On the Cuban National Baseball Team and Their Recent Loss

[mynameisnotevan]

Cuba lost to Japan in the final of the World Baseball Classic yesterday, 10-6. I was pretty bummed out, partially because I'm a fan of Cuba in general, despite the rampant human rights violations and senile, corrupt leadership. It's in my nature to root for the underdog, especially when the underdog was the only socialist nation in the Western

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[piratedragon]

did you know that a few years ago--2003, i think--cuba experienced a hurricane far more dangerous than katrina, and nobody died? and it's not like it struck an uninhabited region--the situation was pretty similar to new orleans, except nobody died. now that's a country.

[dmuehe]

how does that work? no one at all died?

[piratedragon]

the cuban government cares about its people, used intelligence that it received ahead of time--unlike the usa--and evacuated the people.

[dmuehe]

wow, I didn't realize all that, that's nuts!

[funkywnkerbean]

when i was in puerto rico they were playing cuba, i wish i would have gone to that game. But everyone there loved baseball, and there were a bunch of sandlot fields with really big stadium lights that everyone went to on friday nights and sundays. and all the gangsters wore baseball jerseys instead of basketball jerseys.

[anonymous]

Personally, I prefer the genetically-engineered humans of Japan.

--Ege

[posaunelove]

Sell-out.

[mynameisnotevan]

That was a pretty dumb thing to say. I wish I had a feature on my LJ that screened out stupid comments.