Cuban Baseball Structure

[Cubano100%]

The two most important leagues in Cuba are the National League and the Super League.


The National League

It starts on November and ends in April. It consists of 90 games. All teams play each other. There are 16 teams.

The first places in each groups advance to the playoff. The two teams with the best records advances to the playoffs too. So you may have one group having 3 teams in the playoffs and one group having just one. The team with the best record plays the team with the worst record among the two non first place teams. Ex: In the 44 Cuban National Series, Pinar del Rio was the only team from Group 1 that advanced to the playoff. In Group 2, Industriales, Havana and Santi Spiritus advanced.

Winners play for the league championship.
The winner of each league play for the Cuban crown.

Current champion: Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (Wasps)
Second place: Los Vaqueros de la Havana (Cowboys)
Bold below indicates favorites.

The National league is divided in two: West and East

West League:

Group 1

Los Toronjeros de la Isla de La Juventud (Grapefruit Croppers) "Livan Hernandez(Nationals), Ariel Prieto(Marlins AAA)

Los Vegueros de Pinar del Rio (Cigar Makers) "Contreras(Chicago), Baez(Tampa), Soler(Mets), Yobal Duenas (Yanks AA)"

Los Cocodrilos de Matanza (Cocodriles) "Oropeza (Orioles AAA), Michel Abreu"

Los Guerreros Metropolitanos (Metropolitan Warriors) "Rey Ordonez", Rafael Galvizo(Marlins A), Jose Cordero(Twins A)

Group 2

Los Leones de Industriales (Havana Lions) The New York Yankees of Cuba! " Orlando Hernadez(White Sox), Kendry Morales(Angels), Adrian Hernandez, Barbaro Canizares, Rene Arocha"

Los Camaroneros de Cienfuegos (Shrimps) (Adiel Palma)

Los Gallos de Santi Spiritus (Roosters) Yulieski Gourriel, Frederich Cepeda and Eriel Sanchez (Cuba)

Los Vaqueros de la Havana (Cowboys) " Raul Valdez(Cubs AAA), Vladimir Nunez (Indians AAA), Andy Morales

East League

Group 3

Los Naranjas de Villa Clara (Orange Growers)) "Yuniesky Betancourt(Mariners), Zaidel Beltran(Yanks A), Jorge Toca (White Sox AAA), Rolando Arrojo"

Los Alfareros de Camaguey(Ceramists) "Arian Cruz (Reds AA)" [url]

Los Tigres de Ciego de Avila (Tigers)

Los Magos de las Tunas (Magicians) "Osmani Urrutia" (Cuba)

Group 4

Los Alazanes de Gramma (Sorrels)

Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (Wasps)

[I]Los Sabuesos de Holguin(Hounds)

Los Indios de Guantanamo (Indians)





Cuban Super League

Runs from April to May after the National league. The Super league only has 4 teams: Occidentales (Westeners), Havana, Centrales (Centrals) and Orientales (Easteners). It consists of 30 games. Players from this league are eligible for "The Cuban National team".
Any of these 4 teams can win and loose against any MLB teams.

Occidentales gets players from Isla de La Juventud Grapefruit Croppers, Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers and Matanza Cocodriles.

Havana gets players from Industriales Lions, Havana Cowboys and Metropolitanos Warriors.

Centrales gets players from Cienfuegos Shrimps, Villa Clara Orange Growers, Camaguey Ceramists, Santi Spiritus Roosters and Ciego de Avila Tigers.

Orientales gets their players from Las Tunas Magicians, Gramma Sorrels, Santiago de Cuba Wasps, Holguin Hounds and Guantanamo Indians.




Other Leagues

All teams are represented in the junior categories with one team. Every category has a national tournaments. The following are the different categories in Cuban baseball:

Category 9-10 years old
Category 11-12 years old
Category 13-14 years old
Category 15-16 years old
Category Junior

Provincial:
Every province in Cuba has their own championship tournament before the start of The National League.

Developmental League:
Runs after the Provincial leagues and before the National League. It is where young prospects polish their skills. Cuba has 14 provinces and one municipality. Havana, the capital, have two teams. Therefore, there are 16 teams. Players from this league don't have to much of a chance to make the roster from their respective province. This league ends at the beginning on November.

[Licey Fan]

very interesting information... i didn't know all that

[El Nino Linares]

Developmental League:

Runs before the National League where young prospect pullish their skills. Cuba has 14 provinces and one municipality. Havana, the capital, have two teams. Therefore, there are 16 teams. Players from this league don't have to much of a chance to make the roster from their respective province. This league ends at the beginning on November.

The National League

It starts on November 19 and ends in April. It consists of 90 games. All teams play each other. There are 16 teams.

The first place in group 1 plays the second place in group 2. The first place in group 2 plays the second place in group 1. The same happens with group 3 and 4.
Winners play for the league championship.
The winner of each league play for the Cuban crown.

Current champion: Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (Bees)
Second place: Los Vaqueros de la Havana (Cowboys)
Bold below indicates favorites.


West League:

Group 1

Isla de La Juventud "Livan Hernandez(Nationals), Ariel Prieto(Marlins AAA)

Los Vegueros de Pinar del Rio (Cigar Growers) "Contreras(Chicago), Baez(Tampa), Soler(Mets), Yobal Duenas (Yanks AA)"

Los Cocodrilos de Matanza (Cocodriles) "Oropeza (OriolesAAA), Michel Abreu"

Los Guerreros Metropolitanos (Metropolitan Warriors) "Rey Ordonez", Rafael Galvizo(Marlins A), Jose Cordero(Twins A)

Group 2

Los Leones de Industriales (Havana Lions) The New York Yankees of Cuba! " Orlando Hernadez(White Sox), Kendry Morales(Angels), Adrian Hernandez, Barbaro Canizares, Rene Arocha"

Los Elefantes de Cienfuegos (Elephants)

Los Gallos de Santi Spiritus (Roosters)

Los Vaqueros de la Havana (Cowboys) " Raul Valdez(Cubs AAA), Vladimir Nunez (Indians AAA), Andy Morales

East League

Group 3

Los Naranjas de Villa Clara (Orange colored) "Yuniesky Betancourt(Mariners), Zaidel Beltran(Yanks A), Jorge Toca (White Sox AAA), Rolando Arrojo"

Los Tinajones de Camaguey(Tinajon picture) "Arian Cruz (Reds AA)" http://www.cubaxp.com/modules/bamagalerie3/viewcat-27-11-0-titreA-12.html

Los Pineros de Ciego de Avila (Pineaple Growers)

Los Caneros de las Tunas (Sugar Cane Croppers)

Group 4

Los Alazanes de Gramma ( Horses)

Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba (Bees)

Holguin

Guantanamo


Cuban Super League

Runs from April to May. Only 4 teams: Occidentales (Westeners), Havana, Centrales (Central) and Orientales (Easteners). It consists of 30 games. Players from this league are eligible for "The Cuban National team".
Any of these 4 teams can win and lose against any MLB teams.

Occidentales gets players from Isla de La Juventud, Los Vegueros de Pinar del Rio and Los Cocodrilos de Matanza.

Havana gets players from Los Leones de Industriales, Los Vaqueros de la Havana and Los Guerreros Metropolitanos.

