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  • Alliball
    MVP
    • Aug 2004
    • 2368

    #16
    Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

    Originally posted by SPTO

    Olympics=amateurs
    First off, it was a joke. Second, it's been quite a while since that's been true as well.

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    • fugazi
      MVP
      • Apr 2003
      • 3749

      #17
      Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

      Our government has acted like a petty 13 year old when it comes to Cuba for the last 30 years.
      If you are interested, however, Cuba will allow any American citizen to train at its very fine medical institutions for free. And Venezualans.
      Australian Rules Football...just sayin'

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      • RailStone
        Banned
        • Jun 2004
        • 527

        #18
        Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

        The U.S. is so childish. Having a travel ban on cuba because you dont like their government is stupid and quite childish really IMO. I mean just think, if all the countries in the world who didnt like the u.s. banned their citizens from traveling to america, the U.S. would have to shut down all of its tourism industries

        Like SPTO said, they should leave the politics out of this and let them play already.

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        • Alliball
          MVP
          • Aug 2004
          • 2368

          #19
          Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

          Originally posted by RailStone
          The U.S. is so childish. Having a travel ban on cuba because you dont like their government is stupid and quite childish really IMO. I mean just think, if all the countries in the world who didnt like the u.s. banned their citizens from traveling to america, the U.S. would have to shut down all of its tourism industries

          Like SPTO said, they should leave the politics out of this and let them play already.
          This isn't about the Cuban baseball team taking a vacation in the US, it goes a little deeper than that. It's a stupid reason, but still a deeper reason than what you stated.

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          • Kenage
            Rookie
            • Mar 2003
            • 456

            #20
            Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

            I dont think Cuba even if had played in the WBC that they would have used Major League Stars. I think they would have just used guys on the National Team. They would not want people in Cuba to see guys do well that escaped from the Country to riches in the US.

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            • Chip Douglass
              Hall Of Fame
              • Dec 2005
              • 12256

              #21
              Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

              Cuba is denied the chance of playing baseball just because our government hates Castro? Biased and unecessary.

              I just noticed, Cuba is set to gain financially from the WBC, which violates some embargo law we have on Cuba.
              I write things on the Internet.

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              • BigRed
                MVP
                • May 2003
                • 1683

                #22
                Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                Cuba is still listed on the WBC web page as playing in Pool C (Puerto Rico) with Puerto Rico, Panama an The Netherlands.
                Pecos Pete

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                • Stu
                  All Star
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 7924

                  #23
                  Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                  Well, Cuba offered to donate all money received from their participation to Hurricane Katrina aid. I say let them play.

                  http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2269713
                  Sim Gaming Network

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                  • TheLetterZ
                    All Star
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 6752

                    #24
                    Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                    So do I. That's a reasonable and classy offer.

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                    • Freelance
                      Banned
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 7021

                      #25
                      Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                      You guys are cracking me up.

                      I'm not going into this because it'll get locked up quick, but Cuba's government has been a ruthless dictatorship for decades, and Castro is no differenct than Saddam or Ho Chi Minh.

                      Cuban players tell some gruesome stories about their family members that have been murdered for political reasons there.

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                      • TheLetterZ
                        All Star
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 6752

                        #26
                        Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                        You suggest removing all contact with Cubans?

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                        • Freelance
                          Banned
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 7021

                          #27
                          Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                          Originally posted by ZXLT
                          You suggest removing all contact with Cubans?
                          How bout a regime change?

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                          • SPTO
                            binging
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 68046

                            #28
                            Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                            Originally posted by Erod
                            How bout a regime change?
                            Bay of Pigs

                            BTW just wait a couple years Castro is due to croak anytime now.
                            Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club

                            "Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. Parker

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                            • Freelance
                              Banned
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 7021

                              #29
                              Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                              Originally posted by SPTO
                              Bay of Pigs

                              BTW just wait a couple years Castro is due to croak anytime now.
                              Yep, and once it does, it'll become Miami South. A vacation destination, a thriving economy, and a democratic society.

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                              • SPTO
                                binging
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 68046

                                #30
                                Re: Cuba can't play in WBC

                                Originally posted by Erod
                                Yep, and once it does, it'll become Miami South. A vacation destination, a thriving economy, and a democratic society.
                                Agreed,

                                Still I think it's a shame that Cuba may not play in this tournament as I think they'd give some of the superpowers of baseball a run for their money.
                                Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club

                                "Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. Parker

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