NewsWhore
01-13-2009, 05:20 PM
There were only two newsworthy baseball stories in today's papers. The first was that Felipe Alou, the former major league manager and all-star player, announced that "The world is waiting for us to win the World Baseball Classic."
Alou, speaking to the press after a photo-op with Minister of Sports Jay Payano, said that he wanted the players to know how much everyone was expecting of them. "We are a fearsome team," he said, "any other result other than the championship will be considered a failure." With 55 years of experience in baseball Alou is one of the most respected managers in the game, and he has traveled to Miami, Las Vegas, New York, Puerto Rico and Venezuela to talk with the Dominicans who are expected to play for the national colors in the classic. Alou and his general manager Stanley Javier revealed that the national team will play exhibition games against the Florida Marlins on 3 March, the Baltimore Orioles on 4 March, and the St. Louis Cardinals on 5 March in West Palm Beach, Florida. Due to some of the rules on players injured the previous seasons, Rafael Furcal and David Ortiz may not be eligible for the Classic, and the same is true for left-hander Francisco Liriano who missed the 2008 season.
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Alou, speaking to the press after a photo-op with Minister of Sports Jay Payano, said that he wanted the players to know how much everyone was expecting of them. "We are a fearsome team," he said, "any other result other than the championship will be considered a failure." With 55 years of experience in baseball Alou is one of the most respected managers in the game, and he has traveled to Miami, Las Vegas, New York, Puerto Rico and Venezuela to talk with the Dominicans who are expected to play for the national colors in the classic. Alou and his general manager Stanley Javier revealed that the national team will play exhibition games against the Florida Marlins on 3 March, the Baltimore Orioles on 4 March, and the St. Louis Cardinals on 5 March in West Palm Beach, Florida. Due to some of the rules on players injured the previous seasons, Rafael Furcal and David Ortiz may not be eligible for the Classic, and the same is true for left-hander Francisco Liriano who missed the 2008 season.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)