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Monday, July 14, 2008

Ozzie Guillen says loss vs. Rangers was horrible, embarrassing

...and added that even the Dr Pepper Jr. Rangers played like [junking] [junk]!

If the Sox thought the first half before the All-Star break was a grind, Guillen gave them a warning.

‘‘Anybody who pitched in this big-league game should be embarrassed,’’ Guillen said. ‘‘This isn’t big-league baseball. We have people who paid a lot of money to watch this circus. People making a lot of money out there to have a game like that. Both sides, not just my side. It’s embarrassing.

‘‘It’s the type of game you got to look at yourself in the mirror. You’re not going to win many games with people pitching like that. From the first inning to the last inning, it was horrible. Horrible. I don’t remember if this was one of the worst games I’ve seen, playing, coaching or managing. If someone kicks your ass or you kick somebody’s ass, but both teams playing like that, it’s embarrassing. I feel bad for the fans. It was 120 degrees, and they were watching that [junk].’‘

Repoz Posted: July 14, 2008 at 04:23 AM | 7 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. scareduck Posted: July 14, 2008 at 06:34 AM (#2855650)
Huh. He may have noticed that the Rangers can hit, a little.
   2. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: July 14, 2008 at 07:24 AM (#2855655)
Didn't they send down one of Contreras's good friends just before his recent bad run?
   3. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: July 14, 2008 at 10:55 AM (#2855677)
#### Contreras's bad run.
   4. Stately, Plump Buck Mulligan Posted: July 14, 2008 at 02:29 PM (#2855819)
It WAS a horrible game, and I can understand Ozzie's frustration, but he's wrong when he says "[a]nybody who pitched in this big-league game should be embarrassed." When Ozzie finally took out Contreras, he put in Nick Masset, whose line was:

2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 0 Ks (20 pitches thrown)

Masset is supposed to be the team's long man, isn't he? And he's a former starter, isn't he? So why not leave him in when he's obviously the only pitcher who is doing anything positive for either team?
   5. Excel Hearts Choi Posted: July 14, 2008 at 02:53 PM (#2855841)
It’s the type of game you got to look at yourself in the mirror...

After saying this, Ozzie then proceeded to grab himself by the neck and throw himself to the floor.
   6. Jimmy P Posted: July 14, 2008 at 02:53 PM (#2855842)
Didn't they send down one of Contreras's good friends just before his recent bad run?

Pablo Ozuna. Ozzie said that anyone that doesn't want Ozuna to go to Charlotte can take his place.

Masset is supposed to be the team's long man, isn't he? And he's a former starter, isn't he? So why not leave him in when he's obviously the only pitcher who is doing anything positive for either team?

Masset hasn't earned Ozzie's trust. While Ozzie doesn't overuse his relievers like Torre, if you don't have his trust, you're on a very very short leash.
   7. John DiFool2 Posted: July 14, 2008 at 04:41 PM (#2855971)
Ozzie Guillen:Baseball as Montezuma:Civilization (series)
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