Steven Wine TU Tuesday

http://collegebasketball.ap.org/jdnews/author/steven-wine

http://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Guillen-returns-from-suspension-Tuesday-3485707.php

Steven Wine is a sports reporter for the Associated Press and has been since 1987. The story that I read was about the Miami Marlins, a team that Wine covers. Along with Marlins games Wine has covered many large sporting events such as "the U.S. Open and the Australian Open, as well as the World Series, Super Bowl, Daytona 500 and Masters." This shows how impressive of a sports writer Wine is and it is evident why he covers these events when you learn that "Wine is a two-time AP sports writer of the year." This is a very high accomplishment considering how many sports writers the AP has. Today I read Wine's article on Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen returning to the baseball club after being suspended for five games. Guillen was suspended after he made comments saying that he admired Cuba's dictator, Fidel Castro, for staying is power for so long. These comments angered many Cubans in Miami who make up a large part of the Marlins fan base. In the story Marlins broadcaster Cookie Rojas says: "I'll tell you something about Ozzie," Rojas says. "As long as I've known him, he never before felt sorry saying, 'please forgive me.' This is the first time really that he had to admit he was wrong and made a mistake." What Cookie said was true. Guillen is notorious for making controversial comments that get him into hot water but after those comments he has never really apologized. This time was different and his apology seemed very heart-felt and sincere. But even though Guillen was suspended for five games many Cubans wanted a harsher penalty, during his press conference "about 100 people protested on the ballpark plaza and demanded his dismissal." Guillen's comments were very hurtful to members of the Cuban community and it will be interesting to see if the community forgives Guillen down the road.