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Monthly Archives: December 2014
2014: Highs and Lows, Dramático Final!
2014 has been an amazing year for me, filled with ups and downs. The most emotional year of my life, certainly, filled with heart-rending loss and incredible, mind-searing highs. One steady companion has been this blog– my need to write … Continue reading
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Tagged Aparicio, baseball, baseball hall of fame, beisbol, beisbol venezolano, bob abreu, Cardenales de Lara, detroit tigers, felix hernandez, japan baseball, jose altuve, la guaira tiburones, latin america sports, Latino athletes, latino baseball, liga venezolana de beisbol profesional, Luis Aparicio, luis salazar, magallanes, Maracaibo, miguel cabrera, New York Mets, Omar Infante
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Feliz Navidad, Merry Christmas
Dear Readers, Thanks for all your support and energy this year. In the words of Jesus (Lezama, Venezuela’s oldest baseball fan), “I love you.” More posts soon on the exciting conclusion of the Liga Venezolana as three teams vie for … Continue reading
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Two of a Kind: Salazar, Guillen and the Ghosts of Baseball Past
In Venezuela, when an opposing runner reaches first base, the public address system exhorts the home fans to chant a very English-sounding refrain: Do-Blay Play! Do-Blay Play! Yesterday, sitting around the proverbial office water cooler, I had a conversation with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aparicio, baseball hall of fame, beisbol, beisbol venezolano, detroit tigers, gregory infantes, japan baseball, jose altuve, la guaira tiburones, liga venezolana de beisbol profesional, luis salazar, lynchburg hillcats, ozzie guillen, Tigres de Aragua, venezuelan baseball, venezuelan major leagues
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Hot Stove Talk in a Cold, Cold Place
Hi Readers, Before I get any further into the movement of VZ players around the Major Leagues and the winter league, I must thank everyone who helped on my recent two-week trip to Venezuela. It was my third trip to the … Continue reading
JESÚS Loves Me, Yes I Know: Last Night in Caracas
The beginning and the end. The alpha and the omega. Old friends and new aquaintences. A steamy Saturday night in Caracas with a frigid Monday morning awaiting me in New York. So we reach the end of this two-week chapter … Continue reading
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Tagged Aparicio, baseball, baseball hall of fame, beisbol, beisbol venezolano, bob abreu, Cardenales de Lara, carlos daniel cardenas, detroit tigers, felix hernandez, gregory infantes, japan baseball, jose altuve, latin america sports, Latino athletes, latino baseball, liga venezolana de beisbol profesional, Luis Aparicio, Luis Sojo, magallanes, major league baseball, Maracaibo, miguel cabrera, New York Mets
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Bob Abreu: the Lion in Winter
Two years ago Bob Abreu ate himself out of a Major League job. He returned with Leones of Caracas in 2013-14, enough to get him a spot on the New York Mets roster, where he acted as mentor to young Valenciano … Continue reading
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A Hall of Fame, A Life Well Lived
To view Carlos Daniel Cardenas’ life as a tragedy would be missing the point. It’s not how long you live, but how much. To live only 20 years, but to fulfil one’s passion–that truly is living. In Carlos Daniel’s name … Continue reading
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Tagged Aparicio, baseball, baseball hall of fame, beisbol venezolano, Cardenales de Lara, carlos daniel cardenas, detroit tigers, felix hernandez, japan baseball, jose altuve, latin america sports, Latino athletes, Luis Aparicio, Maracaibo, New York Mets, Omar Infante, salon de la fama valencia, Tigres de Aragua, Valencia Venezuela, venezuelan major leagues
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Maracaibo: 50 Shades of Orange
Zulia is all about the orange–from the burnt orange of the infield dirt at Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande, to the Mobilnet and Gatorade advertising boards on the outfield fence, to the electric orange shoes of the home-team infield, every … Continue reading
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Tagged Aparicio, baseball, beisbol, beisbol venezolano, Cardenales de Lara, detroit tigers, felix hernandez, gregory infantes, japan baseball, jose altuve, latin america sports, Latino athletes, latino baseball, liga venezolana de beisbol profesional, Luis Aparicio, Luis Sojo, magallanes, major league baseball, Maracaibo, miguel cabrera, New York Mets, nippon professional baseball, Omar Infante, Omar Vizquel, ronny cedeno, sadaharu oh, sports travel writing, Tigres de Aragua, travel writing, venezuela, venezuelan baseball, venezuelan major leagues, White Sox
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Valencia: Small Coffee, to Go
Strike up a conversation with a big styrofoam hat, and chances are you’ll get a story. Thus it is with Iris Maluenga and her son, Cheo, in the corridors of Jose Bernardo Perez Stadium in Valencia, on this November Friday night. Iris is … Continue reading
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