I don't think that the reality of Cuba is perfect, but it doesn't cleave to the negativity, either, with which some people see it.

Trips are part of humanity. Emigration is a part of humanity. And it's ever more dynamic due to globalization.

Cuban public is special - they participate, generate a lot of energy, both in a positive and negative sense. It's always an expressive audience.

Playing catch is often the first professional act of the day, it's a transition from personal life to team business. Lastly, as all position players think they can pitch, at least half of us are working on our off-speed stuff likely at the detriment of our elbows and shoulders, but we can't help it. It's too much fun. My changeup has come a long way since high school.

The magic of film isn't just because of the big screen, or the acoustics, but the ineffable shared experience of going to the movies.

The Cuban public is hugely cinephile. It's a shame that most of the movie theaters are so deteriorated. The sense of spectacle has been lost a little, but even so, people continue to go.

Cubans joke and satirize everything that life gives them, and I think that's a positive characteristic.