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Guillen Fined by Major League Baseball

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[April 12, 2008]  NEW YORK (AP) -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was fined by Major League Baseball on Friday for accusing umpire Phil Cuzzi of having a vendetta against him.

"I got fined a lot of money. That's all I can say. A lot of money," Guillen said before Friday night's game against Detroit. "I could buy land in Venezuela with that money."

Cuzzi, who was behind the plate on Monday, tossed Guillen in the third inning after he popped out of the dugout following a strike call against Paul Konerko. It was his 13th ejection since the White Sox hired him as their manager in 2004.

"I don't like that guy behind the plate," Guillen said before Wednesday's game against the Minnesota Twins. "Every time he's behind the plate, we might have a problem."

Guillen said Friday he didn't regret what he said.

"I say what I feel should be said," Guillen said Friday, adding he was OK with how MLB handled the situation.

"I'll be here to protect my players and do what I think is best for them to perform," Guillen said. "You just move on. I talked to them (MLB), I gave them my ideas, gave them my opinion and hopefully in the future you see stuff getting better."

Guillen also was ejected by Cuzzi last July 31 in New York.

"As soon as I know that he's going to be behind the plate, I know I'm going to be ejected," Guillen said. "You can have my bench coach handle this game because I know I'm going to be ejected."

[Associated Press]

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