Centrales gets players from Cienfuegos, Los Naranjas de Villa Clara, Los Tinajones de Camaguey and Los Pineros de Ciego de Avila.

Orientales gets their players from Los Caneros de las Tunas, Los Alazanes de Gramma, Las Avispas de Santiago de Cuba, Holguin and Guantanamo.
I have read several of your posts toward cuban baseball and you are absolutely correct in alot of the things you say.... You really know your cuban baseball... Just to back up what you said that the backbone of black baseball in the 20s was cubans....

[Cubano100%]

Let's go Cuban nation?

I am glad you came on board. Go to the World Baseball Classic thread and read all the comments. I have been fighting the following people alone: a Mexican fan, Honus Warner, Ichiro51, a Venezuelan fan and in a less degree the Licey Fan.

I started reading their comments and they don't give us a chance to do anything in the BWC next year. I know Castro is not going to send a team. But they do not know anything about Cuban baseball.

[El Nino Linares]

Listen i am new at this but i was reading that same thread b4 I joined... I am ready to battle any of these mexicans, dominicans, and ricans.... The foundation of caribean baseball was in Cuba they used to try out pitchers, and/or players.... And the truth is that we have a line of players this year that should be joining the Hall of Fame....

[El Nino Linares]

Let's go Cuban nation?

I am glad you came on board. Go to the World Baseball Classic thread and read all the comments. I have been fighting the following people alone: a Mexican fan, Honus Warner, Ichiro51, a Venezuelan fan and in a less degree the Licey Fan.

I started reading their comments and they don't give us a chance to do anything in the BWC next year. I know Castro is not going to send a team. But they do not know anything about Cuban baseball.
You are absolutely correct that Castro isnt sending a team but if he does he will send the scrubbs and those can also kick ass because they have nothing to lose and they play baseball the way it was meant to be played smart not by hitting homeruns....

[caribeño]

Let's go Cuban nation?

I am glad you came on board. Go to the World Baseball Classic thread and read all the comments. I have been fighting the following people alone: a Mexican fan, Honus Warner, Ichiro51, a Venezuelan fan and in a less degree the Licey Fan.

I started reading their comments and they don't give us a chance to do anything in the BWC next year. I know Castro is not going to send a team. But they do not know anything about Cuban baseball.
Cubano and Niño :
Is this the Caribbean and International baseball war ?
Undoubtebly Cubano you are the most informed hispano i ever read here , and also there are some of our hispanos brothers who know nothing and to top it are fanatics , but why do we have to fight among us ?
I see Licey Fan giving a great service here in terms of the Dominican League
and , i started today a series of writing about the baseball in Puerto Rico .
I know you are not including me , and that you almost excluded Licey , but , Why don't you ignore the ignorants ? Or at least , teach 'em .
Saludos mi gente .

[El Nino Linares]

The thing is that these people are someone in the majors now bc when Cuba was able to let their players go to the majors and even had scouts in Cuba no one heard of anyone that was even remotely good other than the great Roberto Clemente everyone else was Cuban.... There is a Cuban in the Hall of Fame that never played in the majors Martin Dihigo... He played every position and pitched... And bc he was black couldnt ever play in the majors....Like him many more will come into the Hall in a couple of years...

[Cubano100%]

The current champ, The Santiago de Cuba Wasps opened the National League series with a win against the runner up La Havana Cowboys.

Teams R H E
Cowboys 4 8 0
Wasps 10 14 1

W: Danny Betancourt
L: Yulieski González
HR: Juan Carlos Linares

[Cuba_fan]

Hi all,

So finally good news, Cuba will join the WBC!!! Great :clapping . Cubano100% nice to learn all about the cuban baseball...thanks!!

Any news on how Los Gallos de Santi Spiritus are doing?

greetings

[Dutch Girl]

Originally Posted by Cubano100%
Let's go Cuban nation?

I could not agree more! I saw Cuba play at the World Championship in Holland and they won easily.

Thanks Cubano100% for explaining the leagues in Cuba. A bit complicated though.........If you can post an update on the competition in Cuba once in a while, that would be great.

I will definitely go for Cuba as a winner of the WBC! And to make sure they do, me and a friend will go to PR to support them (I don't know if that makes any difference, but hey, let's just say we are going to try!!!).

Keep up the information, greetings, Dutch girl ;)

[Cubano100%]

In group 1, Pinar del Río and Isla de la Juventud are the leaders.

In group 2, Industriales is the leader with 6 wins and 3 loses.

In group 3, Villa Clara is first with 8 wins and 1 loss. Santi Spiritus beat them once.

In group 4, Holguín and Santiago de Cuba are tied in first place.


Leaders:

Hrs: Yunieski Gourriel (4) Santi Spiritus, Juan Carlos Pedroso (4) Las Tunas, Dayan Viciedo(3) Villa Clara

Wins: Lázaro Pausa (3) Las Tunas
Robelio Carrillo(2) Villa Clara
Yosvani Pérez(2) Cienfuegos
Raidel Hernández(2) Pinar del Rio
Yousel Aguilar(2) Matanzas

[orly]

Just an aclaration:
Juan Carlos Linares playing for Havana Cowboys is not Omar Linares' brother.
He was a co-player while Junior with Kendry Morales.
Omar Linares' brother get retired this year(although not officially, I think)

Regards,

[Cubano100%]

Just an aclaration:
Juan Carlos Linares playing for Havana Cowboys is not Omar Linares' brother.
He was a co-player while Junior with Kendry Morales.
Omar Linares' brother get retired this year(although not officially, I think)

Regards,


Thanks for the correction. You should post on this thread too. It looks like you left Cuba after me. So you should know more about current players.

[Cubano100%]

Best 3bs in Cuba during the 1990s:


1. Omar Linares
2. Gabriel Pierre
3. Lazaro Vargas
4. Miguel Caldes
5. Andy Morales (Maybe)

How old was Andy Morales when he defected? It sure showed how good scouts the Yankees have.


Don't you agree that Omar Linares and Grabiel Pierre would have been stars in the Major leagues? How about number 3 and 4 in my list? Certainly, the would have been in the majors at some point.

How about Danys Baez?

There have been rumors the Braves are interested in acquiring Danys Baez. But two different players and one scout have said the Devil Rays closer is a one-pitch pitcher who wouldn't be a good fit with a playoff contender like Atlanta.

http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20051201&content_id=1274849&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl


If he has more than 100 saves in the majors with one pitch, don't you think many Cuban pitchers back home have the stuff to make it.

Was Yuniesky Betancourt in any of the Cuban junior teams or Cuba B? Betancourt is alone in this country. He does not have anybody besides his fellow defector Zaidel Beltran. Betancourt came from the Mexican streets to AA to AAA to the big show in just one year.

What is your take on Juan Miguel Miranda and Ayalen Ortiz?

The Cuban junior teams have dominated International competitions against other countries best players. Don't you think many of these players are Major League caliber type players down the road?

[jalbright]

Let's look at what my 1999 Cuban Official Guide says about cubano100%'s top four third basemen of the 1990's (I'd need Morales' first name in Spanish to try and add him--this book doesn't give "Andy") It's only a career line in each case, but here goes:

Linares 17 years, .369 average, .471 OBP, .655 slugging, 3.62 successful plays made per 9 defensive innings. Until he went to Japan a few years ago, everything I'd read about him was positive. I'm sure he's not this good, but he could still go down a fair ways and be a heck of a player. Can't say much about that defensive number for a third baseman, but I thought I'd include it since someone probably can.

