Ozzie's School of Management

Ozzie Guillen did not win as much notice as a Chicago White Sox player as he did once he was the team's manager, leading the Sox to a 2005 World Series championship and gaining notice for his loud mouth, aimed at his own team as well as the usual suspects (and rife with f-words, quoted here on almost every page). Now he's headed to the National League as manager of the Miami Marlins. There's method in his management madness, here parsed into Ten Commandments (chapters) by Morrissey (columnist, Chicago Sun-Times). It's a fine matching. Morrissey writes with verve and much humor. The Ten Commandments leitmotif is lightly applied. Through observing Guillen on and off the field and interviewing him, Morrissey presents a rewarding explication of how this individual operates. Fans who are turned off by Guillen may still be, but they'll also enjoy this expert, fast-paced study.—M.H.