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Despite all of the supposed rancor between Guillen and GM Kenny Williams and the supposed interest in managing the cross-town rival Cubs, you can book the following:

Guillen will manage the Sox in 2011.

For one, he is under contract. For another, the reports that Guillen is demanding a contract extension are false. What Guillen wants is an assurance that he is wanted. Something that Williams gave to the insecure Sox manager today.

ESPNChicago.com reports that Williams, appearing on ESPN 1000’s “Talkin’ Baseball” on Saturday morning, Williams said he hopes Guillen returns.

“I hope so,” he said. “And I know there will be some people out there who may be surprised by that.”

Not to say Guillen and Williams haven’t had their moments of frustration and disagreements, but both men are smart enough to realize that they need each other.

After all this combination produced the first Sox title in 88 years in 2005.

Guillen is considered an excellent field manager. If not a bit too honest in his verbiage, Williams is known as a guy who goes for the home run in a town that seldom does so in any sport.

Much of this year’s supposed disagreements revolve around Guillen’s unwillingness to take Jim Thome back and wanting a more small-ball approach. While Williams desired a thumper in the DH role.

It looks like Kenny has won that round. Not only has Thome helped the rival Minnesota Twins win the division, Sox DH’s have failed to produce. 

Still, Guillen is a proud man and he wants to be respected. I say he is insecure because he seems to always be in need of validation.

For his part, Kenny said reports of a shouting match between he and Guillen that resulted in Williams saying Ozzie “was done,” were inaccurate.

Bottom line, these are guys who need each other and are both liked and respected by White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

Like it or not, you are stuck with both of them, Sox fans.

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With the seats getting emptier at Sun Life Stadium in the wake of yet another Marlins late-season collapse, the surging Miami Dolphins snatching the local sports headlines, and the impending start of the NBA season with the Heat Elite of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh about to take the hardwood, the Marlins are in need of a revival.

Luckily, there is a bright light at the surface for the Marlins in their pursuit for their next manager who can be the cherry on top as the Marlins open their new stadium in 2012.

That delicious cherry on top may be a little sour with the media, but he will be loved dearly in Miami, and that name is none other than White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen.

Rumors have swirled that have Guillen likely parting ways from the South Side in order to possibly take the Marlins job on South Beach. For months, Guillen’s relationship with general manager Ken Williams has been strained, to say the least, and not winning the division this season only makes it worse.

In fact, since winning the World Series with the Sox in 2005, the team has averaged 82.5 victories, not including this season, and faces yet another season without October baseball.

Guillen’s contract runs through 2011 and holds a club option for 2012, so he has nothing guaranteed beyond next season.

”I never talked to them that I don’t want to come back,” Guillen told the Chicago Sun-Times. ”First of all, I don’t have the power to do it because right now they don’t want to hear that s—. They don’t want to hear me … if I don’t want to come back. I know the answer, ‘All right, have a good one somewhere.’

“But I want to know where I stand in this organization. I don’t want to come here and work day-by-day. I’m better than that. I give this organization more than that. I deserve—I’m not going to say respect—but [I deserve] more consideration about yes or no.”

According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, it seems as though all talk of “wanting to stay” is all but an exit strategy. Rosenthal mentions that the likely scenario of Guillen’s exit would involve him asking for a contract extension that goes beyond 2012. If the White Sox were to object to that, Guillen could simply resign or ask owner Jerry Reinsdorf to allow him to pursue the Marlins’ managerial opening, which essentially is asking for his plane ticket bound for Miami.

The Florida Marlins are in a dire need of finding the right manager who will lead the Marlins to the postseason. The training wheels of Joe Girardi and Fredi Gonzalez have been all but used up, and now the front office must conjure up a manager who will bring a balance with the Marlins in the local sports media that is and will be heavily dominated by the Miami Dolphins and Miami Heat.

Ozzie Guillen is the perfect man for the job who can bring a spark to the ball club and be that 10th guy on the field. He may be known for controversy when it comes down to things he says in the media, but the Marlins wouldn’t mind that; in fact, they’ll embrace it. Why?

 The Marlins haven’t really been selling tickets quite like the Heat have when LeBron arrived, ahead of their opening in the spring of 2012.

Guillen can be their pitchman and the driving force to get fans, especially Latin fans, to show up at the ballpark. There is no doubt he is very popular in the Latin community, and the Marlins will get their fair share of fans if he is managing the Marlins.

