Cautious optimism
Juan Bustabad, the Cuban-born manager of the Dodgers' low Single-A Great Lakes affiliate, was happy to learn that Fidel Castro had stepped down after almost a half-century as Cuba's president. But Bustabad also realizes that it might not mean much, given that Castro's brother is taking the reins.
``We left when I was 3 years old, so I really don't remember anything,'' Bustabad said. ``Talking to my mom and dad, I know we got to a point where we just had to leave the country. We had to go through Mexico to get a visa to come to the United States. But nobody likes to live under communism. It's one of those situations where eventually it had to come to an end. That time had come, and hopefully, things will be different. But with his brother in power, you just don't know.''
Tony Jackson has covered the Dodgers for the Daily News since 2004 and has covered Major League Baseball on a regular basis since 1995. He previously covered the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds. He is a native of Springdale, Ark., and a graduate of the University of Arkansas.
Comments
We should lift the embargoes and start trading with Cuba. Those people have been repressed for years not only by Castro but by the rest of the countries who placed embargoes on them, Embargoes are an act of war. But knowing this administration who thinks you can promote peace and democracy through the barrel of a gun we will probably just end up invading them.
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February 19, 2008 11:59 AM