Pierre 14 years, .298 average, .384 OBP, .535 slugging, 3.67 successful plays per 9 defensive innings. These are good numbers, but if Cuban ball is even a little lower than major league quality, he'd go to just another third baseman fairly quickly. If the Cuban ball is below AAA, his career numbers aren't imposing, though I don't know at what age he started, and how he performed over that career. Also, I don't know how many years he had left at the point the book came out.

Vargas 19 years, .321 average, .394 OBP, .433 slugging, 3.64 successful plays per 9 defensive innings. At these numbers, a nice player, though not a lot of power. The key for him is how his OBP would hold up at a major league level. A 40 point drop would make him good, but not much more, a sixty point drop would likely make him very ordinary, and much more than that, he'd ride the pine or play in the minors. Again, these are career numbers only, so perhaps he'd have played 14-15 years but been as good as these numbers in that time (the difference in quality of play cancelled out by losing some struggling early years).

Caldes 12 years, .289 average, .347 OBP, .476 slugging, 3.75 successful plays per 9 defensive innings. If he met these numbers, he'd be fine--but any drop off would start to hurt him fairly quickly.

The only clear conclusion I can reach is that except for Linares, the difference between Cuban ball and the majors would make a huge difference in what we could expect these guys to produce. Linares likely would have been a star unless the difference between the two is huge. This is a classic example of why we want solid evidence on exactly how good Cuban ball under Castro really has been in order to fairly appraise these guys. Even what I've posted is terribly incomplete--a single career line without even knowing their dates of birth. For all I know, Caldes could have been in his prime in 1999 after entering the game as a 16 year old.

Maybe someone can do something with the international competition, especially if we had season by season data in Cuba, plus accurate dates of birth. Some day, that will be available, but as far as I know today, it isn't in the States. That's a shame.

Jim Albright

[Cubano100%]

Let's look at what my 1999 Cuban Official Guide says about cubano100%'s top four third basemen of the 1990's (I'd need Morales' first name in Spanish to try and add him--this book doesn't give "Andy") It's only a career line in each case, but here goes:

Linares 17 years, .369 average, .471 OBP, .655 slugging, 3.62 successful plays made per 9 defensive innings. Until he went to Japan a few years ago, everything I'd read about him was positive. I'm sure he's not this good, but he could still go down a fair ways and be a heck of a player. Can't say much about that defensive number for a third baseman, but I thought I'd include it since someone probably can.

Pierre 14 years, .298 average, .384 OBP, .535 slugging, 3.67 successful plays per 9 defensive innings. These are good numbers, but if Cuban ball is even a little lower than major league quality, he'd go to just another third baseman fairly quickly. If the Cuban ball is below AAA, his career numbers aren't imposing, though I don't know at what age he started, and how he performed over that career. Also, I don't know how many years he had left at the point the book came out.

Vargas 19 years, .321 average, .394 OBP, .433 slugging, 3.64 successful plays per 9 defensive innings. At these numbers, a nice player, though not a lot of power. The key for him is how his OBP would hold up at a major league level. A 40 point drop would make him good, but not much more, a sixty point drop would likely make him very ordinary, and much more than that, he'd ride the pine or play in the minors. Again, these are career numbers only, so perhaps he'd have played 14-15 years but been as good as these numbers in that time (the difference in quality of play cancelled out by losing some struggling early years).

Caldes 12 years, .289 average, .347 OBP, .476 slugging, 3.75 successful plays per 9 defensive innings. If he met these numbers, he'd be fine--but any drop off would start to hurt him fairly quickly.

The only clear conclusion I can reach is that except for Linares, the difference between Cuban ball and the majors would make a huge difference in what we could expect these guys to produce. Linares likely would have been a star unless the difference between the two is huge. This is a classic example of why we want solid evidence on exactly how good Cuban ball under Castro really has been in order to fairly appraise these guys. Even what I've posted is terribly incomplete--a single career line without even knowing their dates of birth. For all I know, Caldes could have been in his prime in 1999 after entering the game as a 16 year old.

Maybe someone can do something with the international competition, especially if we had season by season data in Cuba, plus accurate dates of birth. Some day, that will be available, but as far as I know today, it isn't in the States. That's a shame.

Jim Albright

Good piece of work. I have one of those Cuban baseball guides. I will check on the year. I think is from 2003.

Major League baseball rates leagues around the world specially those leagues they pay for like the Mexican Summer League. The Mexican Summer League has 16 teams. All the good Mexican players are in the majors. The best Mexican prospects are in the US based minor leagues. So one can assume that the players back in Mexico are not the best ones. Does anyone disagree on this?

Now, Major Leagues official have given a AAA level to the Mexican Summer League.

Since 2000, Mexico has produced 15 major leaguers. In constrast, Cuba has produced 11. By now, everybody should know that Cuban players can not come freely to the USA. Does anyone disagree on this?

Baseball was invented in the USA. Short after, Cubans were playing baseball. We are the second country in the world that had baseball unless somebody prove me otherwise. Baseball is Cuba's main sport. Soccer is Mexico's main sport.

If the Mexican Summer League is AAA. What is the level of the Cuban National League?

Note: Cuban National League has 16 teams. The best Cuban players stay back home except those that have defected. Cuban kids are sent to special schools as early as 9 or 10 years old to study and play whatever sport they are in. This goes on until they finish 12 grade and make the National League or don't make it. Every province have these schools in Cuba. There is even one of this schools for every age level(Primary, middle, and high schools) in Havana where the top prospects in Cuba attend. This is in addition of all the others spread among provinces.

Does it sound like baseball academies run by the Cubans? Would MLB teams love to go to Cuba and check these players?



How are Mexican baseball players found? Does anyone knows?




Soon, Major League Baseball will decide a level for the new Nicaraguan Winter League. It is only 2 years old. In Nicaragua, there was a Winter League that desapeared in the 50ths. I bet you that Major League baseball will rate this league at least an A level. A AA rating would not surprise me either.

I will suffer a heart attack if someone tells me now even Nicaragua has a stronger league that Cuba. What anything is possible at this point....Is it?


Jim,

Under normal conditions, Linares and Pierre would have been stars in the major.

Caldes career was cut short when he died in a car accident.

[Cubano100%]

Player series Ave Slg H 2b 3b Hr


Antonio Pacheco 22 334 525 2356 366 63 284
Yobal Duenas 14 321 477 1615 282 46 136
Enrique Diaz 19 306 384 1784 211 84 26
Oscar Macias 18 310 513 1960 319 50 286
Juan Padilla(gold glover) 17 307 447 1914 293 68 149



Can anyone think of somebody else?

[jalbright]

Good piece of work. I have one of those Cuban baseball guides. I will check on the year. I think is from 2003.
.........
Jim,

Under normal conditions, Linares and Pierre would have been stars in the major.

Caldes career was cut short when he died in a car accident.

