Ozzie Guillen 2012: 5 Game Suspension, Irony Abounds

[Swifty]

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[MiamiHomer]

Ozzie Guillen Suspended for 5 Games for Comments Regarding Fidel Castro

Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has made the news again.

In an online Time Magazine article, Guillen, a native of Venezuela, said that he loved Fidel Castro.

"I respect Fidel Castro," Guillen was quoted as saying. " You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that mother****** is still here."

The Miami Marlins released a statement Friday in response to the article.

"We are aware of the article," said a spokeswoman for the baseball team."There is nothing to respect about Fidel Casto. He is a brutal dictator who has caused unthinkable pain for more than 50 years. We live in a community filled with victims of this dictatorship and the people in Cuba continue to suffer today."

Guillen, who was called "the most unfiltered figure in baseball" in the article, joined the Marlins in September after former manager Jack McKeon retired.

The team recently underwent a makeover, which included new players, new uniforms and a new stadium in the heart of a large Cuban community.

Guillen recently got attention when he said that he gets drunk after every away game, win or lose.

"I get drunk because I'm happy we win or I get drunk because I'm very sad and disturbed because we lose," Guillen was quoted as saying by CBS Sports.

Marlins Manager Says He Respects Fidel Castro: Report

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"It's not proper for me to talk about this man," Guillen said of Castro.

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Guillen: "As soon as I read it, I was like sick to my stomach all the way to today."

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Guillen: "I can't even sleep last night. That's the first time I can't sleep at night thinking about what the day's going to be like today.

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"Politics, I don't think, is going well with me," Guillen said. "But everybody's upset at what I say. I want to let them know I apologize"

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"If they're upset at what I say, I don't blame them," Guillen. "I live in Miami for 12 yrs. I know exactly what this man means to the town

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Guillen said when he read the article yesterday for the first time, he thought "Wow, that's going to get me in trouble. I understand that."

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"I'm against everything 100 percent -- I repeat it again -- why this man been treating people for the last 60 years," Guillen said of Castro

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"Whoever got hurt or whoever misunderstand...I will apologize for the thing," Guillen said.

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"I'm against the way he treats people and the way he treats his country for a long time," Guillen said of Castro

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#marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said he "apologizes" for "I love Castro" quote in Time magazine....

[Ice]

At least he wasn't talking about Ramon Castro.



The rapist.

[Party]

I suspect the media outside Miami will make a bigger deal out of this than the local media.

[Swifty]

I suspect the media outside Miami will make a bigger deal out of this than the local media.

I would have argued the reverse. (talking non-baseball media).

[Fritz]

I think none of the media flotilla will enter Giveafuck Bay.

[MiamiHomer]

A group of Cuban-American demonstrators plans to boycott the Miami Marlins as a result of manager Ozzie Guillen's comment that he respects Fidel Castro.

Vigilia Mambisa, headed by Miguel Saavedra, said it plans to begin a caravan of cars at SW 36th Avenue and 8th Street Tuesday that will culminate in front of the ballpark.

Guillen's comment was published in an online Time Magazine article.

"I love Fidel Castro," Guillen was quoted as saying. "I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that mother****** is still here."

The team manager issued an apology Saturday, one that came after a statement from the Marlins that said that Castro is a "brutal dictator" and has "caused unthinkable pain," according to a

"I will apologize if I hurt somebody's feelings, or I hurt somebody's thought," Guillen said. "I want them to know I'm against everything 100 percent — I repeat it again — the way this man (been) treating people for the last 60 years."

Vigilia Mambisa said they will boycott the Marlins until Guillen steps down, and will demonstrate to show its rejection of the manager's comments.

The group describes themselves as a "hard-line, right wing, anti-Castro, anti-communist group," according to their Facebook page.

Cuban-American Group To Boycott Miami Marlins

[Beef]

I hope tr305 starts a thread blaming the Marlins for not having a place for people to boycott without blocking his swift path to the garage.

[CrimsonCane]

That caravan is going to be about 5-7 cars strong. I see them all the time on Sundays when I go get my car washed at a place in Little Havana.

[Bobbob1313]

They have 63 'likes' on their facebook page!

[Party]

Funny that the article above is the first time I see the motherfucker comment.
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That caravan is going to be about 5-7 cars strong. I see them all the time on Sundays when I go get my car washed at a place in Little Havana.

I hope they park in the $50 lot.

[Bobbob1313]

Huh, i saw it in the first report I read. Yeah, it's in the first post in this thread too.

I took it as him trying to be funny with that.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Sure didn't take Ozzie long to put his foot in his mouth. Who had less than one week into the regular season in the over/under pool?

Guillen in trouble with Miamians after his alltime idiotic comments
By Jon Heyman | Baseball Insider

MIAMI -- In the past new Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen mostly just annoyed his opponents and occasionally his bosses with his well-known motor mouth. But this time, he has found himself real trouble. Guillen, who should know better, who has to know better, is quoted in a Time Magazine article due out soon saying nice things about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Guillen actually uses the words "love'' and "respect'' regarding Castro, though he did call Castro an "expletive.'' So far the "expletive'' comment isn't mitigating the idiocy involved in the other words here, though, nor should it..

You can say just about anything in Miami, but not that. And Guillen, a longtime resident of Miami, has to know that Castro is the biggest villain to a large percentage of Miamians. So not only was Guillen dead wrong about what he said - Castro is a well-known monster not to be loved or respected at all -- but it's just plain idiotic to praise him.

The Marlins have issued this statement. "We are aware of the article. There is nothing to respect about Fidel Castro. He is a brutal dictator who has caused unthinkablepain for more than fifty years. we live in a community filled with victims of this dictatorshuip and the people in Cuba continue to suffer today.''

The Marlins say they do not plan to discipline Guillen. This country was built on free speech, so a case could be made that he shouldn't be punished. But perhaps he does need to be fitted for a muzzle (or at least told to keep his comments to DP combos and the like for the time being).

Miamians are not taking it well. There may be a boycott, which is the last thing Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria needs at their new stadium. Loria spent nearly $200 million on new free agents and another $10 million on Guillen, filling their beautiful new ballpark with exciting figures. Guillen was supposed to be a lure. At the moment, he is a distraction. Guillen apaolgized, but not everyone is satisfied.

Judge for youself. Here is the quote that's made its way onto the internet from Guillen: "I love Fidel Castro ... I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last sixty years but that (expletive) is still there.''

The one thing Guillen got right is this: Castro is an expletive. Other than that, this is the dumbest paragraph uttered by a major-league manager in the history of paragraphs and managers.

How does one say he "loves'' Castro? It's unfathomable. Castro has presided over executions, has kept political prisoners and he's forced tens of thousands to flee their families and homeland. If anyone should know this, it's a baseball figure, If anyone else should know this, it's a Miamian. Guillen is both.

Guillen probably survives this idiocy. But maybe just barely.

Guillen in trouble with Miamians after his all time idiotic commens

[Bobbob1313]

Other than that, this is the dumbest paragraph uttered by a major-league manager in the history of paragraphs and managers.

I think this is probably an overreaction.

[jOOj]

I hope this makes tickets for the 13th cheaper.