Ozzie's Not Coming Back Without A Multi-Year Deal
(CBS) After White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen met with Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf on Monday to discuss the skipper's future, one thing is clear: Guillen's not coming back to Chicago without an extension.
Guillen was adamant about not returning to the White Sox in 2012 to finish out the last year of his contract without a multi-year extension, saying he'd even consider temporarily leaving baseball if an agreement cannot be reached.
"I'd go back to Venezuela for a year, and then if someone wanted me back, I'm back," Guillen said before Monday's game.
Although, the extension isn't the only thing Guillen is after.
"(Expletive) years. I want more money," he said. " I don't want more years. No, I want money. … This is my job, this is the only thing I can do. I gotta make money out of something. I'm not a doctor or a lawyer. Life is about money. People don't believe that? People are happy if they make more money."
Though Guillen left his meeting with Reinsdorf without any resoloution, he said he had some clairity after their chat.
"I'm not going to say I left empty-handed, because I left there with my ideas, with what I want," Guillen said. "I left there (knowing) what I should do. Now I have a couple of days, we have two more days to decide here what's going on. But nothing here was (resolved.)
"I think, believe me, it's not easy for me and (Reinsdorf) to have that type of conversation. It's very painful, but this is a business. I want to know where I stand. … It's hard for me to put this man in that situation. It's very hard, because I know he doesn't deserve that."
Guillen, who has lived in Miami, has been rumored as a possible candidate for the Marlin's managing position in 2012. Coincidentally, Marlins current manager Jack McKeon officially annoucned Monday that he would not be returning to the team for the 2012 season.
Still, Guillen hasn't said he's interested in the position, and doesn't know if Reinsdorf would let him out of the final year of his contract.
"You've never heard me talk about that," Guillen said. " I've never said the words 'Marlins' out of my mouth. That's their problem. If they want me, they should. I'm bad, I'm good at what I do. Everybody can want me, but its one thing if they can get me."
