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Miami Marlins suspend manager Guillen for five games
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/10/miami-marlins-suspend-manager-guillen-for-five-games/comment-page-2/ ^ | April 10, 2012

Posted on 04/10/2012 7:50:22 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

The Miami Marlins have suspended Manager Ozzie Guillen for five games, effective immediately, the team said Tuesday.

Guillen sparked a firestorm when he told Time magazine recently that he respected Fidel Castro for being able to lead Cuba for six decades.

"I respect Fidel Castro," Guillen said in the article. "You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that son of a bitch is still there."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cubanscastro; guillen; marlins
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To: ConservativeStatement

Hate Castro, obviously, but not sure I agree with this decision. It’s akin to the stories we’ve seen lately where teachers have been suspended for “controversial” facebook postings.

We need a bit more common sense in society. This guy clearly needs more in his head. But even in a private employer situation, it seems a bit much. These guys are always getting interviewed for their PERSONAL opinions... not necessarily the “company line.”


21 posted on 04/10/2012 8:06:50 AM PDT by bolobaby
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To: ConservativeStatement
So in baseball, to praise Castro results in suspension. In politics, it results in applause and acceptance from the democrats. In Hollywood, it results in millions at the box office and warm welcomes at Occupy Wall Street.

We're so messed up.

22 posted on 04/10/2012 8:07:52 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Not the first time Guillen shot off his mouth before engaging his brain. What was he thinking? He’s a manager in SOUTH FLORIDA! It’s like a deli owner in NYC praising Hitler. What a maroon...


23 posted on 04/10/2012 8:07:54 AM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: beandog
You don’t have free speech in private employment.

Latin machismo culture is not very kindly disposed towards homosexuals either. What do you suppose would happen to Ozzie if he were to offer some candid opinion on that subject?
24 posted on 04/10/2012 8:09:57 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ConservativeStatement

They really had no choice. They just opened a brand new stadium in Little Havana. Changed the team name and uniforms and spent a fortune on new ball players, and this moron comes along and insults the heart and soul of Miami. Had they not done this, it would have caused havoc on their season.

I still think it is a cloud that will not easily dissipate.


25 posted on 04/10/2012 8:10:23 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Not Romney - Not ever!)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Red Sox radio said last night about half of Miami is Hispanic and of those maybe a third are Cuban. Wikipedia seems to say it's more than that (as in, one third of the whole pop. not just one third of Hispanic):

(Miami):>>As of 2010, the ethnic composition of Miami was as follows: 72.6% White (includes White Hispanic), 11.9% Non-Hispanic White...Hispanic or Latinos of any race made up 70.0% of the population. As of 2000, in terms of national origin and/or ethnic origin, 34.1% of the populace was Cuban

A famed Cuban pitcher (Red Sox etc): Luis Tiant

26 posted on 04/10/2012 8:12:00 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That’s what I’m asking.


27 posted on 04/10/2012 8:13:26 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Buckeye McFrog

He actually called Jay Mariotti, a real lame-ass columnist here in Chicago (and recently outed as a major-league liar), a “fag” and took a lot of heat for it. As if gay men would even touch a women-beating dirt bag like Mariotti anyway....


28 posted on 04/10/2012 8:13:49 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: cripplecreek

Sadly I think you’re right. As the man who brought my obsession of a team the World Series, I’ll always love him, but I guess it’s going to have to be for what he was, and not what he is.


29 posted on 04/10/2012 8:15:32 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
And those new uniforms, aren't they snazzy?
30 posted on 04/10/2012 8:17:11 AM PDT by frogjerk (OBAMA NOV 2012 = HORSEMEAT)
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To: ConservativeStatement
... and they don't have a problem with this?

"I've got my routine. Game's over, stay in the lobby of the hotel, the hotel bar, get drunk and go to sleep," he told the Palm Beach Post.

"I get drunk because I'm happy because we won or get drunk because I'm very sad and disturbed because we lose. Same routine for 25, 28 years. It hasn't changed. I don't like to go out."

31 posted on 04/10/2012 8:18:11 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: raccoonradio

As I am sure you know, the team changed its name recently from the FLORIDA Marlins to the MIAMI Marlins much of which was to identify with the specific area.


32 posted on 04/10/2012 8:20:33 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: raccoonradio
Some cool Luis:


33 posted on 04/10/2012 8:21:27 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Izzy Dunne

That’s Ozzie being Ozzie - used to it after years of him here in Chicago. But you can’t compare his victimless stupidity to upsetting a huge portion of your fan base.


34 posted on 04/10/2012 8:24:08 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Hegewisch Dupa

Ozzie seems to be real good at alienating people as displayed by the long fight with Magglio Ordonez. I don’t know what it was about or what started it but I do know that Ordonez had a few good years with the Tigers and even took a batting title.

I know that Guillen and Ordonez have patched things up enough to be civil and Guillen even picked Ordonez as an All star reliever since the fight.


35 posted on 04/10/2012 8:25:42 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: frogjerk

Hideous is a word that comes to mind. Asinine for the failure to incorporate the team name.

Are they the “Miami Miami”? I can’t wait to see them play the “Texas Texas”.


36 posted on 04/10/2012 8:28:43 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Not Romney - Not ever!)
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To: brownsfan

You said just what I was thinking. We are all free to say whatever we want, but there can be consequences to what we say.

If you go into work, and publicly call your boss a mother fletcher in a staff meeting, for example, or openly compare his management style to Hilter, in earshot of others, you may well not have that job anymore. You are free to say things, but consequences can happen if you say offensive things.


37 posted on 04/10/2012 8:35:02 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: ConservativeStatement
Kinda reminds me of Marge Schott and what she said about Hitler...

Her Idiotic Comments

38 posted on 04/10/2012 8:35:47 AM PDT by SengirV
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To: ConservativeStatement

Considering their fan base, management wanted a Latin face for their revamped franchise...affirmative action in action.


39 posted on 04/10/2012 8:37:19 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: Hegewisch Dupa

Yes...and these days “Jim Ed Rice”,next to him on top, is on New England Sports Network


40 posted on 04/10/2012 8:37:32 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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