Does Guillen really want to return to the White Sox next season with the same headache of a boss in Ken Williams? If the situation really is so sour, why not take the sweet oranges of South Florida and manage the Marlins?

Let’s not forget that Ozzie Guillen was once with the Florida Marlins as a third base coach when they won the World Series back in 2003. Guillen also owns a home in Miami, where he makes his offseason home.

The bottom line is the door is wide open for Ozzie in Miami, and 2011 is the deciding season for the Marlins to really give a taste to fans of what’s to come when they enter their ballpark. It is their marketing pitch that the team is for real and that it finally means business.

At the end of the day, the reality is clear: There will be job openings galore this major league offseason, and it will rival the current job market. The question remains as to whether the big fish will be swimming out of the Windy City and heading for the warmer waters of South Beach—will Ozzie Guillen make the perfect scenario come true in his only chance to?

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Major League Baseball is about to get a serious face-lift on the managerial front this offseason considering that already this regular season there have been five managerial firings. These include Seattle’s Don Wakamatsu, Kansas City’s Trey Hillman, Baltimore’s Dave Trembley, Arizona’s AJ Hinch, and Florida’s Fredi Gonzlez. 

Once this season ends, we won’t see Bobby Cox, still managing the contending Braves, or Lou Pinella, who got a head start on retirement, any longer as a manager. The duo have combined for over 4,300 major league victories, six National League pennants with a pair of World Series titles. 

We can’t forget about Cito Gaston who is managing in his final season with the Toronto Blue Jays and his managing career. Gaston has as many World Series titles (two) as Pinella and Cox. 

Yet as we look upon this season as the Year of the Pitcher how about can we have a standing ovation for the Year of the Manager? This offseason will dictate the future of Major League Baseball for years to come because as many as 10 teams will have probable openings with a few other teams on the bubble depending on the rest of the hirings or firings. That’s nearly three quarters of the entire league, perhaps getting a new manager from Opening Day 2010.

Even though the regular season ends in early October, expect for their to be as much as a handful of managerial moves during the postseason. 

In an earlier article, I wrote about the possible MLB managerial changes this offseason and headlined those teams but a lot has changed and with a month left in the regular season, this can be seen as the update to what’s to come, whose on each teams radar, and the probable choice for the team’s new manager. 

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The Los Angeles Dodgers phoned the Boston Red Sox today to tell them they finally pulled a prank equal to the one done to them three years ago when they got Manny Ramirezed. The Dodgers famously fell for a classic Manny Ramirez, one of the most popular juvenile pranks, when they took Manny off waivers from Boston in 2007.

He went on to let minor injuries hamper his play until he finally fell out of favor with LA, and left the same way he was let go from Boston. But the hilarity ensued as the Dodgers phoned the White Sox to tell them they were placing Manny Ramirez on waivers.

“Yeah, the White Sox totally fell for the oldest trick in the book!” said coach Joe Torre as he talked to Theo Epstein. “I had to stifle the laughter as I told Ozzie Guillen I had a possible future hall of fame player who could help his team get in the playoffs this year. The fool actually went for it! He actually thinks Manny can help their team get to the playoffs!

“I put Manny in a box and sent him next day delivery via UPS immediately! These suckers aren’t going to know what hits them when they open up this package!”

While this is only the latest most famous trick, a Manny Ramirezing is a common prank for kids. Many people have been called by children, asking if their refrigerator is running…and also if they would like to pick up Manny Ramirez off waivers.

If they should be foolish enough to say yes, they are then sent the troublesome player who proceeds to bring down the morale of their entire household. He refuses to run out ground balls, take out the trash, clean his hair and pine tar out of the bathtub after a shower, or play a day game of Dominoes after a night game.

Eventually, the family has no choice but to place Manny on waivers in their front yard until a neighbor picks him up in a truck and takes him to their team.

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For the past two seasons, 162 games were not enough to crown the AL Central Division Champion.

In 2008, the Chicago White Sox hosted game 163 at U.S. Cellular Field, defeating the Minnesota Twins 1-0 on a Jim Thome home run. 

In 2009, the Detroit Tigers were leading the division by three games with a mere 10 games remaining, including a four game against the second place Twins.

After splitting the series with the Twins, Detroit only needed win two of three from the Chicago White Sox ensuring them the AL Central title. Even if they only won one of the three, Minnesota would have to sweep the Kansas City Royals to tie the Tigers.

