Ozzie speaks, and more on Viciedo
Sox Machine —
... , but contrary to his usual form, didn't say anything particularly interesting . A brief summary: And Fields is once again pictured with the world's tiniest glove. ************************ Guillen also said that Dayan Viciedo won't get the same treatment as Alexei Ramirez, considering he's six years younger, although he did leave an opening in case of a superb spring training. If I'm understanding ...
Odds and Ends: Halladay, Lopez, Glavine
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... wrote last Wednesday that some continued to insist the Jays would explore trading their ace.
Jim Allen profiled the five Japanese players who plan to come over to MLB. He's not high on Junichi Tazawa, Ken Takahashi, or Ryoji Aikawa.
I never mentioned this, but the Braves released Rodrigo Lopez earlier this month (thanks to Jeff at Cot's for the link).
Dave van Dyck of the Chicago Tribune talked to White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen about various hot ...
Ozzie Guillen Likes Them Young
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... of the White Sox’s offseason so far — besides “we couldn’t wait to get Nick Swisher out of here fast enough” — it’s that they’re going young. Well, not so much that they’re completely retooling the roster to cut costs and start anew. It’s more they are going to instill more trust in the likes of some of their guys that have only seen sporadic playing time the last few years. (Or haven’t been on the team at all yet.) I’ll let Ozzie explain: ...
Ozzie Guillen will not miss Nick Swisher's ...
Deadspin —
... Ozzie Guillen will not miss Nick Swisher's clubhouse presence: "You've got to ask the players about that. To be honest with you, I was not happy with the way he was reacting at the end of the season. He wasn't helping me either." [Chicago Tribune] ...
Ozzie Didn't Care Much For Nick Swisher
wrigleyville23 —
The White Sox continue to dump on their players after they leave Chicago: Trib: Was Swisher a bad influence in the clubhouse late in the year? Crazy Ozzie: You've got to ask the players about that. To be honest with you, I was not happy with the way he was reacting at the end of the season. He wasn't helping me either. This comes after Kenny "Everyone Likes The Cubs More Than Us" Williams ripped the Big Hurt after he left. I seem to recall others, but am coming up empty.
Ozzie Guillen Is Not Weeping For The Departure Of Nick Swisher
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
Nick Swisher is obviously no longer a member of the Chicago White Sox. And one would think that, following a pretty GD good year for the Pale Hose — even if it wasn’t a personally successful one for Swish — Ozzie Guillen would shower him with some love now that he’s out of town and no longer really affects the fate of Chicagoans.
But then you would be forgetting that this is Ozzie we’re talking about.
It was hard because when we brought him here, a lot of people were excited [that] he would have a ...
Ozzie Guillen Won't Miss Nick Swisher
FanHouse —
by Matt Watson Filed under: White Sox, Yankees, AL Central, AL EastWhen Nick Swisher was traded to the Yankees, he posted the following message on his official website: I can't thank the Chicago White Sox enough for their warm welcome from day one. I have the greatest respect for the entire organization and the passionate fans were the best! In an interview with the Chicago Tribune over the weekend, Ozzie Guillen gave Swisher a far less glowing send-off: ...
Yankees Fog Lifts
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... The Swisher acquisition is a modest move worth taking, the price was right. Somehow, the acquisition of a potentially useful role player has transitioned into a blockbuster. Here's some perspective from Ozzie Guillen: "What about the disappointment of Swisher, who hit .191 after the All-Star Game?It was hard because when we brought him here, a lot of people were excited [that] he would have a great career with the White Sox, but we got to the point that we went through the roster ... and we had a right fielder, left fielder, first baseman and DH. It ...
The Bosses Give Us an Update: The Sox are Getting Younger
The White Sox Blog —
... ] about some of the expectations for next year. Ozzie took on the Swisher trade in [The Tribune]. Then, the Trib felt the need to throw [ ...
