Chicago White Sox mManager Ozzie Guillen’s temper

Once again Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen’s temper might have landed him in some hot water. Guillen who is known for his fiery temper didn’t hold back on Wednesday night in ripping veteran umpire Joe West after the White Sox 5-4 victory against the Cleveland Indians. During the second inning Guillen came rushing out of the dugout to defend his pitcher Mark Buehrle who was arguing with West who called the pitcher for a balk.  During his animated discussion with the pitcher West saw Guillen coming out of the dugout and motioned for him to quickly turn around and return to the dugout. Naturally when Guillen didn’t comply West went ahead and threw out the colourful manager. When asked afterwards by a reporter why he was thrown out of the game Guillen couldn’t hold back in verbalizing his frustrations which might lead to a heavy fine or suspension.  “Because he’s a (expletive), that’s what he is,” Guillen said. “I just went out to ask him. I wasn’t asking about the balk because you’re not allowed, anytime you go out there to ask about balk or whatever. The thing I went out to ask him about was why he was embarrassing Buehrle. I’m not going out to argue about the balk because of the rule, but I went out to ask him why he’s embarrassing Buehrle, and he gives me one of this (dismissing him with his hands).” Naturally when West was told about what Guillen said he had a different side of the story. “He didn’t say that to me,” West said. “I don’t know what he’s talking about. Ozzie came out because Buehrle was making gestures on the mound that could have got him kicked out so he was protecting Buehrle, that’s all he was doing.” An inning later Buehrle had to be restrained after West gave him the old heave- ho for slamming his glove to the ground right after being called for a second balk. After the game Guillen complained about the lack of respect West has for not only managers but also the players. “When you’re a professional you have to respect the managers, the way we’re supposed to respect the umpires, they are supposed to respect back,” Guillen said. “Sometimes he thinks (expletive) people pay to watch him (expletive umpire). He’s the type of guy that wants to control the game. When you tell the manager to get the (expletive) off the field, I don’t think that’s a good way to handle situations. I’ll be waiting for my fine.” All this built up frustration in a game that the White Sox won.