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| IN MEXICO, SHOWING SOME EMOTION AND SKIN RULES... |
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| ...MEXICAN FANS GET FIRED UP FROM MAZATLAN IN THE SOUTH TO TIJUANA IN THE NORTH |
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No country has professional
baseball nearly year-round like Mexico.
From the Mexican Summer League that tips off in March and continues through the summer, to the Mexican Winter League that
begins in October and ends in January, baseball rules down Mexico
way!
Naturally, with its long and storied back history and talented
players, Mexico was a participant in the inaugural World Baseball Classic, and you can learn all about Mexican baseball in The World in a Ballpark: Baseball Goes
Global, which is available for purchase at the Buy Joe's Guides page.
A country with passionate baseball
fans, eight teams plow the Mexican Winter League, from the California border town of Mexicali to as far south as the resort
town of Mazatlan. Come springtime, a total of 16 teams, from Merida to Monterrey,
duke it out for bragging rights in the Mexican Summer League. And if that wasn't enough, there's plenty of sun, surf and scenery
south of the border.
| SOMETIMES A WRITER HAS TO DROP THE NOTEBOOK... |
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| ...AND TAKE SOME HACKS, LIKE ON PLAYA CERRITOS IN SINALOA STATE WITH ASPIRING BIG LEAGUERS |
| SOUTH OF THE BORDER IS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT VIBE |
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| (above right) MEXICALI EAGLES PLAYERS RELAX AFTER THEIR PRE-GAME MEAL: WHY TACOS, OF COURSE |
"Chill" would be a ideal term
to describe the pre-game atmosphere among players in the winter leagues, but especially so in Mexico.
Pre-game meals? Well, tacos,
of course – right from the same concession stands as fans. So what if you might have to sign an autograph or
two during the casual, relaxed feasting with your teammates? Hey, as one player quipped, "good grub is good grub."
Yeah, they do things a little
differently down in Mexico.
A little sleepy are you, following
your mid-day nap? No problem. Head to the ballpark and you'll be awoken by the pre-game music rather quickly. That is, if
you also don't lose your hearing.
Hungry? In a shopping mood?
No problem. You'll find more tacos and "cerveza" at your disposal than your stomach can handle, plus vendors hawking cell
phones, hats and more in the concourses.
| GOING, GOING, GONE: MEXICO'S VINNY CASTILLA... |
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| ...HIT'S ONE OUT OF THE PARK, IN MAZATLAN DURING THE '05 CARIBBEAN SERIES |
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