Pitching Backwards is when a pitcher uses their secondary offerings rather than their fastball early on in the count. Cuba as a country has been described as and in certain ways is moving backwards. The concept of pitching backwards is… Continue Reading
Granma clinched the 60th Cuban National Series in April of 2021. The road to get there was meandering with multiple delays due to Covid outbreaks. Certain series were played out of sequence and the whole playoff took roughly two months… Continue Reading
Industriales of Havana are frequently compared to the New York Yankees. Both teams play in the media capital of their country. They have the most championships overall and are in a decade plus championship drought. Their desire to reshape their… Continue Reading
Some might argue that the term Cuban Journalism is an oxymoron. At least in the baseball sphere there has been much more transparency of late. One scribe providing much of the information is Cuban Journalist Boris Luis Cabrera Acosta. Boris… Continue Reading
Visiting Cuba as a tourist, even if you venture off the beaten path and experience something closer to the “real Cuba” can cloud your perspective. Cubans are a people so immensely proud that will give you the shirt off their… Continue Reading