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| IF ONLY HE HAD BEEN A BETTER BASEBALL PLAYER... |
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| ...A MURAL OF "THE COMANDANTE," FIDEL CASTRO, IN THE 'OFICINA' OF HAVANA'S LATIN AMERICAN STADIUM |
| MAGNIFICO! CUBANS REJOICE AFTER STUNNING THE DR... |
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| ...IN THE '06 WBC SEMIS, EARNING A BID IN THE FINALS AGAINST JAPAN |
To U.S. baseball fans, it's known simply as "The Forbidden Isle." But journalist
Joe Connor visited this baseball hotbed for more than three weeks and was granted unprecedented access to its players,
academies, sports institutes and ballparks across the country’s 14 vast provinces. And now Joe shares his insight into
Cuban baseball in World in a Ballpark: Baseball Goes Global, which is
available for purchase at the Buy Joe's Guides page. Cuba's talented and accomplished National Team has been a participant in the
World Baseball Classic. We also hope you enjoy our Cuban baseball collage below where you can also access the stories Joe wrote for Major League
Baseball's official Web site that were praised by fans for their insight into "Pelota," what Cubans call baseball.
If you want to view a sample of the guide and how easy the guide works, visit
the MLB Ballpark Trips page.
| A PASSION FOR PELOTA EVERY WHICH WAY YOU TURN... |
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| ...MOST NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES ARE TELEVISED; JOE PLAYING THE FIELD ON THE SCENIC ISLAND OF YOUTH |
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| CUBA'S EASTERN PROVINCES LOVE TO JAM... |
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| ...THE "CONGREGOS," AN EIGHT-PIECE BAND, FIRE UP THE LIVELY CROWD IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA |
| HONORING A CUBAN BASEBALL LEGEND... |
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| ...A STATUE OF JOSE HUEGLA IN SANCTI SPIRITUS |
| YOUNG EL DUQUE, 1990, YEARS BEFORE DEFECTING |
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| ORLANDO HERNANDEZ PITCHED FOR HAVANA'S INDUSTRIALES AND THE NATIONAL TEAM |
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| WHAT PASSES AS A NEWSPAPER IN CUBA, CASTRO STYLE |
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| BARELY MORE THAN EIGHT PAGES IN LENGTH, DUE TO FREQUENT PAPER SHORTAGES ON THE ISLAND |
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