Ozzie Guillen Shoots Mouth Off Again

I've always liked Ozzie Guillen, as a player, a coach, and a manager. He's one of those tenacious little guys you want on your side. He's like a David Eckstein, Allen Iverson, or Warrick Dunn that, regardless of their size, will give so much heart into their game, that they find a way to be successful. It's hard not to root for people like that. But ever since Guillen became manager of the Chicago White Sox, he's had a knack for talking himself into trouble. The same was true just yesterday, as Guillen called Chicago sportswriter Jay Mariotti a "f*g" and a piece of "s**t." While Guillen claims that he meant no harm to anyone else regarding the homosexual slur, he said it and I'd be very surprised if he was not penalized by the league, through a fine of some sort. Mariotti has been very critical of Guillen's coaching (even though the Sox won the World Series last season), but that gives no reason for Guillen to run his mouth like that. I'll even admit that I'm not a big Jay Mariotti fan, but I'm not going to sit around here and insult him using slurs. When people are in the spotlight, as Guillen most definitely is, they have to deal with commentary coming from all sides. It comes with the territory. One critic shouldn't bother a manager so much, especially considering this manager took his team to break their so-called curse last season en route to winning the World Series and they're having another fine year again this season. He should just do his job. If Mariotti does his job and criticizes Guillen and Guillen does his job and takes the White Sox to the playoffs and possibly another World Series, then who's going to have the last laugh? Guillen had the last laugh a season ago and will again if he stays focused and does his job.