Miami Marlins’ Heath Bell insinuates Ozzie Guillen has not told him the truth - MLB Update
The bad time for Ozzie Guillen lasts as his poor performance as a manager is now resulting in open criticism of him by his players. Relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins, Heath Bell, denounces Guillen terming him a kind of person who never reveals his plans.
Bell has tried to convey that he does not have the motivation to respect Guillen following the decisions he took this year regarding his role in the team.
Guillen confronts rumours which say that he will be fired. Amidst speculations, the kind of comments Bell has made will fuel his worries. It will be extremely difficult for him to focus on carrying out his job properly.
Bell has been unimpressive in the season. The job of closing games which he was supposed to do successfully has not been done by him to the satisfaction of the manager. Against the backdrop of a series of meltdowns Bell experienced and the save opportunities
he squandered, Guillen has now replaced him with another pitcher.
Guillen now hardly sends Bell on the mound under pressure cooker situations which is a clear reflection of his lack of faith in him. Bell, perhaps disturbed by the fact that he is not being granted the closing job again, has hit out at Guillen, questioning
his modus operandi for managing.
While talking about Guillen, Bell has avoided using the name of the manager despite the fact his disagreements with him could easily be understood from his words.
"I stunk in April, plain and simple," Bell said. "I said I stunk, I worked hard, I busted my butt. I think I've had a tremendous second half. I'm not closing -- I know that. But I just kept my mouth shut because I want to regain what I had, and I feel like
I can't do that."
What has hurt Bell the most is that Guillen keeps his intentions hidden before the players and what he actually does is not what he actually tells them.
"It's hard to respect a guy that doesn't tell you the truth or doesn't tell you face-to-face," Bell said. "There's probably reasons why."
It can be expected that Guillen responds to Bell. Given the fact that he is outspoken it will not be a surprise if he sparks another controversy by criticising him even more.
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