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Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen sought to clarify his remarks about Fidel Castro today by focusing on the many flaws of the Cuban dictator. Guillen recently told Time magazine, "I love Castro" – comments which have created a huge backlash in South Florida.

But Guillen sought to clarify his comments with those he angered in Miami's Cuban-American community today.

"As far as dictators go, the Fidel is basically the shittiest," Guillen began. "Look at his island. The Cuba. It is crap. They say it used to be nice. I doubt it. But he took it from a hell hole to even worse. I do not love a man such as this. I spit on Fidel and all the Cuban people who elect him over and over again. The Cubans are as dumb as their leader."

As Marlins executives and public relations staff members moved to the podium to remove Guillen and end the press conference just sentences after it began, the outspoken manager continued on.

"My favorite dictator? It's not this Fidel," he said. "I do not love or respect him. Compare him to someone like the Russian, Joseph Stalin. The Wikipedia say he was responsible for more than 20 million deaths. That is the true power. He would kill Jay Mariotti in a second. I respect that man. Which is saying much because I hate Russians."

The Miami Marlins are in the midst of an offseason spending spree never before seen in the history of the franchise. In order for the finances to work out, the team hopes to fill the seats 81 times at its newly-constructed stadium.

"Our new Marlins Ballpark is the lynch-pin of everything we're doing right now," said team owner Jeffrey Loria. "We need to be close to capacity every night for us to make this work. It's a risk, because no one has ever come to our games. In fact, no one in Miami goes to sporting events of any kind. Why there are sports teams even here, no one knows. But the Marlins are prepared to overcome that history. And we must or we're going to go bankrupt about a week into the season."

Based on internal projections, the Marlins believe they can expect to be draw at least 75-percent capacity every game in their new 74-seat ballpark.

"Our average crowd at Sun Life Stadium was 11 people," said Loria. "Is it bold to think we're going to increase attendance by 600, 700-percent? Sure. But there's starting to be a buzz around town about this team. The Jose Reyes signing was in the newspaper and everything."