well, as long as they won't be making american dollars...

to continue with toby's Cuba theme today (congrats on your maceo thing, tobs, it sounds really interesting), i just saw this article in the new york times.

So Cuba is now being allowed to play in the World Baseball Classic (full article here).

The Treasury department wouldn't let Cuba play at first because of the chance that Cuba would "win american dollars" which would, obviously, break the trade embargo. Let's not get started on said trade embargo, i don't have that kind of energy right now. The World Baseball federation or corporation or whatever has drafted a new liscense for the team - they won't make any money, even if they win. That's kind of sad. I mean, play for the glory and all that, but it sucks a little bit.