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Playing hardball Victor Hugo? Not in this matchup
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20001030
Author:Elliott Harris
No man is an island.
Well, except for Fidel Castro.
Cuba's dictator took time off during his tour of Venezuela to watch an exhibition baseball game between a Cuban squad and a Venezuelan team that included president Hugo Chavez.
The Cubans won 17-6 with Chavez going 0-for-3 at first base. After the contest late Saturday in Barquisimeto, Chavez-a 46-year-old left- hander-pitched to the 74-year-old Castro, whose baseball skills apparently have been overstated over the years.
Castro took some practice swings with an aluminum bat, then stood in against Chavez, whose first pitch bounced near the ...
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