BBTF's Newsblog Discussion :: AP: Report: Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday

Baseball Primer Newsblog
— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

AP: Report: Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday

MIAMI—A top Cuban umpire has defected to the United States.

The Spanish-language newspaper El Nuevo Herald reports that Nelson Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday with his wife and two daughters.

Diaz worked in the Olympics and the 2006 World Baseball Classic. His 26-year career supposedly ended after he was picked to work the 2009 WBC in Japan but was told by Cuban baseball officials he couldn’t go because they didn’t trust him.

Tripon Posted: December 01, 2009 at 12:13 AM | 14 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
Tags: history, international

Reader Comments and Retorts

Go to end of page

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

1. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: December 01, 2009 at 02:10 AM (#3399662)

He proved the Cuban officials wrong.

2. pkb33 Posted: December 01, 2009 at 02:22 AM (#3399668)

It would not be hard for his VORU to be higher than the VORP of any of the recent defectors, given the abilities of the incumbents.

3. flournoy Posted: December 01, 2009 at 03:10 AM (#3399701)

Thanks to Matt Diaz, I will probably forever mispronounce the name Diaz when referring to anybody but Matt.

4. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) Posted: December 01, 2009 at 03:19 AM (#3399707)

Welcome to America, Mr. Diaz.

5. God Posted: December 01, 2009 at 03:22 AM (#3399708)

So I guess he can just sign with MLB rather than establishing residency in Micronesia first?

6. Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim

Posted: December 01, 2009 at 04:40 AM (#3399787)

Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday

I went to Kansas City on a Friday

Solomon Grundy born on a Monday

7. Tripon Posted: December 01, 2009 at 04:50 AM (#3399799)

Solomon Grundy is currently a zombie. An evil zombie. An evil zombie that is fighting Bizzaro.

8. JMPH Posted: December 01, 2009 at 04:51 PM (#3400094)

Thanks to Matt Diaz, I will probably forever mispronounce the name Diaz when referring to anybody but Matt.

Heh, I didn't realize until I read your comment, but that's exactly the way I read the headline in my head. Dye-az.

9. JoeHova Posted: December 01, 2009 at 06:46 PM (#3400232)

Is the implication of this article that Diaz will be trying to find work in MLB?

10. Jolly Old St. Neck Wound, Moral Idiot

Posted: December 01, 2009 at 06:50 PM (#3400239)

Another goddam illegal alien who wants to take a job from a real American----someone call Lou Dobbs.

11. New York Necks Posted: December 01, 2009 at 11:33 PM (#3400616)

Dey took err jerbs!

12. Der Komminsk-sar Posted: December 01, 2009 at 11:36 PM (#3400617)

Thanks to Matt Diaz, I will probably forever mispronounce the name Diaz when referring to anybody but Matt.
You know, I was talking about Robinzon Diaz to someone this morning and screwed up the pronounciation ... immediately, I thought of Matt.

13. Tripon Posted: December 01, 2009 at 11:38 PM (#3400619)

Diaz isn't an illegal immigrant due to the dry foot/wet foot Cuban policy. He's as legal as you and me.

14. retro-shiite Posted: December 01, 2009 at 11:41 PM (#3400620)

Is the implication of this article that Diaz will be trying to find work in MLB?

He can't possibly be any worse than what's already there.

You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.

<< Back to main

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

AP: Report: Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday

Reader Comments and Retorts

Support BBTF

Bookmarks

Hot Topics