Thank you. If you have a more recent guide than mine (1999):
1) where did you get it?
2) is it still just career totals (plus the most recent season and annual league leaders)?
3) Why don't you post some of the info I did on the second basemen you listed, since yours is more current? If you need help calculating OBP or successful chances per 9 defensive innings, I'll be glad to help. If you don't have a more recent guide, I'll do the numbers on those guys.

The only question I have about Linares is whether he would have crossed the line of being a star to being a Hall of Famer. I tend to think he would have, but that is still in question in my mind. I think it likely Pierre could have started in the majors. Beyond that, I'm not convinced. That's not to say you aren't right, I just don't have sufficient proof of it yet.

Jim Albright

[Cubano100%]

Thank you. If you have a more recent guide than mine (1999):
1) where did you get it?
2) is it still just career totals (plus the most recent season and annual league leaders)?
3) Why don't you post some of the info I did on the second basemen you listed, since yours is more current? If you need help calculating OBP or successful chances per 9 defensive innings, I'll be glad to help. If you don't have a more recent guide, I'll do the numbers on those guys.

The only question I have about Linares is whether he would have crossed the line of being a star to being a Hall of Famer. I tend to think he would have, but that is still in question in my mind. I think it likely Pierre could have started in the majors. Beyond that, I'm not convinced. That's not to say you aren't right, I just don't have sufficient proof of it yet.

Jim Albright

Jim:

The best players from countries with a lot of baseball tradition certainly have a chance to make it. Pierre is a very strong player. Cuban baseball players now are not protected very well. They travel in buses not planes. Pitchers are overused. There are a lot of day games where players are exposed to a lot of heat. Certainly, Cuban players are not properties. In professional baseball, owners protect their players.
So I do believe Pierre would have been a starting 3B in the majors. The key is to come early so you can get use to USA (language, culture, food, etc). Look, Yuniesky Betancourt is not an offensive thread. He is in the ML because his glove. If he can hit 270, he will be a major leaguer for a long time. Antonio Pacheco, Yobal Duenas, and Oscar Macias were better hitter than him. These are 2bs but Betancourt use to play 2B for Villa Clara Oranges. If he is in the majors, the other 3 certainly would have made it at some point. Pacheco hit with power. He would have been like Jeff Kent. Duenas was like Alfonso Soriano. However, he could not hit in the playoff when I was there. Macias arrived last year in Miami. He is 40 years old now.

Actually, I found a source where all stats for Cuban players are kept. Even defectors stats are there. In the past, defectors records were wiped out from the record books. I am preparing stats for the pitchers. As I suspected, Livan and Baez had a better ERA in the USA than in Cuba. The older pitchers are the opposite. They left the best years in Cuba. As for Jose Contreras VS Norge Luis Vera, their stats are similar. When Contreras defected, the Cuban authorities were saying than Vera was better than Contreras.

[Cubano100%]

Jim:

There are people in the USA media that consider the Cuban National League an A league. Despite leaving their best years in Cuba, pitchers stats in the Cuban national League and MLB do not show that big of a gap. ERA for older pitchers are higher in the ML than in Cuba. Younger pitchers have better numbers in the USA than in Cuba. Some older pitchers have a lower opponent bating average in the USA than in Cuba.

What do you think? Remember, many older players leave their best years in Cuba. Once they defect, they have to deal with the extra stuff that Cuban defectors must endure. Ex: not having their families with them.

To be honest with you, I thought I would see a major gap between their Cuban and USA stats. Only Arocha, Fernandez and Prieto have a big difference in stats from one league to another. Notice, the number of series some played in Cuba. You also need to add the time that they were spending to gain legal status in another country or USA. So many came over 30 years old. That is why some lasted 4 or 5 years in the ML.

There is no way the Cuban National League is an A league.
Why do we have to wait for MLB to label our league? If all these older pitcher would have come earlier in their careers, they would have had better numbers.

I am telling you my friend, we got a lot of good players back home. Castro does not want defectors to have success. That's why he blackmails them and retain their families.

Tell me who has the best splitter or forkball in the game? If your anwser if someone else than Contreras that is fine. But he must be next in line. Norge Vera would have been another solid starter in the majors. He also throws forkballs and has better control than Contreras.

My favorite was Lazaro Valle. He allowed 3 broken bats single to a Puerto Rican team that had Juan Gonzalez, Javy Lopez, Carlos Baerga, Roberto Alomar and Edgar Martinez.

Imagine that Rene Arocha, Orlando Hernandez and Lazaro Valle were starters in their primes for the Industriales Lions at the same time. That was my team
back home.



Players Series W L ERA IP K BB Win % Opp. Ave

Cuban Series Stats

Rene Arocha 11 104 72 3.18 1412.2 1038 544 0.591 239

Rolando Arrojo 13 154 98 3.5 2027.2 1138 442 0.611 268

Danys Baez 2 6 5 4.7 122.2 92 58 0.545 271

Jose Contreras 10 117 50 2.82 1473 1346 514 0.701 243

Orlando Hernandez 10 126 47 3.05 1514.1 1211 455 0.728 238

Livan Hernandez 3 27 16 4.57 335 311 127 0.628 276

Osvaldo Fernandez 11 70 42 3.12 943 778 358 0.625 240

Ariel Prieto 10 67 66 4.47 1043.1 860 525 0.504 271

Alain Soler 5 24 9 3.53 270.1 235 109 0.727 239

Raul Valdez 6 52 58 3.61 914.2 729 308 0.473 268

Norge Luis Vera 11 122 47 2.55 1479 922 351 0.722 248

Lazaro Valle 15 138 73 3.39 1740 1351 613 0.654 239

The average ERA in Cuba for those that made it to the Majors is 3.67. The average opponent bating average is 255.75

MLB Stats

Rene Arocha 4 18 17 4.11 331 190 75 0.514 282

Rolando Arrojo 6 40 42 4.55 700 512 255 0.488 267

Danys Baez 5 26 31 3.69 431.2 351 184 0.456 239

Jose Contreras 4 35 18 4.28 446 376 189 0.66 236

Orlando Hernandez 7 70 49 4.11 1004.2 794 354 0.588 242

Livan Hernandez 11 110 104 4.11 1950.2 1328 673 0.514 274

Ariel Prieto 6 15 24 4.85 352 231 176 0.385 294

Osvaldo Fernandez 4 19 26 4.93 387 208 136 0.422 287

Alain Soler
Raul Valdez
The average ERA in the Major Leagues is 4.32. The average opponent bating average is 265.13

[Licey Fan]

Let's go Cuban nation?

I am glad you came on board. Go to the World Baseball Classic thread and read all the comments. I have been fighting the following people alone: a Mexican fan, Honus Warner, Ichiro51, a Venezuelan fan and in a less degree the Licey Fan.

I started reading their comments and they don't give us a chance to do anything in the BWC next year. I know Castro is not going to send a team. But they do not know anything about Cuban baseball.

The main reason I'm in this forum, is first of all, to learn more about international baseball, and second, to help you guys know a bit more inside info in the dominican league, since I have more access to the information than you guys

I've never said that Cuba doesn't stand a chance in the WBC. I just believe that they won't be cruising as they do in amateur competitions... And if you say that the dominicans, venezuelans, japaneses and americans teams (and puerto rico to a lesser degree right now) are the main contenders BASED ON THEIR MLB TALENT you are just blind...

