According to Ozzie Guillen

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"Guillen calls columnist Mariotti homosexual slur On Tuesday to reporters, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referred to Chicago Sun-Times columnist and Around the Horn contributor Jay Mariotti as a derogatory name for a homosexual. Angry with a recent column by Mariotti critical of Guillen's handling of recently demoted relief pitcher Sean Tracey and upset with Mariotti with columns of the past, Guillen said to reporters when referring to Mariotti before Tuesday's game with the Cardinals, "What a piece of [expletive] he is, [expletive] fag." Mariotti was covering the NBA Finals Tuesday night and was not present to hear what Guillen said. Columnist Greg Couch of the Sun-Times wrote a column Wednesday in response, calling for commissioner Bud Selig to suspend Guillen for his use of a "hurtful homophobic" term. Before writing the column, Couch asked Guillen for an explanation. Guillen defended his use of the term "fag" by saying this about homosexuals and the use of the word in question: "I don't have anything against those people. In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same as it is in this country.'' Guillen said that in his native Venezuela, that word is not a reference to a person's sexuality, but to his courage. He said he was saying that Mariotti is "not man enough to meet me and talk about [things before writing].'' Guillen also told Couch that he has gay friends, attends WNBA games, went to a Madonna concert and plans to go to the Gay Games in Chicago. "I called that of this man [Mariotti],'' he told Couch. "I'm not trying to hurt anybody [else]." Scott Reifert, the White Sox's vice president of communications, offered to apologize on behalf of the organization when approached by Couch. "To anybody who was insulted or hurt by that comment ... as an organization, we'll certainly apologize," Reifert told Couch."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2494491

For once I'll be watching Around The Horn because of Mariotti, not in spite of him!

6/21/2006 2:06:58 PM

This is getting ridiculous. How long is MLB going to let this asshole run his mouth..

6/21/2006 2:09:25 PM

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"Guillen also told Couch that he has gay friends, attends WNBA games, went to a Madonna concert and plans to go to the Gay Games in Chicago."

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!..... ahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!

i love it. he associated the wnba and madonna concerts as fag activities! ozzie is hilarious!

[Edited on June 21, 2006 at 2:15 PM. Reason : ]

6/21/2006 2:14:20 PM

^That is truly funny. I love it when people try to explain when they are not racist/homophobic/etc.

"I've got four...no wait...three good black friends. I love black people!!"

6/21/2006 2:18:29 PM

none of yall had brothers growing up and learned fag was a derrogatory term before you even knew what sexual orientation was?

but to answer NyM410's questino, I guess MLB will let him run his mouth as long as he is winning World Series's

6/21/2006 2:22:11 PM

I hate mariotti and he truly is a fag but guillen is just an idiot sometimes.

I think nym is just jealous because his team hasn't gotton one of these lately:

6/21/2006 2:22:33 PM

what a lame trophy

6/21/2006 2:59:35 PM

[old]

everyone already knew that

6/21/2006 3:01:53 PM

mariotti is a fag........so whats the big deal

6/21/2006 3:29:00 PM

6/21/2006 3:29:47 PM

jonhmarriotti

6/21/2006 3:31:16 PM

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"In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same as it is in this country.''"

what?

how long has he been here? like 20 years? It's not like he's new to the country and its culture or anything.

6/21/2006 3:31:37 PM

political correctness is for fags

6/21/2006 3:32:24 PM

Guillen should be removed from professional baseball...

and then given his own TV show...
the man is entertaining, but bad for baseball

6/21/2006 3:37:56 PM

this thread needs a little love

6/21/2006 3:42:15 PM

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""In my country, you call someone something like that and it is not the same as it is in this country.''""

well get the fuck out then

6/21/2006 9:42:06 PM

^what?

that of all the possible responses, that has got to be the most idiotic

[Edited on June 21, 2006 at 9:44 PM. Reason : i mean, you called him a fag in this thread too, maybe you should gtfo]

6/21/2006 9:44:03 PM

^^ fuck you redneck

Ozzie is the best thing to happen to the MLB since Ripken's consecutive game streak

6/21/2006 9:46:15 PM

maybe Mariotti and Strahan went to New York Liberty game together.

6/21/2006 9:48:46 PM

^^ you have got to be kidding me.

Ozzie is an Attention Whore, granted he's a good manager but like some umpires now he wants all the attention on him not the team playing on the field which is pretty damn good last time I looked. If the White Sox don't fine him the League should.

