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i’ve always loved baseball. when i was a lad my hero was luis tiant of the boston red sox. el tiante, was a charismatic, Cuban hurler, who smoked fat cigars, and had this crazy, twisty motion. he’d pause at the top of his windup, then roll his eyes to the heavens, or over to a hot dog vendor in the bleachers.

hey, the man had needs. tiant got his start pitching for the Havana sugar kings. by the time he pitched for the sox he was fat, and long past his prime. but he was still the man. he had the nerve and guile to win 18 games in ‘75, and lead the sox to the world series.

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Panama After Hours gets several thousand visitors a month. On average visitors linger for nine minutes. Long enough to ask questions like; “What’s there to do in Panama?” The problem with questions like these (besides that I’m writing about Panama and all you need do is read), is that I don’t know you. So I can’t advise you.

Do you want to tour brothels, or historical landmarks? Are you looking for a five star restaurant, or do you prefer to spend your days hunting for a good doctor to identify that burning sensation you feel when you urinate? read more»

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