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• Marlins: Joey Cora, Logan Morrison, Heath Bell weigh in on Ozzie Guillen

  Ozzie Guillen spoke to the team at 4:15 p.m. today for about 10 minutes in the Marlins clubhouse. Here are excerpts from comments by the team, starting with a short video of bench coach Joey Cora. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC2yeW2OgPA BENCH COACH JOEY CORA Today he talked to the team. He was very [...]
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• Ozzie Guillen will meet with Marlins players this afternoon in Philadelphia

  Just arrived at Citizens Bank Park for tonight’s game, featuring Josh Johnson against Roy Halladay. The media was just told the clubhouse will not open to reporters until after manager Ozzie Guillen addresses his Marlins players. Presumably that meeting will happen shortly, since normal clubhouse access for the media starts [...]
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• Miami residents support Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen keeping his job, ESPN poll says

  It’s still too early to determine how Ozzie Guillen’s apology was received, but one survey revealed a majority of Miami residents think he should keep his managerial job with the Marlins. According to the ESPN-commissioned poll, Guillen is viewed unfavorably by nearly half of Cuban-Americans surveyed. But nearly two-thirds of [...]
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• Solid Ozzie Guillen perspective from former Marlins third baseman Mike Lowell

  For folks who live outside of South Florida and still don’t understand the uproar Ozzie Guillen created with his pro-Fidel Castro comments, former Marlins third baseman Mike Lowell gave some terrific perspective in an interview with MLB Network. You can hear the interview by clicking this link. [...]
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• Marlins union rep John Buck hopes Ozzie’s apology helps “put a big band-aid” on controversy

  Marlins catcher John Buck, the team’s union rep, and first baseman Gaby Sanchez spoke with Marlins beat writers at the team hotel in Philadelphia. Buck said he thinks manager Ozzie Guillen’s five-game suspension for his Fidel Castro comments will actually bring the team closer together. “Everybody in that clubhouse looks [...]
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• Ozzie chokes up during press conference about “the biggest mistake I’ve made in my life”

  Here are some excerpts from Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen during his press conference this morning. He choked up at one point and paused to sip water. He said he will not be paid during his five-game suspension. Bench coach Joey Cora will manage in his absence. “When I sit in [...]
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• Marlins suspend Ozzie Guillen for five games

  Minutes before Ozzie Guillen’s press conference, the Marlins announced they have suspended their manager for five games because of comments he made about Fidel Castro. “The Marlins acknowledge the seriousness of the comments attributed to Guillen,” the team said in a statement. “The pain and suffering caused by Fidel Castro [...]
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• Marlins mess: In 2008, Ozzie made complimentary comments about Castro

  What a mess… Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Heath Bell – all said they signed with the Marlins because, among other reasons, Ozzie Guillen was the manager. I can’t see the Marlins firing Ozzie over the controversial comments he made about Fidel Castro (which surfaced Saturday). But I would not be [...]
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• Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen returning to Miami to apologize for Castro comments

  Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said he will return to Miami after today’s game for a press conference tomorrow at Marlins Park will he will apologize for comments he made about Fidel Castro. “I want to make everything clear. Then people can see me and talk,” he said today in Philadelphia. [...]
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• Miami Marlins putting on their best Easter Sunday duds

  The Marlins were dressed up in their Easter Sunday best, especially (from left) Giancarlo Stanton, Randy Choate, Ricky Nolasco and Josh Johnson. They all bought their duds at House of Adam, a Cincinnati clothing store that’s a popular destination for athletes looking for some, well, colorful threads. My favorite accessory: [...]
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