We weren't diverse enough, ... We needed to get better in certain areas, pitching primarily and defense secondarily. We didn't go out and try to reinvent the wheel. We just fell back on what has been timeless.

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One of the reasons we picked each guy on this team is we wanted a bunch of fighters, guys that could be resilient.

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There's no doubt we've had some games where we've been more lucky than good, ... So what?

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I haven't taken it seriously. Whatever his explanations are as to what he said, he's got to clean up his own house.

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The day I got hired, I made the statement then that without a World Series title coming to Chicago on the South side, it'll be considered a failed effort. We're at stage one, but unless we finish it out, personally, it will only mean a job unfinished and an opportunity lost.

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That could be part of the explanation, ... That maybe we did jump out there and then lose that edge.

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That's exactly what we needed. I don't want people who are going to tell me what I want to hear.

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You've got a lot of convincing to do.

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Judging from some of the faces I saw last night and early this morning, be careful what you ask for. You might not want the regulars in there.

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