“When I want to quit I’ll make sure I do a lot of stupid things to make them fire me and get paid.”

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Guillen reflects on 1,000 games as manager

By Bruce Levine

Ozzie Guillen reflected on his tenure at the helm of the Chicago White Sox as he managed his 1,000th game in Tuesday’s 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

I asked Guillen if he thought he would quit or be fired when the time comes for him to leave the job.

“Fired,” Guillen said. “Because I’m not going to quit. I’m not a quitter. When I want to quit I’ll make sure I do a lot of stupid things to make them fire me and get paid.”

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tweeting Ozzie just wants to have fun

By ESPNChicago.com

…… Guillen said if tweeting becomes a problem for Williams or White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf he would consider stopping. But if he could figure out a way to make money off it, then the discussion might be more difficult.

“If I was making money out of this then we’d fight,” Guillen said. “If I was making money out of this, I don’t care who told me, Jerry, Kenny, my mom, my dad, I would tell them to [forget] themselves. I just want to have fun, but if there was money involved I’m pretty sure I would get fired because I would fight for it.”

Ozzie constantly claims that his love for his family, the White Sox, and Jerry Reinsdorf in particular are foremost in his life. But then he rationalizes that the pursuit of money allows him to potentially throw games and curse out his parents and Reinsdorf. In Guillen’s mind, his constant “I just want to have fun” motto evidently justifies all his ridiculous comments and money-oriented views on life. You always hear KW state that the Sox want players of high character. That qualification should also include the manager.