Guillen's Gaff

Ozzie Guillen is no stranger to controversial comments. He is no stranger to saying what he feels and being honest, sometimes more than he should be. However the recent comments in which he expressed admiration for Fidel Castro take this oft troubled manager into an entirely new stratosphere of controversy. The large Cuban-American population in the Miami area has expressed outrage and has called for his job. The team suspended him five games and we will see if that is enough to appease the fan base. His apology did seem genuinely contrite and he seemed like someone who made a mistake and owned up to it. He did bring up the fact that he was speaking English and thinking in Spanish, though I'm not sure what this has to do with his response, but he doesn't seem to have any strong belief in what he said and realizes now how hurtful such comments can be. The Geo-political world is a dangerous one to comment on and Ozzie claims he will no longer be doing so. This is probably for the best as he is likely to be reprimanded as it is. I have no problem with freedom of speech but I also understand why the Marlins would discipline him for his actions. There is a line that cannot be crossed and se we will see how forgiving the people of south Florida are.