrate on the calls and the bad throws. We executed today and that's the way we played this year, 3-1, 3-2 and I think we get used to that type of baseball game here in Chicago.

OZZIE GUILLEN: Not really. We had Jenksie up and I just went by Mark to see how he feels. He told me the last inning that he feels good, and I look at his arm, talked to Cooper about it, and I said "Well, you're throwing the ball well. Just give it another one and see what happens."

OZZIE GUILLEN: No, not really. He don't have to. I think as soon as the pitch was there he was out and I was back in my office.

OZZIE GUILLEN: Well, we don't have good swings, that's all. You're not here with bad pitching staff. They have good pitching staff. I think they have one of the best bullpens in baseballs, the ones you don't want to play. I think you have to give them credit. When you go to the bullpen and you're going to have a tough time to score some runs.

OZZIE GUILLEN: I'm not concerned. I'm not concerned about that. That's not my job. I see a couple of my kids look at the replay. I told them get out of my office, I don't want to talk about baseball right now. I don't need the controversy thing. We've got to give the team some credit. They played good baseball.

OZZIE GUILLEN: Not really. I feel bad for him because I have respect for the man. I love the man, I think he's one of the greatest player/managers I ever see. It's tough to compete against him but it's fun because you learn a lot of things about baseball. A lot of things Michael does is amazing. I think he respects the game. I think we get along real well, and to me it's an honor to manage against him right now.