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Detroit first-base coach Andy Van Slyke and White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen engaged in a heated exchange after Guillen's actions on Sunday. Guillen, never known to back down from a battle, chuckled at Van Slyke's remarks, recalling an incident when Van Slyke played for Jim Leyland in Pittsburgh in the early 1990s. "I think Andy forgot a little bit that his manager, who I have a lot of respect [for], got on Barry Bonds in front of everyone and [Van Slyke] said nothing," Guillen chuckled. "This guy doesn't know exactly what happened in my dugout. He wasn't here to hear. He just made comments and he thinks that way. I run the club the way I want to." Guillen added that he respects Van Slyke as a former player but suggested he worry about his own team. "That's why he's coaching first base and I'm managing in the big leagues," Guillen said. "I'm going to manage in the big leagues longer than he's going to coach first base." |