The Tigers failed. Game 163 was played at The Metrodome, where nine innings were not enough to decide the division.

The Twins ended up winning in the bottom of the 12th.

What are the chances that the Minnesota Twins are heading for a third straight game 163 to decide the AL Central?

The Twins currently hold a three-and-a-half game lead over Chicago, and a nine-game lead over Detroit.

At this point in the season in 2009 the Tigers had a larger lead at four-and-a-half games over the Twins, and a five-game lead over the White Sox.

Detroit finished the 2009 season 18-17.

The Twins went 22-12.

Both teams ended up at 86-76.

Here’s a look at the remaining schedules for the Twins, White Sox, and Tigers. All three teams have 11 series remaining in the season.

Minnesota Twins

On the road (15 games): Seattle, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, and Kansas City.

Current road record: 32-33

At Target Field (19 games): Detroit, Texas, Kansas City, Oakland, Cleveland, and Toronto.

Current home record: 40-22

For the Twins, only four of their remaining series are against teams with a winning record, and only Chicago and Texas are in the hunt for the playoffs.

The Twins will continue to play well at home, while playing .500 baseball on the road.

Prediction: 20-14 down the stretch finishing at 92-70 overall.

Chicago White Sox

On the road (16 games): Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, Oakland, and Los Angeles.

Current road record: 32-33

At U.S. Cellular Field (19 games): New York, Kansas City, Minnesota, Detroit, Boston, and Cleveland.

Current home record: 36-25

The White Sox have 10 games remaining against the Yankees and Red Sox, both with better records than any team in the AL Central currently.

They have the advantage of hosting the Twins in their final three meetings of the season, although Minnesota has already won the season series, and would host the tie-breaking game, if necessary. 

Like the Twins the White Sox struggle on the road, and with trips to Boston, Oakland, and Los Angeles, even a .500 record will be difficult. 

Prediction: 18-15 to finish the season at 87-73 overall, four games behind the Twins.

Detroit Tigers

On the road (22 games): Toronto, Minnesota, Kansas City, Texas, Chicago, Cleveland, and Baltimore.

Current road record: 20-39

At Comerica Park (13 games): Chicago, Baltimore, Kansas City, and Minnesota

Current home record: 43-25

The Tigers have the best home record in the AL Central, and the worst road record of the three teams competing for the division.

There are just not enough home games for the Tigers, and with the toughest remaining schedule, there is no way they climb back into the race.

Prediction: 15-20 to end the season at 78-84, 14 games behind the Twins.

There’s no need for an extra game, as the Twins give manager Ron Gardenhire his sixth division title in nine years.

Although, anything can happen, just ask a Detroit Tiger fan.

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Some take the hard-hand, run-suicides-until-you-puke approach. Some give the motivational “Go get ‘em” speech. Some throw you in the fire and force you to fight. 

The way sports coaches choose to manage and motivate players differs considerably and has varying degrees of success. How do you get the most out of your players? How do you instill a culture of dedication and hard work? How do you establish the kind of reputation that makes even the most hard-headed, arrogant and temperamental professional sports player trust and respect you enough to follow your lead?

Today, Lou Piniella managed his last game as a Major League Baseball manager. At the end of the year, one of his contemporaries, Bobby Cox, will do the same. This is consequential not only for the direct, near-term effects on the Cubs and the Braves, who will now have to seek replacements for two likely future Hall of Fame managers; the examples they have set will resonate for years to come.

Earlier this year, the sports world lost one of its most legendary and respected figures when John Wooden, who led UCLA to ten NCAA championships, died at the age of 99. Among the thousands of people he touched and inspired is Manny Acta, the current manager for the Cleveland Indians. 

“I read just about everything from him… I won two championships… Everything was just following his approach. He preached patience, hard work, and controlling your emotions. I’m a big believer in that.”

Yet Acta struggled in managing the Washington Nationals, perhaps precisely because of this approach, and he was criticized for what was perceived as an overly easygoing managing style. To some degree, this is less reflective of Acta’s managerial flaws and more a result of the particular status of the Nationals’ ball club at the time; apparently what was necessary for the Nats, who were 25-61 halfway through the season, was the invigorating hard hand of Jim Riggleman rather than the sympathetic ear of Acta.

