. >> reporter: brian longstreet feels the same, a first time visitor. >> i wanted to get here before it got too americanized. i don't want to see starbucks here. i was doubly excited when i found out the rays would be here and president obama would be here. >> reporter: but like many he couldn't get a texas to the game. this is the beginning -- get a ticket to the game. this is the beginning chris afternooner believes is the beginning of something positive for cuba and baseball. >> i think this potentially could be the start of something great between our country and for the human rights for the people in cuba. that's why we're excited and i'm not afraid to express that. >> reporter: the hype around something to behold. there's electricity in the streets. it happened time and time again during the president's whirlwind visit. wherever he goes people seem to gather even when there may or may not even be a chance that he'll be seen, but just the thought of it captivates the crowd. 1 woman told me she knows how this particular swell of exuberance began. you're telling me thousands of pe