We came down here to play a good baseball game. Even in such a historic game, winning was the priority. Returning our attentions back to Cuba, these guys make a paltry ten dollars a month. Perhaps, but in the bleak world of a Communist dictatorship, baseball in the sense of an art form must be a creative lifeline for the fans of that nation. They love their sport because it is one of the rare opportunities in Cuba to really experience a life-enriching artistic experience.
Championships are of secondary importance.
It was a show that baseball fans deserved. American fans are just starting to wake up to the fact that they, too, deserve something. They deserve a sense of connection to the game and its players. Sunday's game was more than just Baltimore versus Cuba. It was art versus machine.