El Caribe reports on the diminished interest in baseball’s World Series among Dominicans, who must settle for the Yankees-Marlins series as opposed to the Red Sox-Cubs series, whose teams listed more stellar Dominican players in their rosters. “Truly, the series between New York and Florida was not the preference of Dominicans,” admitted Rafael Perez, the director of the Major Leagues Commissioner’s Office in Santo Domingo. There are Dominicans, however, playing in the World Series, and local fans continue to tune in, especially since there are many Dominican Yankee fans of players such as Alfonso Soriano and pitcher Felix Heredia. Luis Castillo is one of the leading players for Florida, where Juan Encarnacion is also a team member.
Yesterday, thousands of Dominicans listened or watched the Yankees gain a 2-1 lead in the series. The two teams resume the action tonight in Miami for Game 4, as the Yankees send Roger Clemens to face Carl Pavano. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:24pm.