January 21, 2006
CAREER YEAR:
Guillen wins another title: U.S. citizen (ANDREW HERRMANN, January 21, 2006, Chicago Sun-Times)
Ozzie Guillen had a .264 lifetime batting average as a player, but on his immigration test Friday, he hit a perfect 1.000.Posted by Orrin Judd at January 21, 2006 11:32 AM"Ten for ten,'' the Venezuela-born manager of the White Sox said after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen.
Or, maybe nine for 10.
"They asked me who the mayor of Chicago was. I told them, 'Ozzie Guillen,' " he joked.
Guillen, who took the oath with his wife, Ibis, and son Oney, said becoming an American was a bigger thrill than winning the World Series.
"You can only become a U.S. citizen once,'' he said, while -- good news here, fans -- "you can be a World Champion more than once.''
Comments
He did defend Chavez tho . . . even if he admitted that his mother detested the s.o.b.
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at January 21, 2006 12:57 PM