November 5, 200520 yr Wow. Ozzie showing some definite class with those quotes...very assuring. Couldn't be happier for our skipper. Life is good.
November 5, 200520 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 07:17 PM) I'm glad they let him take it. Me too! I wonder if some other owners would do the same.
November 5, 200520 yr "When a man signs a contract he should honor it," Guillen said. "They signed me for three seasons to win ... they were going to pay me just the same whether or not we were champions."
November 5, 200520 yr QUOTE(TLAK @ Nov 4, 2005 -> 07:25 PM) ESPN The party continues. May it continue for years to come.
November 5, 200520 yr "I have nine other fingers on my hands that I hope to fill with World Series rings, that's the motivation I have now," he said. "I had good ballplayers, though we didn't have the greatest talent on earth. But it's true, we had the greatest team." "Nothing in the world is done with talent alone, it's done with unity. My greatest strength was having the confidence to know that any of my players could do the job." He said he wasn't renegotiating his contract. "When a man signs a contract he should honor it," Guillen said. "They signed me for three seasons to win ... they were going to pay me just the same whether or not we were champions." I really liked this section and it shows how dedicated Ozzie is.
November 10, 200520 yr Yeah-- check out these pics of Oswaldo: http://deportes.eluniversal.com/2005/11/05...05A628919.shtml He meets with Chavez next week! I love the fact that the World Series trophy now resides in a Communist Paradise!
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