Guillen not ready to wave white flag
Nick Friedell...most people, they're out. Sox manager Ozzie Guillen isn't ready to wave the white flag...away popular veterans, such as Jim Thome and Jose Contreras earlier in the week. "If they can...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009Contreras changes pants, fortunes
Nick Friedell...obviously [were] against us. but Jose went out and [threw] strikes. I think that was the main thing -- he got big pitches and got out of the innings." Guillen believed that everyone on the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2009Contreras mirrors Sox rotation's problems
Nick Friedell...when the starters go longer." Guillen, as usual, speaks the truth. When the Sox's starters are on, the lineup usually follows suit. When they're off, as Jose Contreras was again today, bad...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 09, 2009Being there
Nick Friedell...his own. "In the seventh inning, I told [Jose] Contreras I think we're gonna do it...the process, he brought White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and some of his coaches to tears. "I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 23, 2009Guillen: 'I'm always bored'
Nick Friedell...the media fall asleep in the press box. It was that bad. Ozzie Guillen's bunch managed just four hits, while Jose Contreras gave up four runs, five hits and four walks over 4 1...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 19, 2009How the White Sox came back
Nick Friedell2:35: Well, the pregame entertainment wasn't Eve 6, as Wayne predicted yesterday, but it's close -- Better Than Ezra is performing out on the field. T...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 27, 2009Leaving A Bad Taste
Nick Friedell...squad. Guillen's appetite wasn't altered so much by the team's effort, which was solid throughout most of the day, his mood was altered the most by the pitch that Jose Contreras...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009On deck
Nick Friedell...Starters: Randy Wells (1-3, 2.57) vs. Jose Contreras (2-6, 5.23) Wells: The 26...provide some offense. What's happening (Sox): Ozzie Guillen and company come into this contest having won...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 26, 2009Contreras' gem gives Sox a spark
Nick FriedellIn the middle of Ozzie Guillen's Game 1 postgame meltdown, he wondered aloud if recently recalled pitcher Jose Contreras would be able to provide his team with the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009On deck
Nick Friedell...can't seem to find its rhythm. Ozzie Guillen already has called this five-game set with...Starters: Jeremy Bonderman (0-0, n/a) vs. Jose Contreras (0-5, 8.19) What's happening...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009Non-trade sparking Sox turnaround
Nick Friedell, ESPN.comGrading the South Siders after the first two months
Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "jose guillen" make the list?