RedScare Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 One sure way to improve your team's chances in a baseball tournament is to make sure the best team doesn't show up.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10486917/Even though Cuba was allowed to bring a soccer team to the US last year, and allowed to bring a squad for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the baseball team has been forbidden to enter the country."U.S. bids to host future Olympic Games will be damaged by the Bush administration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.S.O.N. Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 This sucks! I was looking forward to seeing Cuba compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Way to go Bush Administration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 That's a pretty jacked up story! Not sure what Cuban baseball ever did to endanger the Bush administration. I wanted to see Cuba compete too. I wonder if there will be an American baseball boycott because of the administration. I must say that of ALL the things that have been done by the Bush administration good and bad, this has to be by far the most insensitive, cold-hearted, unAmerican act I could ever imagine. I can't believe any president or government could ever allow themselves to look as foolish as they are over a tournament of baseball (a sport we supposedly invented) I bet you the next World Baseball Classic will be held in Havana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Well of course Bush is a baseball fan. One of his biggest successes in business came by way of screwing the DWF taxpayers and getting a free stadium for the Rangers and increasing the worth of the shares that he owned. That also pretty much started the "give me a free stadium and subsidize a bunch of millionaires" nonsense that has spread to almost every other major league city. Yep. Bush is a big baseball fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Cuba gets what it deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Red, you have to look at it this way, what is the likelyhood that half the Cuban Players would defect ? That is probably what the problem is. Major League Baseball has been trying to court cuban players for years, I think there are bigger things afoot than just the Mean ol' Bushman not letting the Cubans come to play. Think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 20, 2005 Author Share Posted December 20, 2005 Why would we be worried about Cubans defecting and embarrassing Fidel Castro? Maybe you should think about it. Wouldn't that be good for Bush's "Everyone wants to be like us" world view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 We don't need any more Cubans defecating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 (edited) OH Ok, you want to have another Elian fiasco to blame on Bush, no problem. I see how you lean on this one now. Thanks. Edited December 20, 2005 by TJones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 OH Ok, you want to have another Elian fiasco to blame on Bush, no problem. I see how you lean on this one now. Thanks. TJ. IYO does Bush ever do anything wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 TJ. IYO does Bush ever do anything wrong? I'm sure that doing coke doesn't rank very high in my book as GOOD things. West, would you blame Bush if my preminition came true and Bush sent them back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I'm sure that doing coke doesn't rank very high in my book as GOOD things. West, would you blame Bush if my preminition came true and Bush sent them back ? Sent who back? The baseball players? Yeah I would blame him for that. Wouldn't seem to be the smart thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Way to go Bush Administration!I'm not sure Bush gets the blame here. The Cuba situation has been in place for decades. In fact, the Bush administration has been noted for opening up ties with Cuba in recent years, much to the chagrin of immigrant voters in South Florida. Even asking for something like this would have been unthinkable in the 60's, 70's, or 80's.I can see letting a Cuban soccer team in for the Atlanta Olympics because it's a high-profile international event that only happens every four years, and the Cuban government doesn't make any money off of it. I've never heard of this World Baseball Classic before. Is it a big deal?As for sending defecting players back, they can't. The way the law is written, as long as they're on dry land they get to stay. That's why the Coast Guard tries to hard to grab them when they're still in the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 (edited) Sent who back? The baseball players? Yeah I would blame him for that. Wouldn't seem to be the smart thing to do. Why would it NOT be the smart thing to do. Wouldn't their families miss them terribly ? Editor, I may have to disagree, if they are sent over by their own government, that is a big difference from fleeing for political asylum. I am gonna have to consult Red, I love the free lawyering, he is sooooo damn good at it. Edited December 20, 2005 by TJones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Well, it seems the Administration is going to let the Cubans play after all.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10943151/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I see a defection in the works, then all Hell will break loose. I hope that I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 You mean Tim Purpura might actually sign some hitting? That would be all hell breaking loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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