I agree with him totally.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2910088
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The 2005 World Series championship the Chicago White Sox won is becoming a distant memory for manager Ozzie Guillen, whose frustration with a woeful start to the 2007 season is beginning to boil over.
The White Sox have lost 18 of 23 and Guillen was highly agitated by his team's latest performance -- Tuesday's 7-5 loss at home to the Marlins. The manager questioned whether his players still believe in themselves.
"It's a joke," he said. "Every day we see the same stuff, every day we see the same team. We have a couple of hopes here and there and get a little excited and the next day we go backward.
"We have to apologize to the fans watching this thing because I'm tired of watching this day in and day out. ... Wow. You thought I was a good manager. Well, look at me now. I'm not that good. You're as good as your players are."
The White Sox (29-38) are 10½ games behind AL Central co-leaders Cleveland and Detroit and only 2½ behind last-place Kansas City. In the wild-card standings, the White Sox are also 10½ out -- and one game behind Tampa Bay.
''I have faith in these guys, and 35,000 people in the ninth inning are rooting for us, but they go home disappointed. I don't think [the players] have faith in themselves. ... I hope they believe in themselves. If the talent wasn't there, I wouldn't say this. If the talent wasn't there, we'd go in a different direction," Guillen told reporters.
''I'm tired of being positive. They'll blame the coaching staff and the manager and [owner] Jerry Reinsdorf and [general manager] Kenny Williams, but blame the players, too. I'll take the blame because I run the club, but every move I've been making so far is the wrong one because [the players] are not supporting it.
"You thought I was a good manager? Look at me now. You're only as good as your players."
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2910088
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The 2005 World Series championship the Chicago White Sox won is becoming a distant memory for manager Ozzie Guillen, whose frustration with a woeful start to the 2007 season is beginning to boil over.
The White Sox have lost 18 of 23 and Guillen was highly agitated by his team's latest performance -- Tuesday's 7-5 loss at home to the Marlins. The manager questioned whether his players still believe in themselves.
"It's a joke," he said. "Every day we see the same stuff, every day we see the same team. We have a couple of hopes here and there and get a little excited and the next day we go backward.
"We have to apologize to the fans watching this thing because I'm tired of watching this day in and day out. ... Wow. You thought I was a good manager. Well, look at me now. I'm not that good. You're as good as your players are."
The White Sox (29-38) are 10½ games behind AL Central co-leaders Cleveland and Detroit and only 2½ behind last-place Kansas City. In the wild-card standings, the White Sox are also 10½ out -- and one game behind Tampa Bay.
''I have faith in these guys, and 35,000 people in the ninth inning are rooting for us, but they go home disappointed. I don't think [the players] have faith in themselves. ... I hope they believe in themselves. If the talent wasn't there, I wouldn't say this. If the talent wasn't there, we'd go in a different direction," Guillen told reporters.
''I'm tired of being positive. They'll blame the coaching staff and the manager and [owner] Jerry Reinsdorf and [general manager] Kenny Williams, but blame the players, too. I'll take the blame because I run the club, but every move I've been making so far is the wrong one because [the players] are not supporting it.
"You thought I was a good manager? Look at me now. You're only as good as your players."
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