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Controversy still surrounds Guillen, Marlins

By Jerry Burnes | April 15, 2012

The Miami Marlins don’t care about the Cuban community and IBM couldn’t really care less about women’s equality. Neither organization will say that of course, but their actions - in light of recent controversies - paint that picture pretty clearly....

FILE - This Aug. 9, 2011 file photo shows Chicago White Sox
manager Ozzie Guillen watching during the ninth inning of a
baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, in Baltimore.
Guillen's website said he's joining the Florida Marlins, but the
post was soon taken down. The post quoted Guillen as saying he was
thrilled to join the Marlins and couldn't wait to get started. The
post went up Monday night, Sept. 26, 2011, then was removed a short
time later and replaced by a blog that discussed Guillen's
departure from the Chicago White Sox while making no mention of the
Marlins. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Ozzie shouldn’t be only one to lose job.

By Jimmy Johnson | September 27, 2011

Ozzie Guillen’s tenure as the Chicago White Sox manager is over.On Monday, the heavily outspoken human firecracker was cleared of his contract by the Sox and reportedly signed on to manage the Florida (soon to be Miami) Marlins.But should the axe only...

Viciedo could be the missing piece to the Sox lineup

By Jimmy Johnson | July 12, 2011

Don't call me Aristotle, but how can something so obvious to some people be completely lost to others? The something, or someone in this case, I'm referring to is White Sox prospect, Dayan Viciedo. And, the some people are the hierarchy of the Sox brass,...