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Arkady Renko, the admirable outcast cop of Gorky Park, is a man of northern mists and bureaucratic permafrost. What's he doing in Havana? And why does he walk the streets sunk in gloom, a parody Russian, wearing that heavy overcoat? One question at a time: Havana because he's looking into the death of a colleague (the Cubans, fed up with Russians, want him to identify the body and scram--but no, Renko investigates); the sweltering coat because it is a last gift from his wife, dead of medical bungling in Moscow. The story is all amiable, well-told...
...Yards that evening, and about 150 police officers--three times the usual contingent--surrounded the place. A salsa band heated up the bricks behind left field, and the usual ballpark air of stale beer and popcorn gave way to the exotic aromas of rum-and-mint mojitos and fine Havana cigars, which Yanqui yuppies puffed in violation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. In the parking lot, protesters shrieked, "Beisbol, si! Cuba...
...occasion was a rare visit by Cuba's national baseball team, which--no surprise--whipped the O's with a score of 12-6, in a rematch of their game in Havana back in March. Even more impressive, the team and its wily and dictatorial owner, a fellow named Castro, managed to win a round of baseball diplomacy...
...really some "national pastime" we've got. It's no wonder Cuba won--the game was practically played in Havana...
...rematch tonight in Baltimore's Camden Yards could be ugly, and not for the boys from Havana. The Cubans, national pride pulsing through their veins, are playing to even the series and have added several Major League-quality hitters to their roster, while the Orioles have rather messily imploded this season. In fact, the joke around Baltimore is that the only smart business decision team owner Peter Angelos has made this year is bringing the Cubans to town, hoping perhaps that the game could prove to be an entry point into the Cuban talent pool, which by some estimates contains...