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.” End

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 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 Kenny Williams state the the White Sox want players of high character. That standard should also include the manager.

Also, Oney Guillen is twittering pretty much what you would expect when a player has negative comments about his father. This includes personal off-the-field matters involving Jenks. The Sox have to stop this kid and his mouth. If you were a player, would you want to play for the Sox knowing that your manager’s son might tweet embarrassing personal parts of your life (drinking, drugs, infidelity, etc.) ? If this means firing his old man, then do it – now. The apple sure doesn’t fall far from the tree…does it?