I suppose I had too high of expectations for Ozzie Guillen’s analyst debut last evening. But really, what was there to expect? He wasn’t going to cuss. He wasn’t going to go on some long-winded rant. This isn’t the dugout hours before a game where he can kick back and let loose; the soundbites here are just quick filler before FOX jets off to yet another commerical break before the game starts.

That being said: Guillen’s debut was a debut. He fidgeted with the mic chord, and his answers to some of the questioned posed to him weren’t that sharp. He seemed a bit out of place, though he made up for that with some humor.

One surprise, though: Guillen is a big fan of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez — and he’s an American League guy, after all — but he went with the Phillies in six. “I love the way they play the game,” he said.

And the more I thought about it, the more it makes sense. Guillen would love a team like this Philadelphia squad because I think their perception is how he wants his White Sox teams to be perceived: great team chemistry, guys that like each other, good pitching, a lineup that has depth. (And coincidentally enough, this Phillies team led the NL in homers, something Guillen’s have done in the AL, and entire league, before.)

Anyway, yeah, I enjoyed watching Guillen in his brief camera time last evening, even if he wasn’t overly impressive. And he’s got a few more games this series to get a better hang of it.