Guillen just wants peace

Ozzie Guillen doesn’t want to talk baseball on his vacation.

The Chicago White Sox manager would like to know his future with the organization before leaving on a trip to Spain with his wife two days after Chicago’s final game on Sept. 28.

“Only two gods know, Jerry’s God and the real God know what my future is going to be here,” Guillen said Tuesday, referring to White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

“I don’t want to spend time with my wife thinking about baseball or thinking about my future,” he said. “I hope my conversation having dinner with my wife is about having fun and forgetting about this crazy summer and this very sad summer, if you put it that way.”

The 47-year-old Guillen has been the manager since 2004 and led the White Sox to the World Series championship a year later, and the team exercised its option on his contract for 2012 in January.

Chicago, expected to contend for the A.L. Central title, is finishing a disappointing season. The White Sox are in third place with a 74-78 record and were eliminated from the playoffs last week.

Guillen admitted the White Sox fell short of expectations.

“I don’t say (it was) embarrassing, but we didn’t get where we wanted to get,” Guillen said. “It makes you think, and it makes you wonder if you’re that good. It makes you wonder if you’re managing well and if my coaching staff did its job.”

Several key players, most notably Adam Dunn and Alex Rios, have had poor seasons.

A’s keeping Melvin

The Oakland Athletics reached agreement on a three-year contract to keep Bob Melvin as their permanent manager, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Melvin is expected to formally receive his new deal in the coming days, both people said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The 49-year-old Melvin took over in an interim capacity for the fired Bob Geren in June and had a 42-48 record heading into Tuesday’s game.

Arizona CEO has prostate cancer

Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall has prostate cancer, and he has made his condition public to help others realize the importance of early detection.

The 42-year-old executive said he underwent a biopsy last Wednesday and that he was “leaning very strongly” toward the option of surgery. He said he wanted to wait until after the baseball season.