Rafael Sanchez tries not to think about that. Sanchez sells Brugal rum from a brittle wooden stand outside Quisqueya Stadium. Sanchez's money is dwindling. He lost his job when the government sold its utility to a private firm. I only hope that it's all worth it.
Some critics worry because so many teen-agers drop out of high school for their baseball pursuits.
They say youths should worry about diplomas, not contracts. But baseball lovers find nothing wrong with dreaming, with thinking beyond the boundaries of a difficult life. It's about trying to succeed in life no matter what you do. There's no baseball field too rocky, dirty or obscure to keep Pedro Silverio from looking. Superstars come from unlikely places.