Or maybe the flaw was the failure on Acta’s part to understand the Nats’ needs and adjust. Acta himself admits “Wooden’s approach doesn’t work 100 percent at the big league level. You have to make a lot of adjustments.” Still, Acta believes in the slow-and-steady method. “He did it and it worked for him. I’ve done it. So far it has worked for me and I’m sticking to it.” And despite an encouraging 17-14 start to the season, the Nationals find themselves yet again in last place, 20 games back under Riggleman.

Neither Piniella nor Cox exactly take from Wooden’s book—Cox is the all-time leader in ejections, and Piniella has been described as “irascible,” facetiously called “Sweet Lou” and once ripped first base out and threw it down the right field foul line after being ejected. But both are immensely respected by their players and among the league as passionate, loyal, and fiercely competitive managers. And, oh by the way, they have managed to do pretty well for themselves—Cox is 4th overall in all-time wins and Piniella is 14th.

So what works best? The John Wooden/Manny Acta patient, controlled demeanor? Piniella and Cox’s loyalty-induced temper tantrums? Different teams, different players, different situations call for different styles. But, if all else fails, there’s always Ozzie Guillen’s hot-headed and sometimes culturally insensitive M.O. that, if nothing else, gets media attention and PR.

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Wind the clocks back five years

 The White Sox team that went coast-to-coast in first place were truly a complete team that had it all. In June of that season Bobby Jenks stepped up to become the man that Ozzie Guillen went to in the 9th after injuries hampered Dustin Hermanson. Ozzie did have some other options at the time with Cliff Politte and Damaso Marte as options.

However, Jenks with his 98 MPH fastball proved that he had what it took to get the done. Five months after becoming the closer for the Sox, Jenks was the man on the mound when the White Sox captured the World Championship in Houston.

Now in 2010 the White Sox are trying to simply win their division, and overcome the ever-present Minnesota Twins. For most of the season the team’s strength was a bullpen that any manager would feel confident turning to in the latter innings. But, as of late the team has run into issue in this department, as the most glaring concern is the closer role.

Looking at the team’s poised to make the postseason it becomes apparent that closer is a linking commonality that these teams share.

New York Yankees- Mariano Rivera

Tampa Bay Rays- Rafael Soriano

Minnesota Twins- Matt Capps

Texas Rangers- Neftali Perez

Atlanta Braves- Billy Wagner

Philadelphia Phillies- Brad Lidge

Cincinnati Reds- Francisco Cordero

St. Louis Cardinals- Ryan Franklin

San Diego Padres- Heath Bell

 Chicago White Sox-  ?

By no means does is closer situation the only area that holds the White Sox season in the balance, but it defintely is one of the more important ones as we approach September.

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I love the game of baseball. In fact, I’d call myself a baseball enthusiast.

That being said, there’s a topic that seems to stick in my craw more often than not. While I have my own opinion on players’ salaries and how most aren’t worth half of what they’re getting, that’s not one of the biggest issues in the game today.

What is? Controversial managers.

Guys like Ozzie Guillen, Billy Martin, Lou Piniella, and more that I won’t start to list here. My problem is how they affect the game and the players around them. Not only that,  but how it’s almost gotten to a point where a few of these guys almost act entitled.

Take Ozzie Guillen, for example. Maybe he gets a bad rap. Maybe his players love and respect him and maybe most of the guys that have played for him have nothing but good things to say about him. At least on the record.

Guillen is one guy that a lot of baseball guys focus on as to what’s wrong or what’s gone wrong with the game of baseball today. The fact of the matter is that some managers just want to hear themselves talk and believe they’re entitled to say what they want.

It’s the same problem I have with a guy like Mark Cuban, but that’s a different story for a different day.

As much as a White Sox fan wants to sit here and tell me Guillen is entitled to say what he wants because he’s won a World Series, I’ll put Joe Torre up there as an example. I don’t ever remember Joe Torre running his mouth just to hear himself talk or spark the kind of controversy Guillen has.

This isn’t out of disrespect for a guy like Ozzie because, to be honest, he makes me laugh. While I can’t understand a lot of what he says especially when he really gets to talking fast, he does have some pretty insightful or comedic things to say.

The other problem I have with these managers is the kind of fight that they put up if they don’t agree with a call. I’ll use Lou Piniella as a perfect example.

While there have been some legendary meltdowns, Lou Piniella is one of the all-time greats at melting down in front of the umpires, players, and fans.

