Fire Ozzie Guillen's Fan Criticism

One of these days, Ozzie is going to lose his job.

White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen lashed out at his critics yet again, saying fans shouldn't be so forgetful that he brought them a championship.

Ozzie may have ended an 88-year drought, but that doesn't mean he is exempt for life from criticism. Guillen said fans have short memories and they now urinate on the display at U.S. Cellular Field that commemorates the team's 2005 World Series victory "when they're drunk."

Guillen later said his comments were taken out of context, but that always seems to be the excuse he uses when he pisses someone off. In fairness to Ozzie, his sloppy English does make him hard to understand, but he would be the most misquoted man in sports if he were taken out of context as often as he insists.

Ozzie's real problem isn't his comments or forgetful fans. It's that the White Sox haven't made the playoffs since 2005. No fan would be happy about that sort of drought, especially given the Sox only made the playoffs 3 times between 1983-2004.

All fans can be rightfully accused of having short memories, but complaining about them isn't going to win Ozzie any fans or ballgames. He needs to stop criticizing people who pay his salary, then weakly making excuses about being misunderstood. Until Ozzie shuts up and manages, he should be fired.