During the end of the 2005 baseball regular season the Chicago White Sox were in position to win the AL East. They had a four game lead over the second place Indians. Though mathematically possible, it was a long shot for the Indians to catch the Sox because they had to sweep all four games to win the division. The more important race was that the Indians could have gotten into the playoffs as a wildcard instead of the Boston Red Sox. All they had to do was split the series against the White Sox to get in. The Yankees and the Red Sox were locked in a battle along with Cleveland. Well, basically the Indians got swept and the Red Sox and Yankees both got in. Ozzie Guillen, on his trip to the mound to make a pitching change during the game his team eliminated the Indians from playoff contention, gave this disgraceful choking gesture. He thought it was funny. Even for Ozzie Guillen, this was a bad show of sportsmanship.
Turn the clock forward to 2008. The White Sox went into the final series of the season against Cleveland, with a chance to clinch the division. This time Cleveland won 3 out of 4 games, which led to the Sox having to play a makeup game (which they won) against the Tigers. Then they now have to play a makeup game against the Twins in a 1 game playoff for the division and the last playoff birth. Will karma finally strike Ozzie Guillen? It couldn’t happen to a more deserving person, if it does. He is a disgrace to the sport of baseball and unless you are a White Sox fan you probably dislike (I’m being as nice as I can) him like I do. There isn’t a team in baseball I despise more than the Chicago White Sox. So even though my Indians are missing the post season, I am hoping to take pleasure in Ozzie Guillen’s misery. I will take pleasure knowing that the Indians had a hand in their ejection from the playoffs. Tonight I am a Twins fan.
2 comments:
I will always be for who ever plays the White/Red sox. Both teams have players I don't really care for(Wsox have Pierzynski and Guillen, Rsox have Schilling, J.D. Drew, and had Manny). Both teams fans are obnoxious as they come, well, you could throw the Yanks and Cubs in there as well. Guillen is everything you wouldn't want in a coach/player.
GO TWINS
I would say that Karma does come around eventually. Just not in ways that we may understand. Think about the patriots. They're caught cheating and yet go 16-0. BUT, they lose the Super Bowl and then lose Brady for the year. That's some pretty harsh pay back.
Ozzie will get his due eventually. Just not how or when you expect it.
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