http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...,1,912581.story

 

 

To celebrate the event, I'd have no problem if Ozzie starts Ramirez at 2nd base.

"Maybe it won't be the last time, but it will be the first time," Hernandez said of a showdown between two Cuban defectors facing each other in a major-league game. "There will be a lot of people in Cuba watching."

 

How are a lot of people in Cuba able to watch the game? I couldn't watch tonight's game and I bought the Extra Innings package.

Castro's brother recently lifted some restrictions on electronic components. DVD players, TVs etc.

 

So, who knows?

The (now) unwritten rules of Game Thread starting sate a game thread can not be created until the day of the game (AKA 12am CT) unless of course you have winner's rights. I guess I'm going to have to dig up the old thread.

The (now) unwritten rules of Game Thread starting sate a game thread can not be created until the day of the game (AKA 12am CT) unless of course you have winner's rights. I guess I'm going to have to dig up the old thread.

This was an article that I posted.

 

Someone assumed that it was a game thread and pinned it.

 

After I saw that it was pinned, I added the other stuff.

 

 

Mod fight!

This game, under 4 hours?

 

Go Jose!

lol it'll be like 5 hours long.

I have a feeling this game will either be washed out, or there will be delays.

"You don't have to live like a refugee..."

wow a historic mathcup. Although I think Contreras is better than last year, he vs. the Twins is not a great matchup. They are patient and will make him get his pitches over the plate.

i can see this game going either way, with both teams scoring a ton of runs.

To celebrate the event, I'd have no problem if Ozzie starts Ramirez at 2nd base.

 

To celebrate the event, I'm smoking Cohibas and drinking Havana Club rum.

 

This could like the start of a great baseball tradition.

To celebrate the event, I'm smoking Cohibas and drinking Havana Club rum.

 

This could like the start of a great baseball tradition.

That gave me a good laugh so early in the morning.

good for cuba! go sox...

How are a lot of people in Cuba able to watch the game? I couldn't watch tonight's game and I bought the Extra Innings package.

 

Illegal satellite dishes if I recall.

man i hope this game goes in.. I was looking forward to it, as I get home from work right at 8pm EST. So id get this game in time... :S

We need a good outing from Mr. Contreras tonight.

 

Just win series, all we can do

We need a good outing from Mr. Contreras tonight.

 

Just win series, all we can do

Yep, we need a win. The big focus in 2005 was winning every series. If you do that, you'll be playing in October. Plus this is a home series vs. a division rival, so we need to win today even more.

Illegal satellite dishes if I recall.

 

 

I was in Nicaragua with the Peace Corps (briefly, had to come home for medical reasons) and was surprised how easy it was to watch US sports (especially the MLB). Seemed like every bar down there had a satellite, I never asked about the legality of them but it wouldn't have surprised me one bit if they were 'pirate satellite users'. Im sure the case in Cuba is very similar.

 

Pretty cool that this is the first Cuba vs Cuba game, I hope that Alexei gets into the game as well (although Im not so sure we'll see much of our bench since they all got in a couple of ABs last night).

I was in Nicaragua with the Peace Corps (briefly, had to come home for medical reasons) and was surprised how easy it was to watch US sports (especially the MLB). Seemed like every bar down there had a satellite, I never asked about the legality of them but it wouldn't have surprised me one bit if they were 'pirate satellite users'. Im sure the case in Cuba is very similar.

 

Pretty cool that this is the first Cuba vs Cuba game, I hope that Alexei gets into the game as well (although Im not so sure we'll see much of our bench since they all got in a couple of ABs last night).

 

If Ozzie thinks Alexie deserves to be in the game for reasons other than his nationailty, I have no problem with it. Ozzie already gets too much crap about favoring Latin players to put him just because he's Cuban.

Game called off, according to the Score.

Game called off, according to the Score.

 

Not surprised at all

 

 

Sadly, my first softball games of the year are called off as well

not suprised, the weather is horrible, cold/windy/rainy, you feel worse when you go out in it