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Fidel Zings it to Dubya

MFS62 Mar 22 2006 09:03 AM

I heard on radio this morning that Fidel Castro will take the second place prize money earned by the Cuban national team in the WBC and donate it to the Hurricaine Katrina Relief Fund. He's still ticked off that the Washington Senators signed Pedro Ramos instead of him. Later

KC Mar 22 2006 09:05 AM

What does the bearded bastard's contribution have to do with zinging it to Bush (or anyone for that matter)?

Edgy DC Mar 22 2006 09:08 AM

Actually that was the agreement negotiated with the Department of State before the tournament began. By the rules of the embargo, Cubans are not allowed to earn money in the US, so in order to play (actually, in order to get visas), they agreed up front to donate all potential prize money to hurricane relief.

KC Mar 22 2006 09:15 AM

zing

metirish Mar 22 2006 09:21 AM

I fucka you Mr. Bush....

MFS62 Mar 22 2006 09:59 AM

KC wrote: What does the bearded bastard's contribution have to do with zinging it to Bush Nothing. Who ever said that the headline had to have anything to do with the content of the story? Its all about attracting readers, baby. Anyhow, I feel he would have done something similar if it hadn't been part of the deal to get into the tourney. Keeping the money for use within Cuba would be an admission on his part that his economic policies are not working. This gesture was more about Fidel and Cuba than about the donation itself. We know how hard it is for some politicians to admit they made a mistake. Later

KC Mar 22 2006 10:03 AM

.... and posters

Yancy Street Gang Mar 22 2006 10:04 AM

Hmmm. When I accept a paycheck every two weeks, is that an admission that I'm doing a poor job of balancing my personal budget?

Edgy DC Mar 22 2006 10:09 AM

]Anyhow, I feel he would have done something similar if it hadn't been part of the deal to get into the tourney. So you feel el presidente would have zinged the president if he could've.

MFS62 Mar 22 2006 10:11 AM

="KC"].... and posters To quote Lucy in Peanuts: "I never make mistakes. I thought I made one once, but I was wrong". Actually, I thought the idea that a country considered by many as one of the poorest in the world donating money to help people in a country considered one of, if not the, richest in the world was quite funny. Later

KC Mar 22 2006 10:19 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 22 2006 10:30 AM

And what I think is funny, is people's dislike for presidents, managers, GM's, posters and/or admins of boards, whoever, often clouds their ability to reason. Later

Yancy Street Gang Mar 22 2006 10:21 AM

MFS62 wrote: Actually, I thought the idea that a country considered by many as one of the poorest in the world donating money to help people in a country considered one of, if not the, richest in the world was quite funny. If you want an example of that: Venezuela President Chavez Zings Bush

Edgy DC Mar 22 2006 10:27 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 22 2006 10:32 AM

This is just silly. Who considers Cuba one of the world's poorest countries? Or Venezuela, for that matter? And since when is giving money to needy people and the organizations that serve them a way to zing people? Forget it.

MFS62 Mar 22 2006 10:30 AM

Good example. Y'mean I have to thank a commie pinko bed-wetter for lowering my heating oil bill? I'd hate to see what it would be without him. But I wouldn't consider the fifth largest provider of oil to the US a "poor" country. Their problem may be distribution of wealth. Later

Yancy Street Gang Mar 22 2006 10:39 AM

True dat.

cooby Mar 22 2006 10:51 AM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Hmmm. When I accept a paycheck every two weeks, is that an admission that I'm doing a poor job of balancing my personal budget? I never thought of payday as being depressing before

Willets Point Mar 22 2006 11:27 AM

By the way - and MSF62 may already know this - but just for the record the whole Castro / Washington Senators thing is an urban legend

Johnny Dickshot Mar 22 2006 11:31 AM

Didn't Cuba also get maimed by Katrina?

Edgy DC Mar 22 2006 11:37 AM

That snopes link says that only the Dominican Republic as supplied more foreign born players to the major leagues than Cuba, but the baseball-reference link they support that with shows them fourth or fifth, depending on whether you count Puerto Rico. 1) Dominican Republic (410) 2) Canada (205) 3) Puerto Rico (215) 4) Venezuela (181) 5) Cuba (150)

Willets Point Mar 22 2006 11:45 AM

Interesting. The sentence refers to a North American baseball league so I guess they mean Canadians are not foreign-born North Americans(???) and they're including Puerto Rico with the US. Still doesn't explain Venezuela. There's either been a surge of Venezuelan-born players since the article was written or they goofed. You should write them.