02/16: Guillen Rips A-Rod, Garciaparra
Posted by: James
Who's next? Jeter and Tejeda? In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Guillen felt the need to comment on A-Rod decision on whether to play in the World Baseball Classic for the Dominican Republic or United States.
Jeez Ozzie, tell us how you really feel. Or better yet, keep your mouth shut. It seems a little disingenuous to me that a manager would be calling out a player (in a national magazine!) for making a personal decision, especially using such language. I'd say more but this is a family friendly website and I'm sure that in a week or two, we'll hear that Ozzie was misquoted or that the quote was taken out of context.
"Alex was kissing Latino people's a****," Guillen, who's from Venezuela, said in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated. "He knew he wasn't going to play for the Dominicans; he's not a Dominican!"
Rodriguez, who has dual citizenship in the Dominican Republic and United States, decided to play for the American squad after once saying he wasn't going to play in the WBC because choosing a team was too difficult. Guillen apparently found his wishy-washy attitude to be disingenuous.
"I hate hypocrites: He's full of [expletive]," Guillen told Sports Illustrated. "The Dominican team doesn't need his a**. It's the same with [Nomar] Garciaparra playing for Mexico. Garciaparra only knows Cancun because he went to visit."
Rodriguez, who has dual citizenship in the Dominican Republic and United States, decided to play for the American squad after once saying he wasn't going to play in the WBC because choosing a team was too difficult. Guillen apparently found his wishy-washy attitude to be disingenuous.
"I hate hypocrites: He's full of [expletive]," Guillen told Sports Illustrated. "The Dominican team doesn't need his a**. It's the same with [Nomar] Garciaparra playing for Mexico. Garciaparra only knows Cancun because he went to visit."
Jeez Ozzie, tell us how you really feel. Or better yet, keep your mouth shut. It seems a little disingenuous to me that a manager would be calling out a player (in a national magazine!) for making a personal decision, especially using such language. I'd say more but this is a family friendly website and I'm sure that in a week or two, we'll hear that Ozzie was misquoted or that the quote was taken out of context.
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