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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 [...]
  From Fish Tank blog: Miami Marlins | The Palm Beach Post at Fetched: April 10, 2012, 11:38am in Miami Marlins, Sports

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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 [...]
  From Fish Tank blog: Miami Marlins | The Palm Beach Post at Fetched: April 10, 2012, 11:38am in Miami Marlins, Sports

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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 [...]
  From Fish Tank blog: Miami Marlins | The Palm Beach Post at Fetched: April 10, 2012, 11:38am in Miami Marlins, Sports

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• Marlins Suspend Ozzie Guillen 5 Games for Castro Remarks

  The Marlins have announced that they have suspended Ozzie Guillen 5 games for his recent remarks to Time Magazine where he expressed his “love” for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

  The Miami Marlins announced today the suspension of manager Ozzie Guillen for five games effective immediately. The Marlins acknowledge the seriousness of [...]

  From Fish@Bat: Blogging the Miami Marlins at April 10, 2012, 11:30am in Miami Marlins, Sports

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• Pitches per Batter Faced, Or, Why Mark Buehrle is Awesome

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  Ted and I were IMing during Monday's Marlins win over the Phillies regarding Anibal Sanchez' ruthlessly efficient game. In 6 and 1/3 innings, he faced 26 batters and threw 95 pitches, good for 3.65 pitches per batter faced (P/BF). I wondered whether this stat was any good or' [...]
  From Marlins Die-Hards at April 10, 2012, 12:20am in Miami Marlins, Sports

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• All Together Now

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  An event does not become a scandal until politicians are using the event to score cheap points with their constituents. We can now call Ozzie Guillen's Castro flap a bona fide scandal:
  

  The Chairman of the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners has called on Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria to urge [...]

  From Marlins Die-Hards at April 09, 2012, 6:05pm in Miami Marlins, Sports

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• Giancarlo Stanton late scratch vs. Phillies Monday

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  New Marlins lineup Monday after Stanton scratch. Stanton was scratched due to left knee pain and is considered day-to-day.

  1-Jose Reyes ss

  2-Emilio Bonifacio cf

  3-Hanley Ramirez 3b

  4-Gaby Sanchez 1b

  5-Austin Kearns rf

  6-Chris Coghlan lf

  7-Omar Infante 2b

  8-John Buck c

  9-Anibal Sanchez p

  [...]
  From Miami Herald: Fish Bytes at April 09, 2012, 12:43pm in Miami Marlins, MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Sports

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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. [...]
  From Fish Tank blog: Miami Marlins | The Palm Beach Post at Fetched: April 09, 2012, 12:30pm in Miami Marlins, Sports

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• Ozzie Guillen will return to Miami Tuesday to address Castro comments

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  Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said prior to Monday’s game against the Phillies that he would travel back to Miami after the game and hold a press conference Tuesday to address the recent comments in a Time magazine article concerning Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

              Guillen was quoted in a recent online [...]

  From Miami Herald: Fish Bytes at April 09, 2012, 12:07pm in Miami Marlins, MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Sports

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• Ozzie Responds to Castro Comment Controversy

  Ozzie is headed back to Miami during the Marlins day off to apologize for his comments about Fidel Castro. Yes, we are three games in and the colorful Marlins are already very… colorful. Marlins may need to punish him some way to address the issue. Seriously, could Ozzie have stepped [...]

  From Fish@Bat: Blogging the Miami Marlins at April 09, 2012, 11:52am in Miami Marlins, Sports

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