I don't think the Marlin's organization should be surprised at what conspired with club manager Ozzie Guillen today. They should've known what they were getting into when they signed the former White Sox manager towards the end of the 2011 season. He doesn't have the perfect track record of saying the right thing at the right time.
He stated that he admired Fidel Castro for being able to remain in power for so long. This caused quite the stir in his new workplace, considering there are many who have directly suffered from Fidel's rule and risked their lives to escape.
Guillen released an apology, but I don't really buy it. Right now he's just in damage control mode. The Marlin's brought him in specifically to rebrand the organization and bring in the Latin American population. He has already undone much of the progress made by the organization in less than a week of regular season baseball.
That's just who he is though. With people like Ozzie, teams should always know what they're getting into. It's like signing a Manny Ramirez, a Metta World Peace, or a Chad Ochocinco...
Some are calling for his removal, some are just wanting more than a 5 game suspension. Whatever happens I just hope we get over it soon. Baseball managers shouldn't even be answering questions about World politics anyways...
Just let Ozzie stick to what he gets paid for.
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