A silver medal in the final game of the 2009 Baseball World Cup is nothing to be ashamed of for Cuba. 22 countries competed in this prestigious event.
But if you look at Cuba's perforamce since 2007, it is very obvious that they are not executing the necessary key plays that are needed to obtain the coveted gold medal. Very week hitting by key players has contributed to Cuba's steady decline. Three errors committed on Sunday contributted to the sad loss. Winning against Spain, Great Britain and South Africa does not mean that Cuba has what it takes to defeat the nation which invented the sport.
Cuba is not concentrating on the fundamentals of the game. They have to stop thinkig that they can win the gold medal merely because they are simply Cuba. Right now they are playing very poor baseball.
Below is a link to an article published in Cuba in the non-official press:
Havana Times article about the World Cup.
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