MisterB
11-11-2003, 03:32 PM
Buster Olney has a piece on ESPN.com (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1659190) looking at what the newly hired managers and GM's have to face. His comments regarding Ozzie:
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen: He possesses a remarkable enthusiasm and knows the game. What Guillen has never had is a mute button. He has always uttered his strong opinions, and while baseball writers all over the country are celebrating the hiring of Guillen -- who instantly becomes the most quotable manager -- he cannot possibly succeed while offering blunt, day-to-day assessments of his players.
The latest generation of players is extremely sensitive to criticism, which is why the Yankees love Joe Torre (who almost never utters a negative word in public about any of his players) and why some of the Phillies are fed up with Larry Bowa (whose words and body language provide a constant barometer to his feelings). Guillen will have to swallow the truth sometimes, for his own sake.
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen: He possesses a remarkable enthusiasm and knows the game. What Guillen has never had is a mute button. He has always uttered his strong opinions, and while baseball writers all over the country are celebrating the hiring of Guillen -- who instantly becomes the most quotable manager -- he cannot possibly succeed while offering blunt, day-to-day assessments of his players.
The latest generation of players is extremely sensitive to criticism, which is why the Yankees love Joe Torre (who almost never utters a negative word in public about any of his players) and why some of the Phillies are fed up with Larry Bowa (whose words and body language provide a constant barometer to his feelings). Guillen will have to swallow the truth sometimes, for his own sake.