Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox returned to Chicago for their home-opener on Monday afternoon, but Ozzie didn't stick around for very long. Guillen was ejected in the third inning of the White Sox victory for arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi because Ozzie felt Cuzzi wasn't calling the same strike zone for Javier Vazquez that he was calling for Twins starter Chase Blackburn.Apparently Oz wasn't lying when he said during the spring that he was going to get back to being the old Ozzie this season. It was the 13th time Guillen's been ejected (Watch out, Bobby Cox, he's coming for you.) during his span as White Sox manager, and not coincidentally, it was Cuzzi who threw him out of his last game on July 31st last season.
"I don't want to waste my time talking about that guy," Guillen said Monday.There was a lot more that Guillen wanted to say about Cuzzi, but during his press conference he made it clear he doesn't want to get fined or suspended his early in the season with his team playing so well. He did say that he's already set $100,000 aside this season for the fines he expects to incur.
"I stand up for my players. If I don't think it was the right call, that's my job to protect them. I didn't like a couple of calls and I went out and [argued]. It is something I tell the players-I'm there for them."