The truth is that until we see the actual matchups, and i repeat ACTUAL AND REAL MATCHUPS (not simulations) between the teams, we'll never now how to compare the stats...

I know is a short tournament, so anything can happen, but then again, cuban dominance on the international spotlight's been in short tournaments (IBAF World Cup, Olympics, Panam Games). Definetly, even if is just for couple of games, we'll get a better idea of what's happening in Cuba after this tournament.

You seem as you definetly now all your stuff very well, and I've learned a lot with your posts... Is just that to me it seems that you want to FORCE people to agree with you that Cuba is gonna "rock" the WBC (sometimes actually changing subjects of baseball, like that comparison between dominican and cuban beaches, which I saw completely out of line and out of the subject).

It's better if you make your point, and respect the opinions of the others, without trying to mock them or take it personal... We all learn of each other

[Cubano100%]

The main reason I'm in this forum, is first of all, to learn more about international baseball, and second, to help you guys know a bit more inside info in the dominican league, since I have more access to the information than you guys

I've never said that Cuba doesn't stand a chance in the WBC. I just believe that they won't be cruising as they do in amateur competitions... And if you say that the dominicans, venezuelans, japaneses and americans teams (and puerto rico to a lesser degree right now) are the main contenders BASED ON THEIR MLB TALENT you are just blind...

The truth is that until we see the actual matchups, and i repeat ACTUAL AND REAL MATCHUPS (not simulations) between the teams, we'll never now how to compare the stats...

I know is a short tournament, so anything can happen, but then again, cuban dominance on the international spotlight's been in short tournaments (IBAF World Cup, Olympics, Panam Games). Definetly, even if is just for couple of games, we'll get a better idea of what's happening in Cuba after this tournament.

You seem as you definetly now all your stuff very well, and I've learned a lot with your posts... Is just that to me it seems that you want to FORCE people to agree with you that Cuba is gonna "rock" the WBC (sometimes actually changing subjects of baseball, like that comparison between dominican and cuban beaches, which I saw completely out of line and out of the subject).

It's better if you make your point, and respect the opinions of the others, without trying to mock them or take it personal... We all learn of each other

Dominican fan:

I despise people that do not go by facts. Because Cuba does not have many ML players now that does not mean we are not good. People should know that. I never said that Cuba would dominate. I just said that Cuba has a good chance as many other countries to win. I also said that teams with good pitching and defense have a better chance to win it. I also listed the teams I consider the favorites: USA, Venezuela, Japan, Dominican and Cuba. Didn't I? See, I have taken my time to learn about baseball around the world. Others could have done the same.

Nobody can tell me that Mexico has more tradition in baseball than Cuba. Nobody can tell me that Japan has been playing baseball as long as Cuba when their first team was formed 30 years after our professional league. Nobody can tell me that the negro leagues were that bad when you had fewer teams than the majors. You also had black americans, white and black cubans, white and black puertoricans and probably mexicans and dominican playing in the negro leagues. In contrast, the early major leagues had only white americans and 3 or 4 cubans playing in the majors. Major league teams went to Cuba and were beaten badly too.
Nobody can deny that Cuban players endure more stuff outside baseball than other players. Despite this, they have hold their ground. In 2005, look for saves, wins, era, ip and Opponent ave and tell me wether or not the Cubans have hold their grounds against other fellow latin players. Only you can argue that Santana, Martinez are better than them. How long have Santana and Martinez been in the USA? Don't you think that under normal conditions, Cuba would have many major leagues. When we were able to compete on equal terms, no other country besides the USA had more players in the majors than Cuba.
Nobody can tell me that we had an steroid problem not only in the ML but also in the Dominican.

Cuba not only have beaten mediocre teams but also professional teams.

Even if Cuba beat the Dominican and the Venezuelan teams, that does not mean anything. One or two games are nothing. One BWC means nothing. Now, if Cuba gets blownout by everybody, then you can say that Cuba is not that great. But I bet you that will not happen. Good teams won't get blownout. Though Cuba has beaten professional teams, you guys always say that Cuba have beaten mediocre teams. So if Cuba does not win the BWC, then I can say you beat a mediocre Cuban team without its major leaguers.

Cuban players are scrutinize more than others. Not all Cuban defectors are good players. Many came old and left the best years back home. That is a fact. The only fair comparison someone can make is between Cuban and Japanese players. Both group of players leave their best years back home and had to get used to the new country quickly. Cubans unlike others can not bring their families nor go back home. Don't you think that affects their performance. This is my bigger problem with all of you.

Nobody can tell me that the Cuban National League is A ball and the Mexican summer league is AAA, as well as all latin winter balls.

You or anyone can think whatever you please, I just happen to strongly disagree.

As for my reference to the beaches, i am sure you wrote something out place about Cuba. You people tend to forget who was the tourist mecca. When I see people trashing my country without any knowledge of it, then I put them in their place. That is why I brought it.

And if you want, you can PM me so we can discuss it even further. This is a thread for Cuban Baseball Structure. So your comment is out place. PM me if you want ot discuss more stuff.

If Chavez abolish professional baseball, does that mean Venezuela won't have good players anymore?

Of course, nooooo.

[Licey Fan]

Dominican fan:

I despise people that do not go by facts. Because Cuba does not have many ML players now that does not mean we are not good. People should know that. I never said that Cuba would dominate. I just said that Cuba has a good chance as many other countries to win. I also said that teams with good pitching and defense have a better chance to win it. I also listed the teams I consider the favorites: USA, Venezuela, Japan, Dominican and Cuba. Didn't I? See, I have taken my time to learn about baseball around the world. Others could have done the same.

This are my comments posted on september 17, on the http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=33572 World Classic Baseball Thread, and I Quote:

"cubano:

Definetly Cuba has a great team... but don't count out the Dominican Rep. yet!! Even though USA is the favorite, DR is close second in the odds... I think Cuba vs. DR'd be a great matchup, but I don't think that Cuba beating us it'll be as easy as you put it...

(Sin no entiendes, preguntame, que soy dominicano, y te hablo en español)"

Nobody can tell me that Mexico has more tradition in baseball than Cuba.

I agree with you with that... I haven't mentioned Mexico anywhere


Nobody can tell me that the Cuban National League is A ball and the Mexican summer league is AAA, as well as all latin winter balls.

You or anyone can think whatever you please, I just happen to strongly disagree.

Did you see the thread on the quality of the leagues?? Where did I put the cuban super league?? Mexico Summer Ball's not AAA. The Only reason they're listed as so is because the Diablos Rojos de Mexico are the AAA affiliate of the Padres of San Diego... Not the whole league, but some teams of it... The other winter leagues around the caribbean are AA level... So I don't see where's the discussion...

As for my reference to the beaches, i am sure you wrote something out place about Cuba. You people tend to forget who was the tourist mecca. When I see people trashing my country without any knowledge of it, then I put them in their place. That is why I brought it.

OK... so let's quote my post, and then your reply... Totally out of line



Quote:
Originally Posted by Honus Wagner Rules
Well, because there is an American economic embargo against Cuba right now.

