As Ozzie invents enemies, Twins stalk division lead

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 As Ozzie invents enemies, Twins stalk division lead
Jay Mariotti: When Ozzie Guillen isn't picking stupid fights with someone named C.J. Wilson -- I see he's stooping to much lower levels than me and Magglio Ordonez -- he's peering at the big scoreboard and seeing The Piranhas nipping at his butt cheeks. Hey, blame him. He's the one who coined the perfect nickname for the Minnesota Twins, who continue to perform in the feisty piranha spirit and frighten the hell out of the White Sox. [link]

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Hottest Cub and White Sox fan contest in full gear
Published 7/20/2008 by rstiles (noreply@blogger.com) at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times writes how White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen needs to worry more about his team's slim lead rather than baiting an opposing relief pitcher... "Last week, as he was striking out Jim Thome and Paul Konerko to end a ninth-inning Sox rally, Wilson gestured excitedly as a lot of closers do these days. He said he was fired up because Guillen was trashing him with dugout insults. Come on down, C.J., and take your profane lumps." ... Jay Mariotti

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