I have always had great respect for Cuban baseball and I am ecstatic about this opportunity. Cuba may be the final frontier for international baseball and exchange, says Askey. Dr. Zimmer is not simply looking forward to pitching and hitting against his Cuban counterparts. He has also established a relationship with Hospital Docente in Havana, and has previously assisted in the donations of supplies to the Cubans. My first trip to Cuba was a living history and cultural lesson, states Dr. Zimmer.
Baseball is played in the streets everywhere one travels and the game transcends political barriers.
In addition to sport and music, their medical knowledge is vast, yet they are in great need of medical supplies. We are happy to help within our legal guidelines. Quinn, like many of the other UCSD Baseball Alumni, doesn t play baseball anymore on a regular basis, but still participates in the annual Alumni Game and relishes the opportunity to lace up the old spikes for such a historic occasion. Nowadays, Quinn spends much of his free time coaching kids involved with La Jolla Youth Baseball. Quinn also played on a team composed of the UCSD Varsity and Alumni players that played against University baseball teams in Chiba, Japan in 1990.