April 25, 20169 yr This whole thing was shady beyond belief. Puig's story was a wild one too. Makes you wonder if the families were left in Cuba because smuggling them to the USA was impossible, or if the smugglers wanted to maintain some leverage to make sure the players paid up.
April 25, 20169 yr QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 06:03 PM) This whole thing was shady beyond belief. Puig's story was a wild one too. Makes you wonder if the families were left in Cuba because smuggling them to the USA was impossible, or if the smugglers wanted to maintain some leverage to make sure the players paid up. If nothing else, the fact that Obama is trying to normalize the relationship with Cuba should help guys like Jose that are just trying to do right by their family and play the game at the highest level they can. It's not fair to the Cuban players and Cuban people to have to suffer because or their non democratically elected governmental. The smugglers aren't "bad" but they are un-necessary in a world where the US and Cuba have a normal relationship.
April 25, 20169 yr QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 25, 2016 -> 05:14 PM) If nothing else, the fact that Obama is trying to normalize the relationship with Cuba should help guys like Jose that are just trying to do right by their family and play the game at the highest level they can. It's not fair to the Cuban players and Cuban people to have to suffer because or their non democratically elected governmental. The smugglers aren't "bad" but they are un-necessary in a world where the US and Cuba have a normal relationship. It's not going to help. Cubans are going to live under tyranny until the Castros are gone.
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