" Alexei Ramirez might need to hit better than .300 to have any chance of winning a Gold Glove for the superb defense he has displayed recently at shortstop.

That's the opinion of manager Ozzie Guillen, who questioned the judgment of the voting by managers and coaches for the defensive awards given to players from the American and National leagues.

"In my opinion, if you can hit, you win Gold Glove," Guillen said Thursday. "To me, the Gold Glove is great, I mean wow. You can win a Gold Glove, that's a privilege. It was. There's no doubt in my mind that puts you in the top of the game."

Guillen won a Gold Glove at shortstop with the Sox in 1990,when he batted .279 — 15 points above his career average.

"I could have had five or six (Gold Gloves), but I was a horse(bleep) hitter," Guillen said."