Despite his antics, Guillen is one of the best skippers in the game

You might say he is baseball's best answer for Rex Ryan.  He is outspoken, he is a hothead, and he doesn't really care what you think.  Ever since being hired as manager of the Chicago White Sox in 2004, Ozzie Guillen has been at the forefront of controversy involving MLB managers. 

He has been quoted for alot of things that easily stir controversy.  He let it be known what he thought about the 2010 Arizona immigration policy, saying illegal immigrants were "workaholics" and the country could not survive without them.  He then said that Major Leaguers treat Asian players much better that Latino players, mostly based off the fact that Asian players get interpreters, something Latino players do not get, forcing them to learn the language with minimal assistance.  He called for the MLB offices to disclose the names listed 2003 steroids report after a few names on the list leaked.  The most recent development was a war of words with former reliever Bobby Jenks, who took his talents to Boston over the offseason.  Despite the antics, Ozzie has been known as one of the best managers in the game over the 7 seasons he has spent in Chicago.

This is something that has come as no surprise after his 16 year MLB playing career, 13 of which were spent on the south side of Chicago.  During that time, he won the 1985 rookie of the year, as well as 3 all-star appearances and the 1990 AL gold glove at shortstop.  He also developed a reputaion as being one of most knowledgable players in the game.  There was no doubt that he would evolve into a successful Major League Manager.

He was hired by the White Sox prior to the 2004 seasons, months after serving on the Florida Marlins coaching staff that won the 2003 World Series.  As a manager, the reputation he carried as a player was no different as a manager.  In 2005, he managed the White Sox to their World Series Championship in 87 years with the "small ball" approach, a reinvented form of baseball that emphasizes pitching, defense, and moving runners along on the basepaths through sacrifice plays and an agressive approach on the basepaths.  This was at a time when baseball was on the tail end of the steroid era.

Since then, he has had 3 winning seasons in between 2006-2010, including a 2008 playoff appearance.  The two seasons in which the Sox failed to win 81 games, the team struggled with injuries to several key players like Paul Konerko, Joe Crede, and Mark Buehrle. 

2011 should be another successful season on the south side for Guillen and the White Sox, after being in the race for much of 2010, and following an offseason where GM Kenny Williams signed Adam Dunn and revamped the White Sox bullpen.  What ever the lineup or starting pitcher may be, the White Sox have good chance to win as long as Ozzie is in the dugout.