Thursday, February 5, 2009

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 2-5-09

*Nicaraguan National Championship*

Former DSL Cardinals Walter Santos and Edgard Montiel play for Boer-Managua.
Boer (1-2) takes on Boaco (0-3) Friday, February 6.

*Caribbean Series*

Jose Rada (GCL): Did not pitch for Aragua.

Former Memphis Redbird Raul Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with one double and two runs for Ponce.
Aragua jumped in front early and held the lead to beat Ponce 5-2: Boxscore

Former Memphis Redbird Edgar Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with two runs for Mazatlan.
San Diego Padres' first baseman Adrian Gonzalez hit three home runs for Mazatlan.

Amaury Marti (Memphis): Started in right field and batted 6th. 1-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts (swinging). (Runners left in scoring position, 2-outs: 2)
D'Angelo Jimenez (Memphis-free agent): Started as designated hitter and batted 9th. 0-for-3 with two strikeouts (looking and swinging). (Runners left in scoring position , 2-outs: 2)
Ex-Cardinal Ronnie Belliard went 2-for-5 with one double and one run for Licey.
Ex-Cardinal Jorge Sosa started for Licey and gave up ten hits, eight runs, one home run, two walks, and struck out two over 4.1 innings for the loss.
Mazatlan beat Licey 12-9: Boxscore

Thursday's games:
Licey (1-2) visits Aragua (3-0) @ 5:00pm EST.
Mazatlan (2-1) visits Ponce (0-3) @ 9:00pm EST.

Venezulean League's Bravos de Margarita has been selected as the host for the 2010 Caribbean Series. Puerto Rico will host in 2011 and Dominican Republic in 2012. Link

Gigantes de Cibao, of the Dominican Republic League, is up for sale for $5-6 million dollars: Link

*World Baseball Classic*

Albert Pujols (St. Louis) was awarded by the Dominican Republic for his achievement on and off the field in baseball (video available): Link and ESPN Deportes

Felipe Alou is very excited to have both Albert Pujols (St. Louis) and Alex Rodriguez on the D.R. team: Link

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