Ozzie Guillen Forgets Sometimes That He's Talking Out Loud

Hold onto something because this is going to shock you: Ozzie Guillen admitted on Sunday that he sometimes instructs his pitchers to hit people. In related news, the Pope admits a fondness for large hats. But while this may be the world's worst-kept secret, it's a surprising bit of candor, even for Ozzie. Bud Selig is spinning the big Wheel of Suspension as we speak to see what our hero has won. Ah Ozzie, you never fail to disappoint.

“I’ve hit people before on purpose,” said Guillen, the Chicago White Sox manager, after a game Sunday in which umpires levied a suspect ejection in the fifth inning of a blowout when Chicago reliever D.J. Carrasco hit Kansas City’s Miguel Olivo with the bases loaded and incited a bench-emptying square dance. “Yes I have,” Guillen continued. “Because that’s my job. Protect my players.”

Guillen was ejected by umpire Gary Cederstrom after the brawl, when Olivo charged the mound. From Yahoo Sports:

“Sometimes people have to have a little bit of common sense,” Guillen said. “I’m talking about the umpires, I’m not talking about Olivo. You think I’m going to bring somebody in to hit somebody and they’re going to throw a fastball 82 (mph) at the hands?” Guillen said. “I’m going to bring in my best guy and make sure he gets it done. That’s Major League Baseball. That’s baseball. That’s the baseball I grew up with. Not the (expletive) they play right now.”

But anyway, at least White Sox-Royals games should always be interesting for the next few years. Here's the video of the fight, if you haven't seen it. Brawl-Marred Rout Pushes White Sox Out Of First Place [Chicago Tribune] Ozzie Admits To Ordering Past Retaliation [Yahoo Sports]