1 Jan, 2021 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida Starkly white against the royal Cuban sky, the ball arced high and fell back to terra firma well beyond the freshly painted outfield fence. It’s batting practice at Campos Peloteros, home of the Havana Leones and the charismatic slugger and Cuban native Manuel Herrera is […]
Nov 9, 2020 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida The penguin tagged third and headed for home. Herb Martin lobbed the ball to his battery mate. Yosuke Imai gamely blocked the plate. Tension filled the air as the penguin approached at penguin velocity. Which is to say it took a while. Mere moments earlier, […]
July 2, 2019 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida Timing is everything in this game. The scheduling gods have conspired to bring us a week draped in auspicious promise. The local nine find themselves tied up with Naha, five games behind the division leading Lupin club. Edo will be taking them both on in […]
Dec 23 2019 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida The first pitch hasn’t even been thrown and already the future of PEBA baseball in Cuba is in jeopardy. Baseball aficionados across the island were enraged after reading the latest article in the sporting section of Granma, the state newspaper. The paper reported on what […]
Dec 20, 2019 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida Baggage, Herb Martin doesn’t have much and that’s the crux of his problem. Herb is a starting pitcher in the LRS. The LRS is undergoing a lot of change, just like Herb’s return address. The Tacoma native has been on the move of late, more […]
June 22, 2019: Kyoto By Saruwatari Tsuyoshi, Kyoto Shimbun News With the conclusion of the 2019 LRS First Year Player Draft let’s pull up a chair with Edo Scouting Director Hidemichi Shibata to get his read on the prospects selected. We sat down with him and here are his thoughts: “Overall our farm system is […]