As for food, well, the chicken pinchos (kabobs) that we had, were not really the traditional pinchos that I’m used to. No barbecue sauce and tasted kind of sweet. We ordered a sampler that had mini “empanadillas” of different flavors, chicken fingers, and a fried ball of sweet plaintains (they called it a “pionono” but it was more like a “relleno de amarillos”). We also had some fried plaintains (platanutres) which were the best of all, but like the sampler came accompanied by a strange sweet sauce made of guava and coconut that didn’t really go with anything. Try it out though, maybe you’ll like it.

Great fun!

I’ll be down on the Island in several days and wanted to check out one of these games.
I have never been to one of the baseball games in PR, but i knew there was some sort of a league.
which is exactly what it is: some sort of a league. with only five teams participating (and >150 people in attendance p/g), i don’t know how MLB sanctions it.

This is just a window to the changing times though. Even in the US, baseball is on its decline. If it was not billion dollar publicity efforts over the last 10 years, it would be at 50% average game attendance right now. The lack of which is why the PR baseball league died financially several years ago.

Sports in PR, however, is at somewhat of a rise.
You all at PR Day Trips should have a home page, “things we write about” category link to local sports.
Typically the information is scattered, and it would be a good central location.

When i’m on the Island i usually find some sports event to attend, even if it is just to try.
And I’m with you, Gwenn, im not a huge baseball fan, but i am curious about baseball in PR.
same goes for local (and not local) leagues or circuits in volleyball, basketball, boxing, racing, golf and Soccer (or, futbol) in PR.

I’ts too bad that Winky Wright’s return against Grady Brewer at the Coliseum of PR fell through, i was hoping to attend that. The other thing on the list was a baseball game.

However, it probably wont be as exiting as the fight would have been.
And certainly wont be as exiting as soccer games can be here on the Island.
(Neither will it be as organized.)

Gwenn, you were right, the Gigantes de Carolina home of Roberto Clemente Stadium holds 12,500 people.
The same capacity as the Juan Ramon Loubriel stadium in Bayamon, home the the USL’s PR Islanders (who, it is fair to say, have been the foothold of soccer on the island.)
The difference is that the Islanders have filled the 12,500 seats several times in the last five years with average attendance has been around 6,000 in the last two years. (this makes for very exiting games and an interesting local atmosphere, given the team plays against US teams.)
Another difference is 4 dollars.
Tickets have usually sold for $10 when i go, or $20 for “Palco,” closest to the pitch.

Similar for basketball on the Island: it is cheap and fun. The difference here is that the Superior basketball league’s problem has been that they have not been able to get good crowed on regular season games. So it is not that exiting until you get to the play offs. Which must be a fault in publicity and marketing, because again, tickets are around $10!

Which is the best thing about sports in PR, and why more people should go: they are dirt cheap!
I have been to MLB and NBA games in the US. And while i have never paid for my tickets, my seat is always a $300 seat! how ridiculous is that!
Most times, the level of play is not even that stretched between the US and PR leagues. Certainly not a $250 stretch, at least.

Anyway, thanks for the link. I was finally able to find the baseball schedule.