Dustups between baseball managers and umpires are part of baseball.
But a former top player and manager turned TV analyst took his disdain for one current umpire to a whole new level.
Three-time MLB All-Star and current Chicago White Sox TV analyst Ozzie Guillén did not hold back when talking about umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.
Wendelstedt threw out White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore in the sixth inning of a 9-0 White Sox loss to the Baltimore Orioles this past Tuesday for arguing balls and strikes, prompting Guillén to go on a rant.
“I wish I punched him in the face,” Guillén said of Wendelstedt during the postgame show on NBC Sports Chicago.
“He’s the first guy to kick me out of a game in the big leagues with no reason. His dad, he was a legend. I said, ‘You know what? You’re not a pimple on your daddy’s behind.’ I told him that.”
Wendelstedt is the son of Harry Wendelstedt Jr., who umpired for 33 seasons, from 1966 to 1998.
Guillén played in the majors from 1985-2000, overlapping with the older Wendelstedt as a player.
Hunter Wendelstedt has been umpiring MLB games since 1998 and overlapped more with Guillén during his managerial career from 2004-2012.
Guillén didn’t stop at just wishing he had punched Wendelstedt in the face.
“The guy is bad. Look at how fat he is. He should be embarrassed to wear that uniform,” Guillén said.
Take a listen to Guillén’s rant:
Ozzie Guillén on Hunter Wendelstedt.
"I wish I punched him in the face."
"The first guy to kick me out of a game…I said, 'You know what? You're not a pimple on your daddy's behind."
"Look at how fat he is. He should be embarrassed to wear that uniform." pic.twitter.com/TG4TKml9eI
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