Reader emdash gives me the heads up on a neat story from James Wagner at the Washington Post. It’s about how a network of Dominican players in the majors makes a point to supply visiting Dominican players with Dominican food when they come to town:
Wagner says that it’s believed the tradition started with Vlad Guerrero -- as if he wasn’t awesome enough -- and has become really well-established. He talks about the wives and mothers of the players who spend their time cooking to keep the tradition going.
Do you know how hard it is to find a Dominican restaurant in Cincinnati or Minneapolis?
So Dominican players — even those who don’t know each other well — take care of each other through their own version of the food network. The Dominicans on the home team are responsible for sending food to their countrymen on the visiting team. Albert Pujols (Los Angeles Angels), David Ortiz (Boston) and Nelson Cruz (Baltimore) always bring food for visiting Dominican players. Soriano’s wife or a family friend will make an extra helping of Dominican food so that he can do the same. Robinson Cano (Seattle), Francisco Liriano (Pittsburgh), Carlos Gomez (Milwaukee), Jose Reyes (Toronto) and Adrian Beltre (Texas) take part, too.
Wagner says that it’s believed the tradition started with Vlad Guerrero -- as if he wasn’t awesome enough -- and has become really well-established. He talks about the wives and mothers of the players who spend their time cooking to keep the tradition going.
Very cool story.
