Rahimi reflects on Ozzie Guillen's jersey retirement
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What made Ozzie Guillén’s jersey‑retirement ceremony so emotional for the White Sox?
rahimi harrison grody oh sorry but watch your profanity you said pop of the mind no no you know what that's that's you gotta let it flow our poor producer ray spilled his coffee so thanks for christening our studio over here no no it's it's okay middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 the score go get it baby This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score. And I was off yesterday. I worked the Chicago Sky Games the past couple of days, so our schedule was a little bit different. And I didn't get to talk about witnessing the moments on CHSN of Ozzie Yeehan getting his number 13 retired by the franchise. And I didn't get to talk about witnessing the moments on CHSN of Ozzie Yeehan getting his number 13 retired by the franchise.
And it was moving. And then I realized Ozzy was thanking absolutely everyone in the organization by name. As he is a true teammate, having worked with him for years at NBC Sports Chicago, I absolutely loved working with Ozzy. I still get to. And we're teammates here at the score. So then, Marshall, I started keeping track of how long, because I knew the clip was 23 minutes. That was the entirety of his speech. I started keeping track of how long Ozzy was thanking everybody before he talked about his own viewpoint and gave thoughts like similar to we've seen Hall of Fame speeches, other Jersey retirement speeches of his own experience. He spoke for my count more than 22 minutes.
How did Ozzie spend the majority of his speech thanking everyone in the organization?
thanking individuals in his life and with the white socks organization and what they had meant to them and also the fans he absolutely spent his entire speech thanking everyone whether it was people who worked at the organization individuals i mean i'm talking like down to administrative assistants he thanked the sod father who for example who we've mentioned roger bossard thanked his family and and his children and then also his children's you know he has three boys so all of their their partners their wives for making him a grandfather he said that's the biggest trophy he's had in his life at the 20 minute mark he thanked chicago and he said thank you for adopting me And it was emotional to watch me watch Ozzy thank them and then also gave love to his native country of Venezuela, saying, I owe my country a lot and I will die being proud to be Venezuelan. And representing Venezuela in the major leagues was his privilege and that he hoped he inspired children to believe the dream can come true when you work with passion, discipline and faith.
And then he motivated the White Sox. He motivated the team to feel how he did in that moment. And I think what we saw was Ozzie Guillen being a manager even in that moment and being a true teammate.
Why does Ozzie emphasize his Venezuelan roots and the impact on future players?
There is a reason that he represented the organization, not just as rookie of the year, not just as a shortstop, not just as part of the heart and soul of the team when he played and making sure that everybody he knew knew it and how much they meant to him. But then also being a manager to us in his broadcast role and still being that same teammate and motivator when you're working with him in a broadcast standpoint. I am not surprised at all. that almost all of his speech, 98% worth, was dedicated to everyone else. He's just that guy, and that's why people love him, right? The two things that I think...
I love the most about Ozzie Guillen is obviously getting the job done, both as a player and a manager, right? People like results. He had the results that you were looking for. You mentioned a guy who won Rookie of the Year, a guy who managed the White Sox to a World Series. But also...
authenticity never goes out of style. Amen. In a free society, I'm saying. Authenticity never goes out of style, and he's as authentic as they come. So how can you not love Ozzie Guillen? Well, and it's just for all of his personality and for his one-liners and for how boisterous he is. I say all the time that people forget how smart of a baseball mind he really is, how respected he is.
What does the host say about Ozzie’s authenticity and on‑field vision as a manager?
His eye has always been one of the most impressive things I've ever seen. His peripheral vision, how that was built for his position. You do not do a Where's Waldo in front of Ozzy. You will find him in a nanosecond. I'm not even kidding. No, I'm not. Nobody has vision like Ozzy. I've never seen it. And so...
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What made Ozzie Guillén’s jersey‑retirement ceremony so emotional for the White Sox?
0:00–1:36
2
How did Ozzie spend the majority of his speech thanking everyone in the organization?
1:36–3:03
3
Why does Ozzie emphasize his Venezuelan roots and the impact on future players?
3:03–4:35
4
What does the host say about Ozzie’s authenticity and on‑field vision as a manager?
4:35–6:01
5
How did the White Sox’s win after the ceremony reflect Ozzie’s influence on the team?
6:01–8:18
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