Never thought I’d be writing about Hugo Chavez on this blog.
Apparently the leader of Venezuela is quite ticked off at MLB teams, particularly the Mets, for not allowing Venezuelan players to represent their country in the World Baseball Classic.
Chaves was quoted as saying “They take away the athlete’s right and duty … to represent Venezuela”
A duty? Really? Playing in the WBC is a duty?
Of particular concern is that the Mets may not clear Sanatana to pitch in the tournament.
Unlike my colleague MetsPolice, I am actually a big supporter of the WBC (more on that later), but let’s be real, no way is it a duty.
Then again, if the US Congress can waste time and resources to hold hearings on steroid use in baseball, I guess Chavez can blow off some steam about MLB too.
www.metspolice.com
Why should Hugo be different than anyone else?