Mark My Words

If Ozzie Guillen keeps this crap up, not only will he burn out and alienate his team, he will burn himself out--if he doesn't say something stupid to get forced out of town first.

This is not football or hockey. He is not Vince Lombardi. He is not Scotty Bowman. So far Ozzie has been lucky to have a very talented roster of players who mostly respond to his personality. Just like Larry Bowa his first year in Philadelphia. Just like Billy Martin in '77 and '78 with the Yankees. How did those guys hold up?

Major League teams simply cannot be built around a manager. I give Ozzie two more good years--max.