![]() ![]() For Michael Corleone, it was going to be ‘The tropical Vegas.’ I just hope one day I can visit the Camagüey Province my family called home for 3 generations.” “This will make for the amazing resort-worthy piece of land that Cuba has always had the potential of being. “Major change will happen when all political prisoners are released, families compensated, and the Communist regime diminishes,” he said. He predicts small changes first, and then bigger changes as the Cuban government begins to feel pressure as a result of again being a part of the international narrative. The more we work toward these small legislative victories, we're able to inch our way closer to a disengagement of the embargo.” There is something to say for a country that has very little access to information in this day and age. “I feel with the adoption of social media by many and it being a huge catalyst for information sharing and change, these are good times. Politics aside, Garcia says it’s all about ultimate motives. A Cuban-American, Garcia hails from Miami – and lived in South Florida for the first 15 years of his life. Local musician and promoter Christopher Garcia, 29, has been a part of the fabric of the Grand Strand for 10 years and is one half of electronica duo ALLAREONE. “According to our count, the Pelicans have had five players from Cuba: Nataniel Reinoso (with Pelicans in 2000), Brayan Pena (’02-’03), Barbaro Canizares (‘06), Roberto Alvarez (’07-‘08), and Donell Linares (‘09).” Milovich said Cuban defectors have come through the ranks of the Pelicans but none since 2009. That said, there will likely still be more players from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela in the minors than from Cuba, as the barriers to signing those players are much lower for MLB teams.” “What this means for the Pelicans is that we are likely to see more Cuban players in the minor leagues in general, and by extension, with the Pelicans (which will begin the 2015 campagin as its first season being an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs). Some suggest that there could develop a situation somewhat similar to relationship between MLB and Japanese and Korean leagues, meaning that MLB teams and Cuban teams would come to an agreement to allow a player to leave Cuba and sign with an MLB team,” he said. “Obviously players will be more available but industry experts seem to think that there will not be a free-for-all free agent market like there is in other Caribbean and Central and South American countries. Milovich said that it is tough to tell how the recent political thaw will change policy for MLB in its dealings with Cuba. “The number of Cuban stars in MLB is endless, despite extreme entry barriers to its players to make it to the U.S.” “Cuba has shown on the national stage that it is one of the world’s baseball superpowers, winning gold in three Olympics, finishing second in the WBC (World Baseball Classic) in 2006, and first in a handful of world and regional tournaments,” he said. ![]() ![]() Myrtle Beach Pelicans Vice President and General Manager Andy Milovich said that the potential talent pool in Cuba is incredible. representing cigar retailers and premium cigar manufacturers. That being said, you still need a vibrant infrastructure to produce a consistent quality handmade product – and that is the problem currently with Cuban cigars,” said Cass, who is also vice president of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR), the largest trade association in the U.S. “Cuba has some of the best soil along with a favorable climate which produces some of the world's best tobacco. Cuban cigars are very similar,” said Craig Cass, vice president of Tinder Box of the Carolinas [ which owns and operates Tinder Box stores in Charlotte, N.C. “Typically if you tell a consumer from the US they can't have something, they want it even more. With the embargo now past its 50th year, Cuban cigars have become the forbidden fruit. Then Kennedy put pen to paper, effectively shutting the door on all Cuban exports into the U.S. Salinger returned with 1,200 Petit Upmanns from cigar maker H. Kennedy dispatched press secretary Pierre Salinger to grab up 1,000 of the president’s favorite Cuban cigars shortly before he signed the embargo into effect. ![]() There is a well-known story that President John F. ![]()
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