[Roberts]

Ozzie's response could have been written by The Onion:

"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."

[The G Man]

I agree. Saw that and had to scroll up to see what the source was.

On another note, how insensitive of Couch not to be more understanding of Guillen's culture!

[synbad600]

What? He was calling him a cigarette?

[theFIRMbss]

"Personally, I like to play in the heat," Dusty said. "Most Latin people and minority people do. You don't find too many brothers from New Hampshire or Maine, right? We were brought over here because we could work in the heat. Isn't that history? Your skin color is more conducive to heat than it is to the lighter-skinned people. I don't see brothers running around burnt. That's a fact. I'm not making this up. I'm not seeing some brothers walking around with some white stuff on their ears and noses."

Dusty Baker of the Cubs

[GianniV]

I love how if you admit to attending WNBA games, that makes you an okay person.

I would say that makes somebody unfit to lead. Those games are plain awful.

[SaveTheChief]

What a classy, classy guy.

[Cyclopean Squid]

Guillen is bizarre. At first he seemed to be goofy and fun-loving, but the more he talks the more he exposes a petty soul and a callous heart.

[Osage Orange]

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.

ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RCNOVA]

went to a Madonna concert and plans to go to the Gay Games in Chicago.

That would seem to be punishment enough for what he said.

[RWR8189]

Sounds like that South Side charm...

[Dengar01]

I don't think anyone here has read Jay Mariotti. He is a piece of garbage. While Ozzie isn't the best with words, he is right on the mark. The only joke is the Sun Times, if you read Mariotti's columns it is 100% negativity. I don't know one person in this city who likes him.

[Chi-townChief]

I have to side with Ozzie on this one - hell, in a movie Sean Penn got to refer to his surfing opponents "They're all fags, man!!!!" so why can't Ozzie use the F-word?

[Mr. Mojo]

"In my country, you call someone something like that..."

Hey Ozzie, isn't "your country" the U.S?