Potpourri

June, 2006

Cuba LibreBefore the revolution Cuba was a cross between Vegas and St. Barts, famous for gambling, beaches, cigars, women and a baseball league full of wickedly good players. Those days ended, however, when a onetime aspiring pitcher turned guerrilla, halting the gambling and leaving us with only glimpses of the rest. Ebbets Field Flannels recalls the island paradise with Cuban-league baseball T-shirts ($24, ebbets.com) representing the Cienfuegos Elefantes, Marianao Tigres, Almendares Alacranes...