If you didn't know any better, you'd guess the Chicago White Sox were in last place. After losing three straight to the first place Tampa Bay Rays, Ozzie Guillen blew up for the third time this season and there's a chance it could be his last.
Why? He threw the bossman under the bus in addition to just about everyone else in the organization, including himself.
"There's only one message I'm going to send -- just be ready because I expect movement Tuesday. I expect Kenny to do something Tuesday, and if we don't do anything Tuesday, there are going to be a lot of lineup changes. That's all I'm going to say about the offense."I'm all for demanding even better results when you're already on top, but this might have been a little too much. Despite the White Sox offensive struggles, and boy have they been challenged at the plate, Chicago remains in first place in the AL Central. Tell any Sox fan in April that they'd be in first come June, and they would eagerly except that fate regardless of the method.
"It can be me. It can be [hitting coach] Greg Walker. It can be the players. It could be anybody. I'm sick and tired to watch this thing for a year and a half. I'm not protecting anybody anymore. [Bleep] it! If they can't get it done, Kenny should find someone to get it done. That's it. Another bad game. If we think we are going to win with the offense we have, we are full of [bleep]. I'm just being honest. I expect better from them, if they are in the lineup.''
The occasional manager blow up is necessary to motivate players during a long MLB season, but try not giving your boss a one day ultimatum to fix everything. As you can imagine, Kenny Williams wasn't impressed with his manager's reaction Sunday afternoon.
"Very interesting, very disappointing. It's never a good idea to throw your boss under the bus, especially when that boss has had his back as much as I have. I guess that lineup will be real interesting to see on Tuesday.I realize patience is lost on Guillen, but it would be impossible for his team to bat any worse. As a whole, they're batting .247, better than only the Orioles and Indians. Prized off-season acquisition Nick Swisher is just above the Mendoza line at .201. He's a better hitter than that (obviously), and will improve. Team leaders Jim Thome and Paul Konerko aren't that far above Swisher.
We have the horses. Everyone has to stay positive and keep grinding. If you're looking for a quick fix personnel-wise, with the climate right now, you're not going to get it. I expect more of everyone in that uniform and certainly the guy leading the team on the field."
It's definitely bad, but not as bad as calling out your boss and giving him one day for wholesale change. Maybe the only blow up needed is a new set of dolls.













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