THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"There is nothing to respect about Fidel Casto. He is a brutal dictator who has caused unthinkable pain for more than 50 years. We live in a community filled with victims of this dictatorship, and the people in Cuba continue to suffer today."
- Statement from Miami Marlins following Guillén's comments.
Ozzie Guillen was a part of the Florida Marlins' coaching staff when they won the World Series in 2003.
— miamimarlins.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Where is Ozzie Guillén from?
A: Venezuela.
THE MORNING BREW
Guillén's comment about Castro hurtful
"I love Fidel Castro. I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60 years, but that (expletive) is still there."
I am of Cuban descent.
I was born and raised in the United States, but I have a mother who came from Cuba and a number of Cuban relatives who still live in Miami.
Those words, uttered by Miami Marlins Manager, Ozzie Guillen, have shaken me. No, I was not personally involved with Castro, but I have plenty of family who were. My great uncle was put on Fidel Castro's firing squad and killed.
Every Cuban family has its own story to tell about Castro, and that is just a small part of mine.
In a recent interview, ESPN's Dan LeBatard, a Cuban-American himself, said it best:
"Given what the customer base is for the Marlins, given that they are right on Calle Ocho, a street with a Latin name, given that Ozzie Guillen was hired to be a Latin voice and face for a team that would represent Miami, this
the most possible thing that Ozzie Guillen could have said. I can't think of anything else given the customers that would've been worse because, for Cuban Americans, he's our Hitler."
Miami is a city that was built by Cubans - businesses, stores, restaurants, they are all owned and operated by Cubans. To this day, a majority of the Miami community is composed of Cubans. For Guillén to say what he did, let alone in the heart of Cuban America, is inexcusable. Sure, Guillén is known for having an outgoing personality and saying what's on his mind, but this time, he has gone too far.
It's not even the fact that he's hurt a lot of people, it's that among today's Cubans and Cuban-Americans are the
first generation Cubans, whom Castro put through hell. They are the ones who were really hurt by this.
On Tuesday, Guillen flew back to Miami and addressed a packed press conference.
"This is the biggest mistake of my life. When you make a mistake this big... I will learn from it."
From his body language, it was clear that he was embarrassed and sad about what he had said. He went on to say that he felt the meaning of his comments to Time magazine were misinterpreted in the translation from Spanish to English.
"I don't want to make excuses," he said. "But I meant that I was surprised Fidel Castro stayed in power so long. That's what was missing in the translation... I'm not saying the journalist was wrong. I was wrong. I was thinking in Spanish and I said it wrong in English."
Whether or not that is true, I liked the fact that he took all the blame, and not once did he put the blame on the journalist.
The apology on Tuesday is just a small step toward the right direction.
I wouldn't expect the people of Miami to completely forget about this, nor should they. But at least Guillen got to share what was on his mind with the people of Miami, while taking questions afterwards.
The Marlins have suspended Guillen for five games, something I think definitely needed to be done.
Should he be fired? Probably not. But a message needed to be sent to Guillen and the Miami fans that behavior like this will not be tolerated.
This issue goes far beyond the game of baseball, and Guillen has a long road ahead of him to regain the trust of not only the city, but also every Cuban and Cuban-American out there.
Edited by Katie James
This week in athletics
Wednesday
Softball vs. Wichita State 5 p.m. Lawrence
Thursday
No Events Scheduled
Friday
Women's Tennis
vs. Missouri
3 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
Saturday
Sunday
Women's Soccer
vs. Iowa
11 a.m.
lowa City, lowa
Monday
No Events Scheduled
A T M Baseball vs. Texas A&M 6 p.m. Lawrence
Tuesday
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