The Hunters and the Hunted
In today's Sun-Times, Ozzie Guillen tells Joe Cowley,
2004: Sox hit by 62 pitches (8th in AL). They hit 47 batters (10th).
2005: Sox hit by 79 pitches (2nd). They hit 52 batters (13th).
2006: Sox hit so far by 12 pitches (6th). They have hit 7 (13th).
Totals under Guillen:
Sox batters hit by 153 pitches.
Sox pitchers hit 106 batters.
That's a 47-pitch differential, but Guillen more than makes up for it with wins. He's won 50 more games than he has lost. Ozzie retaliates by winning.
"Every time something happens to my team, [the umpires are] warning me like I'm a headhunter.... I'm tired of that [bleep]. No matter what the situation, anything, they're treating me like I'm a murderer or something. Like I hit everybody every day.... Look from 2004 to 2006, how many times we've been hit and how many times we've hit anybody, and you will see a lot of difference.''Cowley doesn't, so here are the numbers according to MLB:
2004: Sox hit by 62 pitches (8th in AL). They hit 47 batters (10th).
2005: Sox hit by 79 pitches (2nd). They hit 52 batters (13th).
2006: Sox hit so far by 12 pitches (6th). They have hit 7 (13th).
Totals under Guillen:
Sox batters hit by 153 pitches.
Sox pitchers hit 106 batters.
That's a 47-pitch differential, but Guillen more than makes up for it with wins. He's won 50 more games than he has lost. Ozzie retaliates by winning.
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