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    Cardinals Prospect Oscar Taveras Killed In Car Crash

    Oscar Taveras dies after car accident in the Dominican Republic | HardballTalk St. Louis Cardinals Prospect Oscar Taveras Killed In Car Crash Oscar Taveras Stats, News, Pictures, Bio, Videos - St. Louis Cardinals - ESPN "Oscar Taveras has passed away after a car accident in the Dominican...
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    Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/sports/baseball/31doping.html?ref=sports Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on 2003 Doping List By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT Published: July 30, 2009 Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who propelled the Boston Red Sox to end an 86-year World Series championship...
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    Minor league pitcher ordered held on assault charge

    The relevance? In that brawl on Thursday, the player who threw that ball that missed the dugout, but hit the fan??????? You guessed it, another Dominican hothead. WTF was he thinking? Can you say deported???? ESPN - Minor league pitcher ordered held on assault charge - Minor Leagues Minor...
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    Robinson Cano has competition at 2B, LOL!!!

    A pretty cool baseball story. I'm glad Dave Winfield at least looked back. It's only symbolic, but it's something. Winfield's brainchild thrills Negro Leaguers - MLB - Yahoo! Sports Winfield?s brainchild thrills Negro Leaguers By Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports Jun 4, 7:43 pm EDT Emilio ?Millito...
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    Wife: Rodriguez (A-Rod) fainted during first daughter's birth

    As a Yankees' fan, I'm just shaking my head, but laughing hysterically. We'll never win a World Series with this dude. I can't believe this dude. Cleef - on a platter, here you go. LOL!!! ESPN - Wife: Rodriguez fainted during first daughter's birth - MLB Wife: Rodriguez fainted during first...
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    Fantasy Baseball Help Re: Pedro

    He's hurt......AGAIN. This time for 4-6 weeks due to strained hamstring. As a diehard Yankee fan, Pedro's long since earned my respect as a warrior. However, I'm fearing that the frail body is finally breaking down. I can already see this year being a disaster for, with in him coming back, and...
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    Say it ain't so, Big Papi

    Report: Ortiz not sure if he took steroids - MLB - Yahoo! Sports Report: Ortiz not sure if he took steroids May 8, 2007 BOSTON (TICKER) -- It appears Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is not sure if he has taken steroids. Ortiz told the Boston Herald that he could not say definitively if...
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    Delta - ATL-POP Experience

    Just getting back. Did a weekend trip, as a non-rev passenger. So ticket prices wasn't a concern for me. Flights are full going down to POP, but empty coming back up to ATL so far. This is expected to change next week. Should be interesting. The good: - Short flight - approx. 3 hrs - In Sosua...
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    Alfonso Soriano, Right or wrong?

    In my opinion, he is completely correct in refusing to enter left field yesterday. What were the Washington Nationals thinking? The Nationals KNEW that he is a 2B, KNEW he did not want to move to the outfield, yet they traded for him nonetheless, even though they have Jose Vidro. It might have...
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    Delta - ATL-POP plus info on ATL-STI

    Got some inside info. Figured you guys would be interested. ATL-POP direct service will start 07/01/06. ATL-STI direct service has been postponed indefinitely, if not cancelled. Safe travels.
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    Apology to Miguel. Done with DR1

    Another baseball thread closed ("Viva Baseball"), no matter whether there were plenty of DR-related posts to it. I know Miguel is a Yankees fan, and my Yankee comment was specifically directed to Miguel, in his thread. Others chimed in, I rebutted. The thread was closed. I apologize to Miguel...
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    How Dominicans will fare in the individual baseball awards in 2005?

    Pennant race, Wildcard race, MVP race, Rookie Of the Year race, Dominicans figure very prominently in each. Please no Yankees vs. Bosox on this thread. They'll be time for that later. Just want to see what people think about this. Most Valuable Player NL - Albert Pujols (Santo Domingo) vs...
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    For Canadians/People from To area

    Do Dominicans participate in the Caribana weekend festivities in Toronto there every August? For those unfamiliar, Caribana (now known as something else since someone decided to politically-correct it) is a HUGE Caribbean street festival in Toronto. It's similar to the West Indian Day parade...
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    Dominican in the NFL now, but highly controversial

    Did you know Luis Castillo (NFL) was Dominican? Never knew there were any Dominicans in the NFL (National football League), or on the verge of getting there. Are there others? Quick synopsis on him: He's the college football player who just drafted to play for the San Diego Chargers in the 1st...
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    It's Official - JetBlue has the best Customer Service....again

    Just another reason to hope that they actually stick around in the DR. What a waste it would be if they left the DR market. Even scarier, doesn't Delta own both Comair & ASA? Both finished at the bottom...
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    MLB Off-Season Baseball Moves- DR Related

    To keep it strictly DR-related, here's a quick update: Pedro Martinez (Manoguayabo, RD) - P - NY Mets Adrian Beltre (Santo Domingo, RD) - 3B - Seattle Mariners Sammy Sosa - OF (San Pedro de Macoris, RD) - Chicago Cubs for now; no one can afford him Alfonso Soriano (San Pedro de Macoris, RD) -...
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    Another Bush Video - No Edits

    For those who think it editing or cue-cards are not needed for this dude, I wish I could make this up, but how many soundbites will it take? I'm not sure how people could vote for this dude. He represents the best that we got??? Another .mov file: http://media.ebaumsworld.com/sovereignty.mov...
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    $69 (sin tax) OW sale-Gotta love JetBlue

    JetBlue is offering $69 plus tax fares JFK-DR, during the Fall (after Labor day, before Thanskgiving). Let's see if AA, Delta, or Continental matches. Here's the article. http://www.jetblue.com/learnmore/pressDetail.asp?newsId=261 JetBlue Kicks Off One-Million-Seat Sale -- Sale Fares Reduced...
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    Cogentrix Operations Manager Shot Dead

    American Shot Dead in RD Anyone hear anything about this there??? American Shot Dead in Dominican Republic http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&e=3&u=/ap/20040617/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/dominican_american_killed 1 hour, 27 minutes ago [Deleted the story because we do not have...
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    Official Guys Code Of Conduct

    Please read and pass along to your friends for further reference. Pretty hilarious. Official Guys Code Of Conduct 1. Thou shalt not rent the movie Chocolat. 2. Under no circumstances may 2 men share an umbrella. 3. Unless he murdered someone in your immediate family, you must bail a friend...