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Guillen Fined $7K For Balk Flap

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was fined $7,000 for his role in an incident that involved pitcher Mark Buehrle and umpire Joe West on Wednesday.

Guillen expected a fine, but was caught off guard by the amount.

"I would have taken suspension more than the money," Guillen said. "It's going take me like another three years to pay it. I'm going to need a loan."

"I knew I was going to get fined," he added. "Suspension, I don't think there was any reason to. They make the rules, they make the decisions. I guess I have to go by the rules, but I already told Major League Baseball I'm going pay it in months. I'm not going to pay by one check. I've got family to take care of."

Guillen and Buehrle were ejected by West on Wednesday for arguing a pair of balk calls in Chicago's 5-4 win over Cleveland.

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Umpire West, Chicago's Guillen, Buehrle Fined

Umpire Joe West, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and pitcher Mark Buehrle were fined by Major League Baseball on Friday in the wake of an incident on Wednesday.

Guillen and Buehrle were ejected by West for arguing a pair of balk calls in Chicago's 5-4 win over Cleveland. Guillen was tossed for arguing the first balk. An inning later, Buehrle threw his glove to the ground after another balk call and had to be restrained.

"I didn't say anything. I didn't touch anybody. I didn't do anything to cause anything," Buehrle said Friday.

"I figured there was going to be a fine because no matter what, you get tossed from a game no matter what it is, there's always a fine. That's what I assumed I was getting. If I was getting suspended, I think I would have been surprised, yeah."

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Relationship Between Guillen, Williams Souring?

The relationship between White Sox general manager Kenny Williams and manager Ozzie Guillen is heading in the wrong direction, sources told the Chicago Tribune.

"Kenny and Ozzie do not have anywhere near the relationship they once had and it appears that they only deal with each other when absolutely necessary," said a longtime scout.

"If the team continues to struggle throughout the rest of the season it could become a bigger problem that will have to be dealt with."

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