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Ozzie Guillen suspended for Castro comment.

by Phantom Ace ( 5 Comments › )
Filed under Baseball, Communism, Headlines at April 10th, 2012 - 2:15 pm

Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has once again open his mouth and gotten in trouble. He recently said that he admired Fidel Castro. This is a huge no no in the Miami area 2whichs is home to large Cuba community. Responding to the fire storm Ozzie Guillen did a press conference apologizing for his remarks. He was suspended by Marlin ownership for 5 games as well.

MIAMI -Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended for five games amid controversy over a comment he made about Fidel Castro.

The Marlins released a statement Tuesday morning, saying, “The Marlins acknowledge the seriousness of the comments attributed to Guillen. The pain and suffering caused by Fidel Castro cannot be minimized, especially in a community filled with victims of the dictatorship.”

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“I apologize to the people here, outside, and I’m very, very, very sorry about the problem, about what happened. I will do everything to make it better, everything in my power to make it better,” Guillen said.

Ozzie will put his foot in his mouth again.