Random Thoughts on Two Games in MIami

A bit of variety for the first two games. A consistent and thorough pounding backing Ricky Romero for a 12-5 win on Friday. And a tense pitcher's duel that exploded pleasantly in the 9th inning for a 7-1 win.

After the game on Friday, Ozzie Guillen had a few things to say about his struggling Marlins.

I've missed Ozzie Guillen. The Jays don't get to play the White Sox all that often, but Ozzie in the AL was always an entertaining thing.

 “Great players don’t need a psychiatrist,” Guillen said. “I didn’t see Pete Rose talking with any psychiatrist — Paul Molitor or all those guys. They talked with nobody. The (bad) players are the ones that need the psychiatrist next to them. Last five years, you see a lot of this in baseball. When players fail, they need a doctor. When managers and coaches fail, they get rid of (them).”

Um, Ozzie? Pete Rose, while a great player, was many kinds of effed up. And saw a psychiatrist for help with his gambling addiction.

Instead of seeing psychiatrists, maybe your bullpen could talk to ESPN and say some stuff about how the Nationals have a man in white sitting in the outfield stands.

Ozzie believes the players need to help themselves- to copious amounts of alcohol.

“I was from an era in baseball when Budweiser and vodka took care of the psychiatric things,” Guillen said. “You fail, you get drunk and you come back the next day to see how good it feels. The psycho guys — the doctors — they never played this game. They never wore the uniform. They never came out of a slump. They’re not used to it, so how are they going to help?”

Justin Ruggiano, who looks a heck of a lot like Michael Young, made an amazing catch to rob Brett Lawrie on what would've been at least a triple and maybe an inside the park homer.

This was a point in the game before Rasmus got rowdy, and the catch felt like a game changer.

 “J.J. battled today like the ace he is,” Ruggiano said. “When a guy is pitching like that, I'll sell out my body for him. He did a hell of a job and for his sake I was glad I was able to make that catch.”

 You heard him. Ruggiano would prostitute himself out for Josh Johnson. What a teammate.

What about that Encarnacion homer, Colby?

 “It was huge,” Rasmus said. “He's been unbelievable, but there's no `I' in team, it takes everybody. He got a good pitch over the plate and lined it over the fence. That helped us, for sure.”

Don't be telling us how to spell 'team', Colby. But you are right. Encarnacion has been a beast.

After Saturday's loss, Ozzie had more to say: “Right now we should be embarrassed,” he said.

“We played tight. I think we are waiting for something bad to happen. This game is about making things happen, not to make the bad thing happen. The only way you survive out of this is get your head out of your butt and start playing.”

 If your head is in your butt, it can prove difficult to get the vodka down.

Stay gold, Ozzie.