Quotes by Jose Guillen

“A lot of these umpires, they think that fans come to the stadium to see them. Its not right. Right now it looks like they have full power in baseball. They can do whatever they want and they get away with it.”

“I dont like it, I let my anger come out, I did whatever I need to do.”

“Im a grown man, ... I take full responsibility for what I did. It was a ball. I dont like it. I let my anger come out. I did whatever I needed to do. If nobody likes it, they could come and talk to me and we can talk about it like a man.”

“You know, if we lose, ... none of this would be as fun.”

“The way Ive been swinging the bat the last week-and-a-half, ... Im not producing offensively the way Im capable of doing.”

“When its coming to be in a clutch situation, I got a great feeling Jose Guillen is going to come up in a great moment at a great time, ... Theres still a lot of games left. Im going to do whatever I can do to help this team win, to help us get to the playoffs. Im a big part of this team, and its time for me to show that.”

“Everything [has changed]. It has been a great year. A lot of times you really need that extra motivation to help your teammates. Lot of times, you see a lot of guys that dont really care, but what can you do? A lot of guys are tired. They probably want to go home.”

“I dont want to hear from them, but I know I will. They are not going to let me get away with it. I take full responsibility for what happened. Im a man, and if anybody has a problem, they can come talk to me. I did it. I did it on my own. A lot of players have done it in the past. I did not think the pitch was a strike. Should I have behaved in a different way? Yes.”

“Fifteen hundred? ... I dont know how many fifteen hundreds Ive given away. It would be much better just to be fined and not to get a suspension.”

“Ive battled so many injuries this year. Right now, you look at the situation -- where we are in the standings -- why keep risking my body? The best thing for me right now is rest. Let these other guys play. I dont think I have anything to prove to anyone.”