retro1983hat Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Per Suntimes: Ozzie to fans: Give Sammy some love April 17, 2007 BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter Ozzie Guillen might be reaching. Just as the White Sox manager wanted fans on the South Side to welcome back former Sox great Frank Thomas when the Oakland Athletics came to town last season, Guillen now is asking for the same warmth for Texas Rangers outfielder Sammy Sosa. One major difference: Sosa was a one-time Sox player, longtime Cubs enemy, as far as the South Side is concerned. ''Sammy did a good thing for the city,'' Guillen said. ''I'm not going to say Sammy put the city back on the map, but he might have. Every time we wear a uniform, the Cubs or the White Sox, we represent Chicago. We don't represent the North Side, the South Side or the West Side. We represent the city.'' Unlike Jim Thome's situation in Cleveland, Sox fans have had a recent history of welcoming back their own -- even those who left for free agency such as Thomas and Robin Ventura. But Sosa was Public Enemy No. 1 as a member of the Cubs, which will be a hard sell for Guillen. ''All the stuff he did out there, corked bat? He's not the first one to use it,'' Guillen said. ''The thing they accuse him? We don't know. ''Sammy do more good stuff in baseball than bad stuff, and we have to respect that. The Cubs should be proud of him. I'm not going to say they treat him bad, but a lot of people turn their back on him when he need it. Maybe that's his own fault.'' Hey Ozzie: Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkfan Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I'll definitely be cheering for sammy if he keeps hittin the way he is against us. Keep it up buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Poor Sammy. Boohoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I will boo all Rangers equally tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I wouldnt boo Sosa. Thank you for making the cubs so crappy and look hilarious when they traded your sorry ass. For your contribution to the laughing stock of baseball we call the cubs, we SALUTE YOU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircaffey Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Translation: When I'm fired and managing elsewhere, don't boo me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Lemon Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 08:16 AM) Per Suntimes: ''Sammy do more good stuff in baseball than bad stuff, and we have to respect that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Who cares, boo him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Exactly... Ozzie doesn't think we should boo, but we can still boo if we want to... I don't see why we should care at all, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 QUOTE(sircaffey @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 01:57 PM) Translation: When I'm fired and managing elsewhere, don't boo me. I'm one of his biggest critics, but if he came back to the Cell as an opposing manager, I definitely wouldn't boo him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I think Sammy did more bad than good for baseball. I'll boo the f***. I doubt he'll be playing the field...just DHing. Luckily, I'll be 20 feet from him if he does, the only problem, Security sits 5 feet in front of me. I'd better play nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I doubt Guillen believes what he's saying right here. Ask any manager about crowds potentially booing Sosa and they'll say the same crap about him "being good for the game." Am I right to believe if he had said, "boo that steroid user" many would have jumped on him? I'd rather have the politically correct Guillen than the over-the-top, Ozzie Montana Guillen. Atleast concerning this issue at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sircaffey Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:16 AM) I'm one of his biggest critics, but if he came back to the Cell as an opposing manager, I definitely wouldn't boo him. I'm right there with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:16 AM) I'm one of his biggest critics, but if he came back to the Cell as an opposing manager, I definitely wouldn't boo him. Exactly. How could you boo the only chicago manager to win a World Series in the last 90 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:44 AM) I doubt Guillen believes what he's saying right here. Ask any manager about crowds potentially booing Sosa and they'll say the same crap about him "being good for the game." Am I right to believe if he had said, "boo that steroid user" many would have jumped on him? I'd rather have the politically correct Guillen than the over-the-top, Ozzie Montana Guillen. Atleast concerning this issue at this time. Good post. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I'm gonna boo the juice out of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeFroman Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Sox fans to Ozzie: We respectfully dissent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Sammy is a disgrace to baseball. He deserves to be booed everywhere he goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 cork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Ok, no booing, can we laugh our asses off when he swings and misses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Has anyone noticed that all the papers have stopped cleaning up Guillen's poor grammar when quoting him? It seems like they used to make much more of an effort to transpose into text that reads a little better. Maybe I am just reading more carefully now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 One of the most enjoyable Sox games I can remember going to was a Cubs/Sox series when Sosa was in the middle of a 12 strikeout-in-a-row sequence. We had people making up new signs with every strikeout. If I were there, I'd boo like Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 boy, this Mariotti article just wrote itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 This Sox fan to Ozzie: Shut the f*** up and manage the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) This Sox fan to Ozzie: Shut the f*** up and manage the team Agree........worry about how to score runs and quit kissing Sosa ass! Edited April 17, 2007 by Soxfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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