
Alright, so the role at issue is that of an analyst and not an announcer, but it still may make for some entertaining baseball. From Sports Illustrated:
Baseball fans, get ready for a bleeping interesting analyst. SI.com has learned that Ozzie Guillen, the colorful and occasionally profanity-laden manager of the White Sox, has been hired by Fox Sports to serve as a pre- and postgame analyst for the network’s World Series coverage. He will debut alongside Chris Rose, Eric Karros and Mark Grace on Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Guillen will also file reports for Fox Sports Espanol.
This could be pretty awesome. Just thinking about the contrast between Guillen and Joe Buck is enough to make me smile. Say what you want about Ozzie as a manager, but he rules for a few reasons. He’s always cursing. Like, every other word. It’s difficult to find an Ozzie quote where he doesn’t curse. So this is a pretty wise decision by Fox right out of the gate. Ozzie makes it clear when he doesn’t like a player, and if they’re Latino, he thinks it’s fine to verbally abuse them. Again, something that Fox may have overlooked. Finally, he hates Jay Mariotti, and that is reason alone to like Ozzie Guillen.
What I’m trying to say is that I hope Ozzie Guillen curses on live television. I think there’s a realistic shot.