Melissa1334 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 TUCSON -- Ozzie Guillen issued his final comment about Magglio Ordonez on Sunday afternoon. At least, Guillen hopes it's the final time he's addressing matters concerning the former White Sox right fielder until regular-season contests with the Tigers begin in April. In a Chicago Sun-Times article running in Sunday's edition, Ordonez once again questioned general manager Kenny Williams' comments regarding his injured left knee, stating that the team "made things sound worse than they were." Ordonez also directed a shot at White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf by saying he's now playing for an owner in Mike Illitch who wants to win. This critique followed Ordonez's less-than-complimentary comments about the White Sox when he signed a five-year, $75 million deal with Detroit in early February. Guillen's message to Ordonez then was to focus on his new team and stop worrying about the White Sox. When you get a $100 million contract from any team, I would care less about what the team I was playing for is doing," Guillen said. "To keep going back and forth, it's not worth talking about him anymore. "I don't know his point. He wants to make Kenny and Jerry and the White Sox organization look bad, but he won't do it. He said that we are not willing (to make the commitment) to win. We will see at the end of the year." Ordonez claimed during the interview at Detroit's Spring Training in Lakeland, Fla., that the final decision to return with the White Sox was "not all about money," despite the team offering $60 million over five years, with further money deferred. He claimed to "not be happy with some of the things going on" and further criticized the team's move away from a power-based attack in a home field that seems suited for home run hitters. With the Ordonez soap opera, as Guillen referred to it, now volleyed into the White Sox's home court, the team chose not to return serve. In fact, most of the comments were focused on Ordonez's supreme ability and not on the acrimonious ending to his relationship in Chicago. "I'm good friends with the family, and Magglio is a tremendous ballplayer," Guillen said of Ordonez. "I hope he stays healthy and helps those guys get what they want to get and just worry about the White Sox when we face them." "He's the best all-around player I played with, period," added White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko of Ordonez. "I'm going to miss watching him because he was something special." Whatever the final reasons, the White Sox have clearly moved on. They are hoping Ordonez does the same soon. "It's kind of one of those things where business meets the baseball end," Konerko said. "It's kind of a shame it happens now and again." "I wish him good look in spending his money the right way," Guillen added. "You are a professional, and if you walk away and get money somewhere else, then God bless you and enjoy. They put a great team together over there, but by talking about the White Sox, it means you are not worried about your own team. You go around here and nobody even talks about him." just wondering what yous thought about ozzies comments..seems like hes real upset about maggs and hes getting sick of him and his comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 This is starting to look like the Sammy vs. Dusty fracas. Just ignore Maggs... he’s just starving for attention. Kenny just better keep his mouth shut, he has the tendency to respond to almost everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 QUOTE(Yoda @ Feb 27, 2005 -> 08:45 PM) This is starting to look like the Sammy vs. Dusty fracas. Just ignore Maggs... he’s just starving for attention. Kenny just better keep his mouth shut, he has the tendency to respond to almost everything. yea. maggs really wants to prove the sox wrong. marriotti wrote a very interesting article about maggs. see, i try to ignore maggs' comments, but its hard because of the things he says, such as he believes the tigers, THE DETROIT TIGERS, have the BEST team in the division, that he hopes to be a sox killer, thatit wasnt about money, that he doesnt belive in the sox's philosophy of pitching, speed and defense. well they never won with him and carlos and jose. i like the way ozzie handeled the situation though, like ozzie said well see who wins it at the end. i hope he screws up his leg >i cant wait till the sox are playing the tigers at the cell and dye hits a hr to rightfiled for a walk off victory so that maggs has to walk off the field and see the sox celebrating >i hope maggs gets booed, he does not deserved to get cheered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 oh yea, one more thing..... maggs says they have the best team. last time i checked, pitching wins ballgames: Maroth>4.31 era,11-13 Buehrle>3.89,16-10 Bonderman>4.89, 11-13 Garcia>3.81,13-11 Robertson>4.90,12-10 Duque>3.30,8-2 johnson>5.13,8-15 Garland>4.89,12-11 no fifth starter as of yet Contreras>5.50,13-9 >they pitch in a big-time pitchers park and look at their numbers,only one pitcher had a winning record. look at our pitchers stats, they pitch at the cell. case closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Maggs is wrong, they don't have the best team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backman Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 you gotta think that every player on every team thinks that their team is the best in the division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backman Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 or at leaste out loud they think their team is the best, noone will say our team is worse off, at the beggining of the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 QUOTE(backman @ Feb 28, 2005 -> 06:34 AM) or at least out loud they think their team is the best, no one will say our team is worse off, at the beginning of the season Yeah, I'm glad you clarified that point, cuz I can't imagine any of the Devil Rays actually believing that they have the best team in their division. In fact, if I were a Devil Ray, I couldn't even say out loud that "anything can happen in this crazy game". That's gotta suck, going into camp KNOWING that there's no way in hell you're gonna make the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Oh, and back on topic, Magglio really sounds like a jilted girlfriend right now. His comments are the verbal equivalent of driving past your ex's house at night trying to see if there's a strange car in the driveway. It's a sad ending to a very odd story. It really is too bad that things ended this way - Maggs deserves to be remembered more fondly by Sox fans, but he just wouldn't allow that to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 28, 2005 -> 11:56 AM) Oh, and back on topic, Magglio really sounds like a jilted girlfriend right now. His comments are the verbal equivalent of driving past your ex's house at night trying to see if there's a strange car in the driveway. It's a sad ending to a very odd story. It really is too bad that things ended this way - Maggs deserves to be remembered more fondly by Sox fans, but he just wouldn't allow that to happen. You're right. I wasn't upset with Ordonez with the possibility of him leaving the Sox, even if he went to the Cubs. But, he's been such a little b**** about this for so long now that I just wish he'd shut up. I've been a pretty harsh critic of the Sox on the way they treat their players as they're headed out of town, but this mess is 99% Ordonez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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