Marlins Ozzie Guillen apologizes, get five-game suspension


MIAMI — A contrite Ozzie Guillen sat in the heart of Little Havana seeking forgiveness for what the Miami Marlins manager called the biggest mistake of his life — saying he admired Fidel Castro. This wasn't some offhand insult about a sports writer,

Ozzie Guillen was suspended by the Miami Marlins on Tuesday after praising Fidel Castro. Reactions on Twitter were explosive and varied.

And that explains Ozzie Guillen, the Miami Marlins manager, and why he's now public enemy number one among many Cuban Americans: he's old school dumb. The furor began when Time magazine quoted Guillen as

The Miami Marlins have suspended manager Ozzie Guillen for five games after an interview in Time in which Guillen made comments interpreted as pro-Castro. Guillen said he "love[s] Fidel Castro…I respect Fidel Castro.

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com | 04/10/12 9:00 PM ET early — at about 7 am PT in San Francisco — because he wanted to watch Ozzie Guillen's news conference in Miami and what he'd say about his controversial remarks about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

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