Normalizing relations18 December 2014 There’s been big news. No idea how it’s playing in the U.S., if at all ("Obama surrenders to Communists"?), but it’s big...
Galeria de las Americas09 December 2014 Oops. Kinda neglected to write. Game 7 is old news. How ‘bout that Madison Bumgarner, huh? He’s pretty good at the...
In need of pitching03 November 2014 Tonight was the first time I saw a player (for any team) get booed, but starting a game by giving up five runs on three...
BABIP dragons02 November 2014 We got a bit of a cold snap this weekend. Relatively speaking, of course. Everyone’s been walking around wearing...
An October trip to the Casa de la MusicaDuring that awful rainy week, I finally made it to the Casa de la Musica in Centro. There’s another one in the suburb of Miramar for...
The bad with the good29 October 2014 The beginning of the last week in Cuba of phase one of my grand plan. Last week I lost a lot of daytime sightseeing due...
Back to baseball20 October 2014 So it’s been a few days. Manuel, my landlord, came to my door Thursday to tell me the Industriales were back in Havana...
Daily routine14 October 2014 Kind of a gross, rainy day all day today from about 2 on. I went out this morning, just sort of walking spiral patterns...
Baseball, revolutions and the honey shot13 October 2014 The "honey shot" is alive and well for Cuban baseball broadcasts. During breaks in the action, or coming back from one of...
Quiet day12 October 2014 Quiet day today, mostly stayed in and watched baseball on TV. Hit Vedado for a second -- the Hotel Nacional has computers...