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In the crosshairs of crime

By Kevin Baxter
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, February 21, 2005

MARACAY, Venezuela -- It's more a fortress than a house, with razor-sharp spikes and eight strands of electric wire topping the fences. And you could cover a Super Bowl with the number of security cameras ringing the immaculate three-story home. "You know you have to be careful where you can," said the home's owner, Alex Gonzalez, the Florida Marlins shortstop. If a man's home is truly his castle, then the only thing missing from Gonzalez's spired domicile is a moat. Still, in the provincial c ...

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