6/21/2006 10:06:36 PM

does Guillen even pay taxes here yet?

6/21/2006 10:16:34 PM

GEE I DON'T KNOW

DOES AMERICA HAVE A FEDERAL INCOME TAX?

IF YOU OWN A HOUSE AND A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN AMERICA, DO YOU PAY PROPERTY TAX?

6/21/2006 10:20:31 PM

i'm not even completely sure that mf has a green card

or for him a "verde`" card

6/21/2006 10:22:46 PM

^^im pretty sure my keyboard has a caps lock

6/21/2006 10:28:16 PM

si?

6/21/2006 10:45:28 PM

a question as stupid as yours deserves no such luxery as proper capitalization

[Edited on June 21, 2006 at 10:55 PM. Reason : .]

6/21/2006 10:55:48 PM

for the record, he's been naturalized since last fall, IIRC

6/21/2006 10:56:19 PM

Guillen is my hero

6/21/2006 11:00:07 PM

naturalized huh? so once again,i wonder if he pays any taxes here now....

6/21/2006 11:03:06 PM

god you are really fucking stupid. how the hell did you graduate from high school

6/21/2006 11:06:02 PM

im knew how to spell luxury...dumbfuck

6/21/2006 11:07:40 PM

Well I understand how the american tax system works, so I guess I win?

6/21/2006 11:10:48 PM

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"a question as stupid as yours deserves no such luxery as proper capitalization"

ITT Tech is waitin...

6/21/2006 11:11:55 PM

selling walmart knives dont count as a credit either....

6/21/2006 11:15:15 PM

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"Well I understand how the american tax system works, so I guess I win?"

If that were true, then you would understand that there are a lot of people living in this country that don't pay their taxes.

6/21/2006 11:18:09 PM

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"If that were true, then you would understand that there are a lot of people living in this country that don't pay their taxes."

Yeah.. millionaire american citizen baseball skippers don't pay taxes.

wait..?

6/21/2006 11:19:43 PM

burrrrrnnnnn....

6/21/2006 11:20:42 PM

ones that were born here do....those that werent,wait the 7 year period when they dont have to pay shit then go back to mexico and spend the money your mother made suckin my dick...see how this works???

6/21/2006 11:22:45 PM

like fuckin checks n balances......but on my level

6/21/2006 11:23:48 PM

honestly, you make me feel stupid. you hurt my brain.

I'm stopping here.

6/21/2006 11:25:41 PM

bout time.


btw,did i punctuate that correctly?period right?

6/21/2006 11:28:02 PM

WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE CASTRATE THIS STUPID FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT

GUILLEN, NOT MARIOTTI

6/22/2006 12:02:13 AM

trollin

6/22/2006 1:08:52 AM

TROLL FTW

6/22/2006 1:12:05 AM

no

this has nothing to do with the white sox...i am perfectly ok with the white sox (minus that ass clown catcher)

HOWEVER

ozzie guillen is an absolute embarassment to the city of chicago, well i guess not really, since the white sox are just an afterthought in the dan ryan afternoon traffic jam

i wish he was fucking dead, he doesnt belong in our society. i wish some southside piece of shit would stab him with a rusty nail

6/22/2006 1:13:11 AM

CUBS FAN WISHES OZZIE GUILLEN WOULD DIE

STOP THE PRESSES

6/22/2006 1:15:03 AM

you're a fucking homer

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CUBS

this has everything do with this piece of shit being completely out of line and flat out embarassing, its gotten so fucking old, just shut your god damn mouth

6/22/2006 1:19:02 AM

I think Ozzie Guillen is a goddamn stain on the world of professionalism, Phisnlou.

In fact, I hope that he is fined.

And when he is fined I hope he takes a cue from Cuban and matches his fine to charity, particularily to the glbt of chicago.

C'mon can't we be friends?

6/22/2006 1:28:18 AM

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" since the white sox are just an afterthought "

i understand you dislike the manager and all ... but the WS champs ... can't really call them an afterthought :x

6/22/2006 1:55:07 AM

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"THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CUBS this has everything do with this piece of shit being completely out of line and flat out embarassing, its gotten so fucking old, just shut your god damn mouth"

Embarassments in Chicago?

Sounds like it has everything to do with the Cubs.

6/22/2006 2:36:19 AM