This should go well

February 18th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

As R is a White Sox fan, and I am a Cubs fan, we politely agree to disagree about Chicago baseball lore. To him, the White Sox are a first love passed down by family. To me, the Cubs are the purest expression of baseball we have left, a nostalgic treat for someone who usually eschews nostalgia and an unhealthy obsession passed down by WGN. In Iowa, no one can hear you cheer — but we love the Cubs all the same.

There is one thing we do agree on: Ozzie Guillen is out his damn mind. Thankfully, Ozzie has decided to be free to be Ozzie this year. This is going to be awesome:

In fact, he has put the stadium operations people on notice, saying they might want to rethink the plan that calls for his postgame news conferences to air on the U.S. Cellular Field video screen.

“I know there are kids there,” he said.

Guillen promises to be “back to [being] Ozzie.” That means his language won’t be fit for children and that his commentary about his players will be pointed.

“Last year I hated to walk back to the tunnel and see [reporters],” Guillen said. “I ran out of bullets because I was honest. Sometimes during games I was asking the coaches what to say. This year I’m going to know what I’m going to say because I’m back to being Ozzie.”

Having lost their two gritty, grindy top-of-the-lineup-but-why? white guys in the offseason, the White Sox will need Ozzie to make up the grit deficit. Everybody, get ready to bunt!