Most of us remember the big time meltdown he had last season where the hat hit the ground, a quick ejection, and an in-your-face argument took place at Wrigley Field against the Braves. What you’ll also notice in the above video is Cubs fans throwing stuff onto the field. Classy.

Is there a reason that managers have to have this kind of meltdown to prove their point or is it all an act to give fans more entertainment for their money? Don’t get me wrong, but I enjoy a good meltdown just as much as the next fan, especially the classics like this one, but I just wonder if they’re necessary.

The umpire isn’t going to change the call, and the egotistical ones won’t even admit they were wrong after the fact. So again, what’s the point?

There have been some other classic meltdowns from guys like Bobby Cox, Charlie Manuel, and others. But what makes these managers controversial? Is it their style on the field, their style in the clubhouse, the way they handle the media, or is it everything combined?

To me, and to a lot of fans, we can only speak to what we see on the field and through the media. Maybe it’s a skewed view of what these guys are really like. Maybe it is all just for the entertainment value. Maybe the arguments are nothing more than a way to show the fans that they are fighting for their players.

While I respect that from a lot of managers, it can be handled a lot better than it is these days. Call me a sap if you want, and I know a lot of fans love a good meltdown, but there’s a better way to handle a blown call from an umpire than getting in his face for more than three minutes.

I understand that a tirade against an umpire, and a subsequent ejection, can fire up the players and send a signal to them that they need to wake up. But there are some tirades that don’t make an impact at all.

The best managers have the best timing, but the managers you see skipping from team to team, never able to hang on to a managerial job for more than a few seasons at a time, don’t seem to have good timing at all or a good handle on their players.

To answer the question that started this article, is it good or bad for baseball, it’s not a bad thing at all. Managers will say what they want to say and a lot of us fans will get nothing but a good laugh from the best of them. We enjoy some good dirt kicking, hat throwing, and rosin bag tossing. 

The only way that this becomes bad for baseball is if it starts to effect the game itself. Until then, the game remains unchanged. If you notice, even the most controversial managers seem to to hang on to their jobs long term.

Even the most controversial and outspoken managers are loved by not only their players, but the fans of those respective teams.

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Ozzie this, Ozzie that, Ozzie why? Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie!! That’s exactly what you would hear from the media and non White Sox fans. Trash talking about Ozzie Guillen and somehow finding a way to put him down.

From Jay Mariotti to Phil Cuzzi to normal baseball fans, Guillen has never been a likable manager in the game of baseball.

Correct so far? Of course.

Yet there is a special group of people that enjoy being in contact with him and having him around them. This group goes by the name of the Chicago White Sox.

But Why?

Only one reason folks, he simply trusts every single one of them.

But isn’t that what every other MLB manager does? Well not necessarily, not as much as Ozzie does.

Here’s take a closer look at how Ozzie Guillen shows trust in his players.

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Ozzie Guillen next rant should be against the National Football League.

The Chicago White Sox fiery manager should speak not only for Latinos but in defense of all baseball. A sort of spokesman for MLB.

For first time in history the NFL is about to rank its 100 best players.

The NFL, through their broadcasting arm NFL Films, will feature a 10-show series The Top 100: The NFL’s Greatest Players, debuting September 3 on its own NFL Network.

It sounds incredible that nowadays that rankings are common in every sport, football is so behind.

Guillen can be the mouthpiece of MLB.

He can tell them that baseball has done previous rankings such as in 1999 the Major League Baseball All-Century Team or The Major League Baseball Latino Legends Team selected in 2005 to honor the history of Latin American players in the majors.

By the way, the night the Latino Legends Team was announced prior at a ceremony to Game Four of the 2005 World Series later that night Guillén became the first Latin-born manager to win a World Series.

Instead of so much spout and rave, Guillen should be kind of instructor or coach for all those fans he says still does not know much about Latinos in Major League Baseball.

No more excuses there is still racism in baseball.

It is hard to believe that people still these days do not know about such modern day stars such as Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols, Ubaldo Jimenez, Mariano Rivera, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez and many, many others.

This should be an easier task to Guillen than try to explain why New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is consider the top Latino player in the NFL.

To put my two cents in I will give Guillen my list of the Top 100: MLB’s Top Latino Players in history.

I bet he will have its own opinion but this should be a start. Let an Asian spokesman speak for Ichiro, Hideki Matsui and many others.

Ozzie could still be Ozzie and do good for all baseball.

