Dave Hutchinson of The Star Ledger has some great coverage on the Mets' Puerto Rican born players, who will be playing in their home country for three games starting today. Pedro Feliciano had this to say when asked of the experience:
"This is big," said Pedro Feliciano, whose mom, dad and eight sisters will attend every game. "Everybody is excited. Hopefully, there's no rain. They've had a lot of rain lately. I hope the sun comes out and we'll have three good games." - The Star Ledger
I couldn't help but laugh when Angel Pagan said that he'll have hundreds of family and friends looking on during the series. Looks like someone was definitely the popular kid in high school.
In all seriousness, I believe MLB should do more of this sort of thing. Not often, just as a once a year type of deal. Kind of like how the NFL opened the season in London. It gets great exposure to the game on a worldwide level and gives the fans something new and fresh to see. What do you think?
