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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Ozzie suspended

Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is once again in the news for his mouth.

Guillen who has never been afraid to speak his mind, is certainly regretting his last comments. Guillen stated that he "admired" Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Not a smart thing to say, when you're ballpark is located in the Little Havana section of Miami.

There are numerous Cuban groups calling for the firing of Guillen. The Marlins have responded to those requests, however, they suspended Guillen for five games.

Those same groups are calling for the boycot of Marlins games.

Ozzie should not be fired for these comments. However, if this causes an issue for Marlins management and them losing money because nobody is going to the games, then Guillen should be gone. Baseball is a business and if the Marlins are not filling that stadium because of the actions of Guillen, then something needs to be done.

Guillen sincerely apologized for those comments yesterday at a press conference in Miami.

Time will only tell if the people will forgive Guillen for his comments. However, one thing is certain, they will always be fresh in the minds of those people.

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