By the way, my Top 100: MLB’s Top Latino Players.

PITCHERS
Wilson Alvarez (Venezuela)
Joaquin Andujar (Dominican Republic)
Armando Benitez (Dominican Republic)
Pedro Borbon (Dominican Republic)
John Candelaria (Puerto Rico)
Bartolo Colon (Dominican Republic)
Mike Cuellar (Cuba)
Freddy Garcia (Venezuela)
Guillermo Hernandez (Puerto Rico)
Livan Hernandez (Cuba)
Orlando Hernandez (Cuba)
Roberto Hernandez (Puerto Rico)
Ubaldo Jimenez (Dominican Republic)
Adolfo Luque (Cuba)
Juan Marichal (Dominican Republic)
Dennis Martinez (Nicaragua)
Pedro Martinez (Dominican Republic)
Ramon Martinez (Dominican Republic)
Jose Mesa (Dominican Republic)
Camilo Pascual (Cuba)
Juan Pizarro (Puerto Rico)
Jose Rijo (Dominican Republic)
Mariano Rivera (Panama)
Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuela)
Mario Soto (Dominican Republic)
Johan Santana (Venezuela)
Luis Tiant (Cuba)
Ugueth Urbina (Dominican Republic)
Fernando Valenzuela (Mexico)
Carlos Zambrano (Venezuela)
CATCHERS
Sandy Alomar Jr. (Puerto Rico)
Javier Lopez (Puerto Rico)
Yadier Molina (Puerto Rico)
Tony Peña (Dominican Republic)
Jorge Posada (Puerto Rico)
Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
Benito Santiago (Puerto Rico)
FIRST BASEMAN
Miguel Cabrera (Venezuela)
Rod Carew (Panama)
Rico Carty (Dominican Republic)
Orlando Cepeda (Puerto Rico)
Carlos Delgado (Puerto Rico)
Andres Galarraga (Venezuela)
Rafael Palmeiro (Cuba)
Victor Pellot Power (Puerto Rico)
Tony Perez (Cuba)
Albert Pujols (Dominican Republic)
SECOND BASEMAN
Roberto Alomar (Puerto Rico)
Beto Avila (Mexico)
Carlos Baerga (Puerto Rico)
Luis Castillo (Dominican Republic)
Julio Franco (Dominican Republic)
Cookie Rojas (Cuba)
Tony Taylor   (Cuba)
Manny Trillo (Venezuela)
THIRD BASEMAN
Bobby Bonilla (Puerto Rico)
Vinny Castilla (Mexico)
Mike Lowell (Puerto Rico)
Alex Rodriguez (Dominican Republic)
SHORTSTOP
Luis Aparicio (Venezuela)
Bert Campaneris (Cuba)
David Concepcion (Venezuela)
Tony Fernandez (Dominican Republic)
Ozzie Guillen (Venezuela)
Edgar Renteria (Colombia)
Hanley Ramirez (Dominican Republic)
Jose Reyes (Dominican Republic)
Miguel Tejada (Dominican Republic)
Zoilo Versalles (Cuba)
Omar Vizquel (Venezuela)
OUTFIELD
Bobby Abreu (Venezuela)
Felipe Alou (Dominican Republic)
Mateo Alou (Dominican Republic)
Moises Alou (Dominican Republic)
Tony Armas (Venezuela)
George Bell (Dominican Republic)
Carlos Beltran (Puerto Rico)
Jose Canseco (Cuba)
Jose Cardenal (Cuba)
Leo Cardenas (Cuba)
Cesar Cedeño (Dominican Republic)
Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico)
Jose Cruz, Sr. (Puerto Rico)
Juan Gonzalez (Puerto Rico)
Pedro Guerrero (Dominican Republic)
Vladimir Guerrero (Dominican Republic)
Minnie Miñoso (Cuba)
Raul Mondesi (Dominican Republic)
Omar Moreno (Panama)
Manny Mota (Dominican Republic)
Ben Oglivie (Panama)
Tony Oliva (Cuba)
Magglio Ordoñez (Venezuela)
Manny Ramirez (Dominican Republic)
Ruben Sierra (Puerto Rico)
Alfonso Soriano (Dominican Republic)
Sammy Sosa (Dominican Republic)
Bernie Williams (Puerto Rico)
DESIGNATED HITTER
Edgar Martinez (Puerto Rico)
David Ortiz (Dominican Republic)

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