WBC

I had thought Cuba was allowed to participate in the WBC after agreeing that any proceeds would be donated to Katrina victims, and apparently so did Fidel and the entire Cuban team. But now Major League Baseball is denying that claim, saying the agreement was that Cuba would get no proceeds of any kind, and that no donations could be made in its name.

Interestingly, the Bush administration doesn’t want anyone from baseball making a donation: “U.S. officials say privately that the Bush administration would react angrily if MLB ends up making a donation from the tournament's proceeds to a Katrina charity.” So it’s not just Cuba. I suppose any such high profile donation would only serve to highlight further the poor response to the disaster.