Castro Sends Message to Cuban Players
olympicbaseball July 1st, 2008
Even he is not Cuba President anymore, Leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, send a message to Cuban Olympic Baseball Players, according to Radio Cadena Agramonte.
HAVANA, Cuba, July 1.- The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent a message to the Cuban players that will participate in the baseball competition of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
A copy of the message, published on Tuesday by Granma and Juventud Rebelde news dailies, was handed over to each player of the Cuban team before they traveled on Sunday to Holland to participate in the annual Baseball Week of Haarlem that begins next Friday and where they will face the national squads of the United States, Japan, Chinese Taipei and the host country, as part of their Olympic preparation.
To the glorious Cuban athletes who are marching toward the Olympics: “Carry on with the steps of conquerors,” as in Ayacucho and Mal Tiempo. With you goes our people’s love for our country. (ACN & GRANMA INTERNATIONAL).
I believe their main target is to repeat the Gold Medal again in Olympics.
By the way, Cuban Team roster reduced to 29 before they went to Holland Tournament.
The roster of the Cuban Olympic baseball team was reduced yesterday from 32 to the 29 players who will head to Europe later in the week for the upcoming Haarlem, Holland tournament. The players cut were outfielders Yoennis Cespedes and Leonis Martin and pitcher Ismel Jimenez.
By the time the Olympics arrive in August the team will have to make a further cut to the final roster of 24 players.
