NewsWhore
01-03-2007, 04:10 PM
The Dominican Baseball League has entered the semi-final stage of the yearly winter baseball tournament. The round robin phase includes four teams, the Gigantes, the Aguilas, the Azucareros and the Tigres. Two teams, the Leones del Escogido and the Estrellas Orientales were eliminated during the first phase.
So far, the Gigantes del Cibao, from San Francisco de Macoris, have continued their regular season rhythm. At 5-1, they lead the round robin event, followed by the Aguilas Cibaenas at 4-2.
The Tigres del Licey, one of oldest franchises in the Dominican Republic, got off to a bad start, but went on to recover and beat the Aguilas by a 4-3 score last night to go even at 3-3. The Azucareros, who just nosed out the Estrellas Orientales in a one game playoff, have been just terrible over the last six games, losing every one of them.
The round robin tourney will classify just two teams for the final play offs to decide the 2006-2007 champions.
Many of the fans are calling for a "Final without tolls!!" referring to the lack of highway tolls between San Francisco and Santiago. Such a final would leave Santo Domingo without a playoff team for the first time in living memory.
Tonight's games:
Santiago de los Caballeros: Estadio Cibao (8pm)
Licey vs. Aguilas
San Francisco de Macoris: Estadio Julian Javier (7:30pm)
Azucareros vs. Gigantes
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#17)
So far, the Gigantes del Cibao, from San Francisco de Macoris, have continued their regular season rhythm. At 5-1, they lead the round robin event, followed by the Aguilas Cibaenas at 4-2.
The Tigres del Licey, one of oldest franchises in the Dominican Republic, got off to a bad start, but went on to recover and beat the Aguilas by a 4-3 score last night to go even at 3-3. The Azucareros, who just nosed out the Estrellas Orientales in a one game playoff, have been just terrible over the last six games, losing every one of them.
The round robin tourney will classify just two teams for the final play offs to decide the 2006-2007 champions.
Many of the fans are calling for a "Final without tolls!!" referring to the lack of highway tolls between San Francisco and Santiago. Such a final would leave Santo Domingo without a playoff team for the first time in living memory.
Tonight's games:
Santiago de los Caballeros: Estadio Cibao (8pm)
Licey vs. Aguilas
San Francisco de Macoris: Estadio Julian Javier (7:30pm)
Azucareros vs. Gigantes
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#17)