QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ May 29, 2012 -> 02:43 PM)
I never got the hatred for Magglio. Sure things got ugly at the end, but a lot more has been forgiven over time in other situations. If he didn't want to be here, I as a fan don't have to hate him for it. I don't want guys who no longer want to be here - I don't believe in imprisoning anyone. Plus, if we're all kind of in agreement that Ozzie wore out his welcome with the organization last year, why is it crazy to consider he and Magglio just wore out their welcome...with each other.
To me, the guy here who hates Ozzie and Magglio at the same time is not being logically consistent.
This is one of the great Sox players of all time...pretty much, and to me the one question mark is whether or not he was clean. Unproven but a valid concern. I think Bernstein confronted KW about this topic on the air and from then on was basically taken completely out of the circle of KW access.
At a Sox-Tigers game, he made a third out then faked like he was going to throw the ball to a kid in the RF front rows. Then laughed, put his head down, and ran in.