I feel like 10 games would have pleased everyone and also had a negligible impact on our season's prospects. Hopefully 5 will quell the fire.

 

Yeah, he'll miss the next 2 games against the Phils but then the next 3 are against the Astros. Don't think we'll need him for those...

I work part-time (pro bono) with an anti-Castro legal group in Miami...and our count so far is around 38,000 people killed by the Castro regime for political reasons. Not 2 million. There are many numbers floating out there, but actually verifying the numbers is quite tricky. There are not exactly great records on everything that has happened, specially for the 1959 to 1968 period.

 

However, at least 80,000 additional Cubans have died trying to come to the US (drowning, sharks, etc).

 

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

I feel like 10 games would have pleased everyone and also had a negligible impact on our season's prospects. Hopefully 5 will quell the fire.

 

Yeah, he'll miss the next 2 games against the Phils but then the next 3 are against the Astros. Don't think we'll need him for those...

They've actually played really well to start the year and they're about to get Jed Lowrie back from the DL.

He seems genuine to me.

I feel like 10 games would have pleased everyone and also had a negligible impact on our season's prospects. Hopefully 5 will quell the fire.

 

Yeah, he'll miss the next 2 games against the Phils but then the next 3 are against the Astros. Don't think we'll need him for those...

They've actually played really well to start the year and they're about to get Jed Lowrie back from the DL.

Ok.

I still am a bit skeptical that he really had translational problems but I will agree the guy is better at speaking in Spanish than English by a goood measure.

Now he's blaming the fact that he was thinking one thing in Spanish and said another in English. Give me a break. He's gone back and forth between English and Spanish like nothing in this press conference itself. That's a lame ass excuse.

 

There's no way you can misinterpret anything for "I love Fidel Castro."

 

 

If that's what you believe, then nothing he can say will fix it, so what do you want to hear? "I said I love Fidel Castro but I was just kidding"? I think subscription to Time is needed for full article so I haven't read the entire thing, but LeBatard was talking about it yesterday and indicated that he corrected himself as soon as he said love.

All I want to hear was I made the comment spur of the moment and it was stupid. I don't want to hear an excuse about his language that obviously isn't true.

 

I think he's basically said this. Yes he also said the translation didn't go the way he wanted. And yes it's a handy excuse to blame the translation. I think it's sort of a cop-out way of saying I didn't say it the way I should have. But either way, he's apologized pretty profusely.

 

His rationale probably is a little better in spanish - let's not forget he doesn't have completely mastery of the english language here...

ozzie should just speak in spanish exclusively

I think he's basically said this. Yes he also said the translation didn't go the way he wanted. And yes it's a handy excuse to blame the translation. I think it's sort of a cop-out way of saying I didn't say it the way I should have. But either way, he's apologized pretty profusely.

 

He shouldn't include that excuse at all. No matter how many times he apologizes, that's all some people will remember is that he made a lame ass excuse.

I work part-time (pro bono) with an anti-Castro legal group in Miami...and our count is around 38,000 people killed by the Castro regime for political reasons. Not 2 million.

 

However, at least 80,000 additional Cubans have died trying to come to the US (drowning, sharks, etc).

 

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

 

 

These hitler comparisons are just too out of line not matter what the circumstance IMO (I get what he's trying to say and it's still completely off-based) and I feel like they're only saying them to drum up emotion which is irresponsible. Oh well. Time to move on!

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

 

Wait ... what? Who said that on ESPN? Not a regular I hope.

aren't real ... made up ... fudging history.

 

The only one around here fudging anything is you.

 

Funny how you don't respond to the point even given a 50% cut in the numbers. How about we agree that Fidel only killed a few hundred and Mao a few thousand?

 

Leftists like you defend leftists like Castro, etc. as a reflex. As you have amply demonstrated.

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

 

Wait ... what? Who said that on ESPN? Not a regular I hope.

It was Dan LeBatard.

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

 

Wait ... what? Who said that on ESPN? Not a regular I hope.

 

Lebatard.

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

 

Wait ... what? Who said that on ESPN? Not a regular I hope.

 

Lebetard said it I think

ozzie should just speak in spanish exclusively

 

Ozzie should stick to baseball.

aren't real ... made up ... fudging history.

 

The only one around here fudging anything is you.

 

Funny how you don't respond to the point even given a 50% cut in the numbers. How about we agree that Fidel only killed a few hundred and Mao a few thousand?

 

Leftists like you defend leftists like Castro, etc. as a reflex. As you have amply demonstrated.

 

Ad hominem again. Nice way to argue.

aren't real ... made up ... fudging history.

 

The only one around here fudging anything is you.

 

Funny how you don't respond to the point even given a 50% cut in the numbers. How about we agree that Fidel only killed a few hundred and Mao a few thousand?

 

Leftists like you defend leftists like Castro, etc. as a reflex. As you have amply demonstrated.

 

Damn. You're like these internet trolls that are always in the comment sections of articles. Usually I don't see your type in forums.

I thought he did a good job. This will be over in a week imo. I'm still a fan of Ozzie

Look, the guy on ESPN did not say Castro was just like Hitler, all he said was that Castro was Cuba's version of Hitler.) However, he never said Castro was just as bad as Hitler...just that for many Cubans Castro has left a scar as bad as Hitler has left on the Jewish people.

 

Wait ... what? Who said that on ESPN? Not a regular I hope.

It was Dan LeBatard.

Oh man!

aren't real ... made up ... fudging history.

 

The only one around here fudging anything is you.

 

Funny how you don't respond to the point even given a 50% cut in the numbers. How about we agree that Fidel only killed a few hundred and Mao a few thousand?

 

Leftists like you defend leftists like Castro, etc. as a reflex. As you have amply demonstrated.

What is your source for the 2 million number ... or even 1 million?

ozzie should just speak in spanish exclusively

 

Ozzie should stick to baseball.

that too

aren't real ... made up ... fudging history.

 

The only one around here fudging anything is you.

 

Funny how you don't respond to the point even given a 50% cut in the numbers. How about we agree that Fidel only killed a few hundred and Mao a few thousand?

 

Leftists like you defend leftists like Castro, etc. as a reflex. As you have amply demonstrated.

 

Ad hominem again. Nice way to argue.

You obviously don't have the slightest idea of what an ad hominem argument actually is. You seem to think it's anything with which you don't agree.

http://www.miamihera...ro/victims.html

 

:lol

 

Miami Herald? You can't possibly be either that stupid or obtuse. Then again, maybe you can be.

 

We all know you have your anti-Herald thing, however at least he has cited a source for his argument. What is yours for your 2 million number?

Last night my Cuban American friend asked me how I'd feel if Ozzie had made the same comments about Hitler. Definitely not a good comparison. Also, she's a Miami native who is a diehard Cardinals fan. She's a confused girl.