I see a dominican team coming first... And we already saw the expos playing in puerto rico

Dictators come and go (Trujillo in Dominican Republic: Franco in Spain; Pinochet in Chile; Hitler in Germany; Mussoulini in Italy). History shows that these countries learned from their past mistakes. Mexico would be an ideal candidate to have a MLB team right now. The problem is the distance MLB team have to travel to play there as well as the Mexican team. They can pick a city in Mexico close to California and place a team there. The problem with Mexico is the security and the crime rate. They have enough people to fill the stadium though the Soccer league is number one.
The Dominican Republic will have no chance of having a MLB team. The economy is not good compare to Mexico, Puerto Rico or a future free Cuba. One their primary industry is tourism and I"ll assure you that when Cuba becomes free their tourism as well as other Caribbean countries is going to take a hit. Cuba is bigger and has better and larger beaches. It has a great history and despite all the animosity with the USA, it remains a favoritive for Americans. Without Americans traveling to Cuba, Cuba received as many tourist as the Dominican Republic!!!!! The Cubans in the USA will not travel to the Dominican Republic as much as they do now. They certainly will go to Cuba. Between Miami and Cuba trade will flourish. USA will help Cuba as well as European Union and Asia. Cuba will prosper and the population will growth again. Where are you going to find more talent? Puerto Rico has 4.5 million people; Dominican Republic has 11 million people; Cuba has 11 million right now. Cuba is way bigger than those two countries combined. The answer is clearly Cuba. Cuba has a well structured league and has academies for kids since they are 10 years old. The only thing they lack is money due to Comunism and the US sactions. Cuba also send coaches to other countries to teach other sports. Ex: The Dominican female volleyball team is very good right now thanks to the Cubans.

Havana has 2 million people now and baseball is number one by far in Cuba.
I travel to many places now but when Castro is gone, I will only travel to Cuba. I have helped other countries too much already.

Be the judge... OK, about this:

See, I have taken my time to learn about baseball around the world. Others could have done the same.

Your arrogance is overwhelming... I'll reply to this just with the same 1st paragraph of my previous post


The main reason I'm in this forum, is first of all, to learn more about international baseball, and second, to help you guys know a bit more inside info in the dominican league, since I have more access to the information than you guys

Sorry, not all of us were born knowing everything... That said, I'll cut this discussion (from my side) right now... Good luck in the cup, any other line is just guesses that we'll never now until we see the actual matchups...

And sorry I didn't PM you, but you didn't PM me to reply to this... You can do that now if you want

[jalbright]

Jim:

There are people in the USA media that consider the Cuban National League an A league. Despite leaving their best years in Cuba, pitchers stats in the Cuban national League and MLB do not show that big of a gap. ERA for older pitchers are higher in the ML than in Cuba. Younger pitchers have better numbers in the USA than in Cuba. Some older pitchers have a lower opponent bating average in the USA than in Cuba.

What do you think? Remember, many older players leave their best years in Cuba. Once they defect, they have to deal with the extra stuff that Cuban defectors must endure. Ex: not having their families with them.

To be honest with you, I thought I would see a major gap between their Cuban and USA stats. Only Arocha, Fernandez and Prieto have a big difference in stats from one league to another. Notice, the number of series some played in Cuba. You also need to add the time that they were spending to gain legal status in another country or USA. So many came over 30 years old. That is why some lasted 4 or 5 years in the ML.

There is no way the Cuban National League is an A league.
Why do we have to wait for MLB to label our league? If all these older pitcher would have come earlier in their careers, they would have had better numbers.

I am telling you my friend, we got a lot of good players back home. Castro does not want defectors to have success. That's why he blackmails them and retain their families.

Tell me who has the best splitter or forkball in the game? If your anwser if someone else than Contreras that is fine. But he must be next in line. Norge Vera would have been another solid starter in the majors. He also throws forkballs and has better control than Contreras.

My favorite was Lazaro Valle. He allowed 3 broken bats single to a Puerto Rican team that had Juan Gonzalez, Javy Lopez, Carlos Baerga, Roberto Alomar and Edgar Martinez.

Imagine that Rene Arocha, Orlando Hernandez and Lazaro Valle were starters in their primes for the Industriales Lions at the same time. That was my team
back home.



Players Series W L ERA IP K BB Win % Opp. Ave

Cuban Series Stats

Rene Arocha 11 104 72 3.18 1412.2 1038 544 0.591 239

Rolando Arrojo 13 154 98 3.5 2027.2 1138 442 0.611 268

Danys Baez 2 6 5 4.7 122.2 92 58 0.545 271

Jose Contreras 10 117 50 2.82 1473 1346 514 0.701 243

Orlando Hernandez 10 126 47 3.05 1514.1 1211 455 0.728 238

Livan Hernandez 3 27 16 4.57 335 311 127 0.628 276

Osvaldo Fernandez 11 70 42 3.12 943 778 358 0.625 240

Ariel Prieto 10 67 66 4.47 1043.1 860 525 0.504 271

Alain Soler 5 24 9 3.53 270.1 235 109 0.727 239

Raul Valdez 6 52 58 3.61 914.2 729 308 0.473 268

Norge Luis Vera 11 122 47 2.55 1479 922 351 0.722 248

Lazaro Valle 15 138 73 3.39 1740 1351 613 0.654 239

The average ERA in Cuba for those that made it to the Majors is 3.67. The average opponent bating average is 255.75

MLB Stats

Rene Arocha 4 18 17 4.11 331 190 75 0.514 282

Rolando Arrojo 6 40 42 4.55 700 512 255 0.488 267

Danys Baez 5 26 31 3.69 431.2 351 184 0.456 239

Jose Contreras 4 35 18 4.28 446 376 189 0.66 236

Orlando Hernandez 7 70 49 4.11 1004.2 794 354 0.588 242

Livan Hernandez 11 110 104 4.11 1950.2 1328 673 0.514 274

Ariel Prieto 6 15 24 4.85 352 231 176 0.385 294

Osvaldo Fernandez 4 19 26 4.93 387 208 136 0.422 287

Alain Soler
Raul Valdez
The average ERA in the Major Leagues is 4.32. The average opponent bating average is 265.13


A) I am not waiting for anyone to "label" the quality of Cuban ball. What I want are facts like these. It would be better to match innings in the data given so we don't inadvertently distort the data one way or another by how a given player performed in one place or the other. The ERA difference is fairly substantial (15+% higher in the majors). This certainly implies that Cuban ball at the level of the data provided isn't as high on average as the majors. That doesn't mean that the best of Cuban players wouldn't be stars or even Hall of Famers. Indeed, because the cream of Cuban baseball has largely been kept in Cuba, some of Cuba's players from today and the recent past likely are of that quality. The island produced a nice proportion of such players before Castro, and I doubt that with the sports machine the communists installed that it would have completely ceased producing such talents.

I'm aware of the problems defectors face--that's why it would be nice if we could confirm our analysis of the defectors with studies of international play. But we have to dig up the evidence and once it is as complete as reasonably possible, we have to see where that evidence points us.

