NewsWhore
10-16-2009, 02:00 PM
The 2009 Dominican Winter League kicks off with three games tonight. This year's tournament is dedicated to the three Alou Brothers, Felipe, Mateo and Jesus, a very popular choice according to public opinion. The tournament, number 56 in the history of Dominican baseball, will begin with games in Santiago, La Romana and Santo Domingo, and the "official" opening ceremony this year will take place in La Romana's Francisco Micheli Stadium with the Dominican Foreign Minister, Carlos Morales Troncoso, throwing out the first pitch of the game between the Toros and the Estrellas.
In Santo Domingo, at the old Quisqueya Stadium, eternal rivals Licey and Escogido will open their respective seasons, and in Santiago's Estadio Cibao, the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Gigantes will feature the debut of Felix Fermin as the manager of the Gigantes, the first time in his baseball career that he has worn a uniform other than the Aguilas.
Baseball, the Dominican national sport, will capture the public's attention from now until early February with games in five ballparks: Santiago's Estadio Cibao; San Francisco's Julian Javier Stadium, Santo Domingo's Estadio Quisqueya; San Pedro de Macoris' Tetelo Vargas and La Romana's Francisco Micheli. This year, the defending Champion are the Tigres del Licey.
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In Santo Domingo, at the old Quisqueya Stadium, eternal rivals Licey and Escogido will open their respective seasons, and in Santiago's Estadio Cibao, the Aguilas Cibaenas and the Gigantes will feature the debut of Felix Fermin as the manager of the Gigantes, the first time in his baseball career that he has worn a uniform other than the Aguilas.
Baseball, the Dominican national sport, will capture the public's attention from now until early February with games in five ballparks: Santiago's Estadio Cibao; San Francisco's Julian Javier Stadium, Santo Domingo's Estadio Quisqueya; San Pedro de Macoris' Tetelo Vargas and La Romana's Francisco Micheli. This year, the defending Champion are the Tigres del Licey.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)