Cabrera's honeymoon over in Chicago
Just as Jon Garland is starting to shine with the Angels, the other half of the trade that brought him here doesn't seem to be going well. Orlando Cabrera had four hits Monday, including the game winner for the White Sox, but the big story in Chicago was that Cabrera's status of a team leader has come into question. It all apparently started with a couple of Cabrera calls to the press box to have scoring calls changed in his favor. Not afraid to speak on any subject, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said he wasn't too proud of his shortstop. Now comes news out of Cleveland, where the White Sox are playing Tuesday, that general manager Ken Williams has weighed in on the subject. Not good.
Doug: Was this ever an issue when he was with the Angels?
Anthony:
Many Angels players didn't care for the fact that Cabrera was often the last person to arrive in the clubhouse and the first one to leave after a game. While many players got there at least two to three hours before they were supposed to, Cabrera hardly ever arrived before he had to do extra work. He also was gone from the clubhouse often before the last of the crowd had filed out of the stadium.
Also last year, Cabrera was miffed at reporters because he was asked about an error two days after it happened. He dropped some expletives and had a media boycott that lasted about three weeks.