February is a tough sports month for a fan like me. No baseball, no football, cold weather. Well that can change. If you want to see some of the best, most passionate baseball, head down South to the Caribbean World Series, a baseball tournament held this year in Estadio Nueva Esparta in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela in February.
The Caribbean World Series is affiliates with the Winter League programs of the MLB featuring many players from the Major Leagues as well as the Dominican Winter League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The winner is decided in a round robin tournament, where each team plays the others twice in a Round Robin Style.
Fans at the Caribbean World Series are some of the most wild fans in all of sports. Rabid fans from Mexico, the Caribbean and even some lucky ones from the USA travel down to the chosen location (this year it is in Venezuela) to enjoy the atmosphere. Fans jeer back and forth the entire game, trying to will their team to victory. Don't worry, this jeering is mostly friendly. In between innings, fans will be found dancing together in the stands and even on the dugouts and will be seen hanging together after the game. The Caribbean World Series, in fact, is considered one of the most fan friendly atmospheres in sports. Little kids constantly run on the field for autographs, where they are met with a smile and a hug.
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