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Today begins the Festival of the Caribbean baseball
posted on: Feb 2 2012 8:48 by RDugey. Viewed 26 times.
The Quisqueya Stadium last night received works of embellishments foru000du000a exhibit Thursday their best clothes at the opening of the 54 Edition of the Caribbean series, event which this year brings together champions Tigersu000du000a Indios de Mayagüez (Puerto Rico), Yaquis de Obregón (Mexico), Aragua (Venezuela), the Lions of the chosen hosts.
About a hundred workers working in banishing way in different areas of the Park, which is close to 60 years of built and that for the eighthu000du000a time will be the headquarters of the so-called small world series.
A level playing field that will remain in excellent condition, work of refurbishment in all grams of the infield and gardens, remozadas parking areas, installation of a modern press center are part of the beauty that will showcase the Quisqueya, which from 2 to 7 this month will become the capital of the Caribbean baseball.
Parallelu000du000a the work was evident yesterday u000asearch for accreditations from over 100 national and international journalists, who will be covering for a good part of Latin America the effects of this event, which every year in truth is devoid of renowned figures, which is notu000du000a without prejudice to continue drawing the attention of lovers of baseball.
Until yesterday afternoon, the representation of Puerto Rico was the only one that had arrived in Dominican territory, headed by the President of the League Sady Antonietti and its Chairman, Daniel Aquino, of the Mayagu¨ez Indians Dominican.
Los Yaquis and tigers were pautados to land at night.
Theu000du000a Yaquis de Obregón, current monarchs will seek to give Mexico the first time that this nation is champion in form followed, made only reached by the Águilas Cibaeñas, franchise that won her in 1997 and 98.
For Mexicans will be his fifth presentation in these classics u000aand go behind his seventh Crown in these events.
Get it empatarían with Venezuela in third place among the winners.
Asu000du000a last year they will be under the direction of Eddie Diaz, Dominican strategist who became the first foreigner to win two crowns in the distant nation. It will be a team resembling rather that had foja 4-2 in the Caribbean pageant held in Mayagu¨ez, Puerto Rico.
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chosen to win as host
while the Lions of the chosen arrive at its 7th participation in these classics and will be after his fourth sceptre, which achieve this would be his second in the last three years.
The long-haired will be in your home and this must become an incentive in its effort to give the Dominican Republic in these events the Crown 19.
Already has experience of having won in Dominican territory, because they were the monarchs in the tournament in 1988 acting under the guidance of Phil Reagan.
Aragua with large set
on their side, the Tigres de Aragua participate for the ninth time in these competitions and this afternoon will go to the ground in search of his second Crown in Caribbean Series.
The club is led by Buddy Bailey and reaches here after leaving the sharks of la Guaira on the road. A good offensive u000abalanced with dung with ability to bat with contact and power will be what will be the Venezuelans in their efforts to achieve their first victory Crown in Dominican territory.
Puerto Rico without success since 2000
the last time that a representation of Puerto Rico conquered the Caribbean series took place at the 2000.
This time, the Mayagu¨ez Indians will try to leave behind those years without a win. This club as a franchise only has obtained two crowns in what will be their 13th participation.
To seek leave behind so - cough years that Puerto Rico fails to adhere the DIAdem of champion, Mayagu¨ez directive has strengthened with a dozen players, highlighting the pitcher Nelson Figueroa, all an ACE in this Caribbean regatta, Jorge Padilla, leader bat of the Puerto Rican with.390 among others circuit.
Complete Dominican reinforcements
Similarly, the team's general manager u000aDominican Republic, Moisés Alou, announced the list of players which will reinforce to the chosen in the competition which starts tonight.
The dung are pitchers Lorenzo Barcelo, Juan Pérez, Francisco Peña, and very probably Ángel Castro.
Them join Raul Valdes, Lorenzo Barcelo and Erick Almonte.
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