Jim Albright

[Cubano100%]

A) I am not waiting for anyone to "label" the quality of Cuban ball. What I want are facts like these. It would be better to match innings in the data given so we don't inadvertently distort the data one way or another by how a given player performed in one place or the other. The ERA difference is fairly substantial (15+% higher in the majors). This certainly implies that Cuban ball at the level of the data provided isn't as high on average as the majors. That doesn't mean that the best of Cuban players wouldn't be stars or even Hall of Famers. Indeed, because the cream of Cuban baseball has largely been kept in Cuba, some of Cuba's players from today and the recent past likely are of that quality. The island produced a nice proportion of such players before Castro, and I doubt that with the sports machine the communists installed that it would have completely ceased producing such talents.

I'm aware of the problems defectors face--that's why it would be nice if we could confirm our analysis of the defectors with studies of international play. But we have to dig up the evidence and once it is as complete as reasonably possible, we have to see where that evidence points us.

Jim Albright


Jim: Did you notice that Danys Baez and Livan Hernandez have a better ERA in the USA than Cuba? They did not leave their best years in Cuba. They have enjoyed their best years in the USA. So that should tell us something.
How about opponent batting average stats for every one?

[Cubano100%]

This are my comments posted on september 17, on the http://www.baseball-fever.com/showthread.php?t=33572 World Classic Baseball Thread, and I Quote:

"cubano:

Definetly Cuba has a great team... but don't count out the Dominican Rep. yet!! Even though USA is the favorite, DR is close second in the odds... I think Cuba vs. DR'd be a great matchup, but I don't think that Cuba beating us it'll be as easy as you put it...

(Sin no entiendes, preguntame, que soy dominicano, y te hablo en español)"

Cubano100%: I have been posting in what language...........French

I agree with you with that... I haven't mentioned Mexico anywhere




Did you see the thread on the quality of the leagues?? Where did I put the cuban super league?? Mexico Summer Ball's not AAA. The Only reason they're listed as so is because the Diablos Rojos de Mexico are the AAA affiliate of the Padres of San Diego... Not the whole league, but some teams of it... The other winter leagues around the caribbean are AA level... So I don't see where's the discussion...

You comments were right. I would have done the same if all Dominican players play in the Dominican and the Cubans come to the USA. This is a no brainer but some people think otherwise.

OK... so let's quote my post, and then your reply... Totally out of line





Be the judge... OK, about this:



Your arrogance is overwhelming... I'll reply to this just with the same 1st paragraph of my previous post.

I came from my country without any knowledge about professional baseball in other countries. Castro does not allow free information. You and the others have had access to free information. I decided to educate myself. You can do the same.
I sumed up my main points to you. You have stayed out wisely. You got no economy. Read the "World Almanac", please.[/SIZE] I PM you on this. Don't dream! No Latin countries have what it takes to land a team?[/SIZE]

Sorry, not all of us were born knowing everything... That said, I'll cut this discussion (from my side) right now... Good luck in the cup, any other line is just guesses that we'll never now until we see the actual matchups...



And sorry I didn't PM you, but you didn't PM me to reply to this... You can do that now if you want

I just PM you, brother. Read the bold fonts above.

If Cuba loses, I can say that our professional players did not play. In addition, Castro did not include players that may defect in the team. Others have used other excuses in the past when they have lost. So we can use our excuses too for the first time.

[jalbright]

The fact a couple of guys did better from a statistical standpoint means virtually nothing. The BA's against are less of a story than ERA. I'd just guess walk and/or power rates are up more substantially to create that 15%difference in ERA. Where available, runs are the preferred measure.

Beyond that, I've learned not to judge hitters by the conversion factors of pitchers or vice versa. For instance, if the parks are small, pitchers can gain a benefit by moving to larger major league parks. That means hitters get a double dose of bad news, though (i.e. leaving both a weaker league and smaller ballparks to go to a tougher league with bigger ballparks). The example may or may not apply to Cuba, but it illustrates the point I'm making. It is my understanding that in Cuba they use aluminum bats. Is that correct? When did it start? Certainly, that might be a factor which helps hitters in Cuba.

I'm not trying to knock Cuban ball nor build it up. I'm seeking facts and to interpret those facts as accurately as possible. So far, I haven't seen anything which disproves either your contentions or Clay Davenport's about the quality of Cuban ball.

Jim Albright

[Cubano100%]

The fact a couple of guys did better from a statistical standpoint means virtually nothing. The BA's against are less of a story than ERA. I'd just guess walk and/or power rates are up more substantially to create that 15%difference in ERA. Where available, runs are the preferred measure.

Beyond that, I've learned not to judge hitters by the conversion factors of pitchers or vice versa. For instance, if the parks are small, pitchers can gain a benefit by moving to larger major league parks. That means hitters get a double dose of bad news, though (i.e. leaving both a weaker league and smaller ballparks to go to a tougher league with bigger ballparks). The example may or may not apply to Cuba, but it illustrates the point I'm making. It is my understanding that in Cuba they use aluminum bats. Is that correct? When did it start? Certainly, that might be a factor which helps hitters in Cuba.

I'm not trying to knock Cuban ball nor build it up. I'm seeking facts and to interpret those facts as accurately as possible. So far, I haven't seen anything which disproves either your contentions or Clay Davenport's about the quality of Cuban ball.

Jim Albright

Cuba does not use aluminum bats now. Since international tournaments implemented the wooden bat, Cubans have been using it. I do not know the exact time, but I would estimate 8 years. At the begining of the revolution, we still used the wooden bats.

I want you to use your common sense. Do you believe that the Mexican Summer League is AAA? If you agree with Major League baseball, then how would you rate the Cuban National League?
All the good Mexican players are in the majors or US minor leagues. Right?

Have you checked how many Mexicans and Cubans are in the majors now? I have not, but I will.

How come so many Cuban defectors start above A ball after defecting?

I am not saying the Cuban National league is the ML, but it sure is not an A ball. The Cuban Super league is close to the majors.

We will see how the ML rate the Nicaraguan winter league. If it is above A, I will get a heart attack.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Cuba does not use aluminum bats now. Since international tournaments implemented the wooden bat, Cubans have been using it. I do not know the exact time, but I would estimate 8 years. At the begining of the revolution, we still used the wooden bats.

I want you to use your common sense. Do you believe that the Mexican Summer League is AAA? If you agree with Major League baseball, then how would you rate the Cuban National League?
All the good Mexican players are in the majors or US minor leagues. Right?

Have you checked how many Mexicans and Cubans are in the majors now? I have not, but I will.

How come so many Cuban defectors start above A ball after defecting?

I am not saying the Cuban National league is the ML, but it sure is not an A ball. The Cuban Super league is close to the majors.

We will see how the ML rate the Nicaraguan winter league. If it is above A, I will get a heart attack.
This is a ridiculous statement. A four team league that plays just 30 games is not really a league. That's not enough teams or games. The Cuban Super League is essentially four all-star teams with all the top talent concentrated on four teams. What if the majors created a Super Major League with just four teams? That would be an incredible amount of talent on just four teams. But it wouldn't really be league.

[jalbright]

I am "using my common sense", cubano100%. Davenport said that after defections, the 90 game league was about AA level based upon the data he had from 2000 forward. That still leaves open the possibility it was better before that. I'm not convinced he's right, but the evidence available to me hasn't convinced me he's wrong, either. There's too little evidence to make that determination yet in my opinion.

