Guillen says he wants to stay with Sox

On Tuesday, Ozzie Guillen said he wants to manage long enough for people to forget he was a standout shortstop for the White Sox from 1985-97.

A day later, Guillen nixed any rumors he'd like to work for the Florida Marlins, who fired manager Fredi Gonzalez on Wednesday.

Guillen lives in Miami and he was the Marlins' third-base coach when they won the World Series in 2003.

He wants to manage indefinitely, but the 46-year-old Guillen prefers staying with the Sox.

"Miami, next year? I have a contract here," Guillen said. "That's up to Mr. Jerry Reinsdorf and Kenny Williams. If they want me to be here, I'll be here. Speculation can be out there. People could be talking about all this stuff. I'm happy here. I never deny I want to be manager here for the rest of my life.

"I don't want to be making millions and millions of dollars somewhere else and be unhappy or my family be miserable. The fact that my kids are here in Chicago, so many years here, we like it here. I just want to stay here. As long as they want me to, as long as I'm happy and I feel comfortable with it, I'll be here."

Quentin comeback: Dropped to the No. 6 spot in the White Sox' lineup during his early-season struggles, Carlos Quentin was hitting fifth again Wednesday night against the Braves.

Quentin came in with 9 hits in his last 22 at-bats, including a 3-run homer in Tuesday's 9-6 win over Atlanta.

"He's swinging at strikes," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "That's it. And he tries to hit the ball the opposite way. When Carlos stays like that, he's a very dangerous hitter. He's not spinning on the ball; he's swinging at better pitches."

First fan: General manager Kenny Williams had a chance to talk to President Obama on Friday night when the Sox were in Washington to play the Nationals. Obama is a huge White Sox fan.

"It's always pitching," Williams said when asked what was discussed. "You know, he keeps tabs on us. Once I got him off the pitching, we just talked about family and personal issues. It was nice to see him out in jeans and just taking a break and taking a deep breath. But our guys should know, he's watching. It seems like the whole White House is watching. I had a lot of questions to answer that night."

Streak snapped: Before falling to the Sox 9-6 Tuesday, the Braves had won 42 straight games when scoring 5 runs or more. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that was the second-longest streak in the major leagues in more than 100 years.