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La Tropical Park, then and now.(baseball in Cuba)
- Article from:
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The National Pastime
- Article date:
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January 1, 2005
- Author:
- Nowlin, Bill; Krieger, Kit
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In February 2001, more than a dozen members of The Society for American Baseball Research joined the first Cubaball Tours visit to enjoy a week of baseball in Cuba. Most tour participants felt the weeklong tour was one of the best travel experiences they'd ever enjoyed. The group, led by Kit Krieger and Peter Bjarkman, saw five ball games in four stadiums, met with Connie Marrero, visited a baseball academy, joined Havana's daily outdoor baseball discussion group, paid homage at Martin Dihigo's final resting place, and talked a lot of baseball for the whole week.
We didn't get to meet Fidel, but this was a dedicated group of baseball fans, and it amused participant Peggy ...