The World Baseball Classic is still a bit top heavy. Cuba ran into a buzz saw of a United States lineup and was eliminated in the Semi-Final 14-2. That dispatching is disappointing but making it there at all is not.… Continue Reading
Team Cuba Death by 150 Paper Cuts is an article I originally wrote in March of 2017 in response to Cuba’s ouster from the the World Baseball Classic. It was originally for my Facebook page “Phil In The Blanks: Cuba… Continue Reading
I recently sat down with The Baseball Podcast Twice. Ethan and Tom have been focusing on the upcoming World Baseball Classic. More specifically they have been bringing on guests with familiarity with different countries competing in the 2023 World Baseball… Continue Reading
Team Cuba recently moved to number 8 in the WBSC World Baseball Rankings. This represents an improvement from the twelfth position they occupied a few years back. This is a far cry from an era prior to rankings but when… Continue Reading
Pinch Hitter Gawain Owen is in Haarlem Holland and is following Team Cuba. Here is his Honkbal Opening Weekend WrapUp. Cuba once the bastions of International baseball tournaments such as Haarlem baseball week have been on a trend of diminishing… Continue Reading
I have never been a big fan of the Olympics. It’s grander appeal runs counter to the 162 game day in day out fandom of Major League Baseball. That doesn’t mean I don’t understand why so many do love it.… Continue Reading