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February 13, 2006
Darn Those Sox!
The story about the White Sox members who won't be attending their make-the-president-look-like-he-won-the-World-Series session at the White House (linked on today's STR home page) reveals a manager, Ozzie Guillen, who has his priorities straight:
Guillen is vacationing in the Dominican Republic with his wife, Ibis, and their youngest son, Ozney. The oldest of Guillen's three sons, Ozzie Jr., said Thursday that his father had considered re-arranging his vacation plans to accommodate a White House visit. But when he was told no wives or families were permitted to accompany the team on the visit, he chose to spend time with his family.
"My dad cares about two things, his baseball team and his family,'' Ozzie Jr. said. "He's not interested in pleasing other people. The White House had changed the date of this visit a couple of times. It was supposed to be right after SoxFest [at the end of January]. Mr. Daley probably doesn't know that."
Is there any chance Ozzie Sr. will reconsider and interrupt his vacation with a quick stop in Washington?
"No way. Not at all," Ozzie Jr. said. "To Ozzie, his family is more important than getting attention for himself. You have to remember, Mr. Daley is a politician. My dad is not."
Well said, Ozzie, Jr. Way to go, Ozzie, Sr.
Posted by Mike Tennant at February 13, 2006 04:25 PM
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