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Beisbol in Mexico -- According to Lisa Guerrero




There isn't much beisbol played down here in the Ajijic / Lake Chapala area, much to my son's chagrin... There used to be a team in Guadalajara, called the "Charros de Jalisco", but the team has long since disappeared. Here it seems soccer is king, with the famous Chivas Rayadas de Guadalajara, winner of 11 Mexican League championships, just an hour away...

There is a LOT of baseball played in northern Mexico however. Ever heard of Fernando Valenzuela? Famous sports correspondent Lisa Guerrero recently spent a few weeks in Mexico accompanying her husband Scott Erickson as he pitched in the Mexican Pacific League. She experienced seeing a pitcher (not her husband) drink a half bottle of tequila DURING a game and still get the WIN! She also noted that while there is no seventh inning stretch tradition, the crowd dances throughout each game to the sensuous salsa music that is played between EVERY pitch!

Baseball is perfect example of how everything is similar yet so different in Mexico.

Read her entertaining article from the LA Times here, where she offers 21 points of "Stuff you should know about baseball in Mexico".


Posted by: Thomas Hellyer
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