Venezuelan baseball an escape & reminder of economic crisis

It was a little respite from the nation’s problems. A baseball game in Venezuela was one of the few places where political differences are forgotten, while the teams slug it out. Still, as the winter season began, there were constant reminders of the country’s deep economic crisis. “Yes, of course, it’s complicated to come here, but we do it to distract our minds a little,” said one woman among the baseball fans. Take for example the ticket price. Last week the cheapest ticket in the local currency was 35 bolivars. The week after, it was 60. That’s hyperinflation. In U.S. dollar terms, it cost less than one dollar to enter the grounds. More…