I am extremely pleased with the way Ozzie handled that idiot Jeff Brantley. Last night after the rejection of the apology, Brantley still couldn't get over monday afternoon. Whenever Ozzie was topic of discussion, all Brantley could talk about was Ozzie not bringing in his closer.
The fact that some s*** ass announcer is actually (not only bad mouthing) but completely upbraiding the guy's managing. It's one thing to question a managerial move and to not agree with it, but to say that it's completely wrong, it's poor managing, and that the closer should be pissed is just stupid. The fact is, Jeff Brantley and Steve Phillips haven't been on the White Sox bandwagon all year. Maybe thats a good thing, one was the worst GM of all time, and the other is a stupid redneck who makes the most simple, vague, and un-educated comments I've ever heard from an announcer. It's a good thing Steve Stone is in there to clean up the mess that is Jeff Brantley.
If I was Ozzie, I would have pulled out one of my notoroius tirades and bashed the guy. Unless you've been a manager or coached or been in that situation, you have no right to say something is wrong or to bad-mouth someone for their decision. You cna question it or disagree with it, but don't bash someone for it, especially not on national television.