QUOTE(JimH @ Feb 25, 2005 -> 07:56 PM)
I forgot to post this, but Levine was on with John Rooney last Sunday morning and Levine says that Guillen has privately admitted that Mike Jackson should've knocked Hunter on his ass with the first pitch.
Of course, this is all over and done with now so it doesn't matter. They were discussing whether that incident may have led to Jackson's release later in the year, and Levine said no, it was simply because he was ineffective.
In retrospect, Guillen handled it pretty well with the press. There was no way he could've come out and said "I'm pissed because my relief pitcher didn't drill Hunter." Guillen would've gotten suspended. Further, I bet if Jackson were released immediately thereafter, the Players Association would've been all over it.
Anyway ... I like the competitiveness shown by both El Duque and Rogowski, and I think Guillen handled it well.
During SoxFest, all that debate on the board about thinking that we got rid of Lee because he didn't retaliate on the bases. It was MJ all along. Ha, thanks for posting that Jim.