HRW, the Cuban leagues the Negro Leaguers played in during the winter were often four team leagues. It may not be what we traditionally think of as a league, but what matters is the quality of opposition. Certainly, I would expect that four team "league" to have a higher quality of competition. The shorter schedule makes it harder to make evaluations, but if we take all the data available to us and do the best we can with it, we can clarify the picture. That's the most important thing. Let's get the evidence, evaluate it properly, and let the chips fall where they may.

I will say this: if a guy seems to have played well in the 16 team Cuban league but played very little in the 4 team league, you have to question his ability to be more than a benchwarmer/marginal starter in the majors.

Another way of looking at the issue of "leagues" is that if we require six or more teams and a balanced schedule with at least 80 games, we'd lose a lot of the data we have on the Negro Leagues. League schedules were rarely over 90 games in order to allow teams to barnstorm to meet the bottom line--and some teams blew off league games for more lucrative barnstorming opportunities. Thus, schedules rarely wound up being balanced. So I'd be very careful about the restrictions required to consider a group of teams playing each other with some idea of a champion emerging from them a "league".

Jim Albright

[Honus Wagner Rules]

I am "using my common sense", cubano100%. Davenport said that after defections, the 90 game league was about AA level based upon the data he had from 2000 forward. That still leaves open the possibility it was better before that. I'm not convinced he's right, but the evidence available to me hasn't convinced me he's wrong, either. There's too little evidence to make that determination yet in my opinion.

HRW, the Cuban leagues the Negro Leaguers played in during the winter were often four team leagues. It may not be what we traditionally think of as a league, but what matters is the quality of opposition. Certainly, I would expect that four team "league" to have a higher quality of competition. The shorter schedule makes it harder to make evaluations, but if we take all the data available to us and do the best we can with it, we can clarify the picture. That's the most important thing. Let's get the evidence, evaluate it properly, and let the chips fall where they may.

I will say this: if a guy seems to have played well in the 16 team Cuban league but played very little in the 4 team league, you have to question his ability to be more than a benchwarmer/marginal starter in the majors.

Another way of looking at the issue of "leagues" is that if we require six or more teams and a balanced schedule with at least 80 games, we'd lose a lot of the data we have on the Negro Leagues. League schedules were rarely over 90 games in order to allow teams to barnstorm to meet the bottom line--and some teams blew off league games for more lucrative barnstorming opportunities. Thus, schedules rarely wound up being balanced. So I'd be very careful about the restrictions required to consider a group of teams playing each other with some idea of a champion emerging from them a "league".

Jim Albright
Jim,

However the situation that the Negro Leaguers had doesn't apply to the Cuban Super League. The Cuban Super League is playing a very short schedule by design. They are not losing games because they are out barnstorming. There are many issues that come up in a four team team that would make it very difficult to determine how good a player is. I brought this up in another thread and no one commented on it. Let's try a thought experiment. Let's say the major leagues contracted immediately to just four teams. Only the 100 best players were on those teams. What kind of statistics would a player on one of these teams generate? Let's take Albert Pujols for an example. How wound he do in such a league? Would Pujols hit .332/416/.621, his career numbers? I highly doubt that because every pitcher he is facing would be an all-star caliber pitcher. Given the high concentration of top talent his offensive numbers would suffer. But this would also apply to the pitchers as well. They's be facing great hitters in every AB. So their numbers would suffer as well. It's my belief that all the numbers would tend to be pulled down toward league averages. Most of the hitters would be .260-.270 hitters and most of the pitcthers would probably have 4.00+ ERAs. I'm not sure how I would test this theory but it would be fun to find out.

[Cubano100%]

I am "using my common sense", cubano100%. Davenport said that after defections, the 90 game league was about AA level based upon the data he had from 2000 forward. That still leaves open the possibility it was better before that. I'm not convinced he's right, but the evidence available to me hasn't convinced me he's wrong, either. There's too little evidence to make that determination yet in my opinion.

Jim Albright


Davenport suggested the Cuban National League is A not AA. I think that is to low. Again, if the Mexican Summer League is rated AAA by MLB and all the best Mexican players do not play in Mexico (they are in the US), the Cuban League should be a little bit higher than A.

In 2005, there were 11 players from Cuba in A league. I have doubts about one of those players nationality, but I will assume he is Cuban and not from Spain. 4 were selected in the 2005 draft. The draft is in June and many teams have their rosters set for their A, AA, AAA teams. Mael Rodriguez is injured. He used to throw 100 and 101 mph back home. He could not pass 88 mph in the workouts. Arizona drafted him and placed him in A ball. If he is healthy, there is no way he would be in A ball. He would be in the majors. Zaidel Beltran left Cuba with Yuniesky Betancourt. He came after the season began and was placed in A ball.

There were 6 in AA ball in 2005. Kendry Morales should be playing in the majors. The Angels usually manage their players very well. The Angels want him to get used to the USA first and not to put pressure on him right away. That is why they still have Darin Erstad playing even though Casey Kotchman and Super Kendry are knocking the door. Juan Muniz spent at least 2 years in Brazil getting his paperwork. Though he is not a top prospect even when he was younger. Yobal Duenas should not be there. Because he came old, he is there. Hansel Izquierdo saw action with the Marlins in the past. He almost threw a no hit no run in Mexico 2 weeks ago for los Mayos de Novojoa. Here is the link, in Spanish though.

http://www.mayosbeisbol.com/

There were 10 Cubans in AAA.

There were 3 players in the Mexican AAA Summer League.

There were 5 in the Big Leagues.

These are the same Cubans that have played in the Cuban National League. They were formed as a players in Cuba. I can not believe they learned everything in the USA. They just proved they were good or bad in the A, AA, AAA or major leagues once they came to the USA.

So you have 24 players above A league and 11 at A level.

I still think the Cuban National League is above A level.

[Cubano100%]

This is a ridiculous statement. A four team league that plays just 30 games is not really a league. That's not enough teams or games. The Cuban Super League is essentially four all-star teams with all the top talent concentrated on four teams. What if the majors created a Super Major League with just four teams? That would be an incredible amount of talent on just four teams. But it wouldn't really be league.

Honus:

The Dominican and Puerto Rican Winter leagues have 6 teams. They do not play to many games either. The Cuban Super League was created so that the top players play each other. You become better playing against the best. If Mexico plays soccer matches against Cuba all the times instead of Brazil or Argentina, the Mexican soccer will not be as good. Cuba is one of the worst soccer teams in the world.

The Major Leagues now have to many teams. Are these teams major league teams? Tampa, Brewers, Royals, Pirates, Rockies. They have been bad for a long time. I bet you that some of the teams in the Cuban Super League would finish ahead of them in the majors.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Honus:

The Dominican and Puerto Rican Winter leagues have 6 teams. They do not play to many games either. The Cuban Super League was created so that the top players play each other. You become better playing against the best. If Mexico plays soccer matches against Cuba all the times instead of Brazil or Argentina, the Mexican soccer will not be as good. Cuba is one of the worst soccer teams in the world.

The Major Leagues now have to many teams. Are these teams major league teams? Tampa, Brewers, Royals, Pirates, Rockies. They have been bad for a long time. I bet you that some of the teams in the Cuban Super League would finish ahead of them in the majors.
The Domincan and Puerto Rican winter leagues are not really traditional leagues either. Being bad doesn't mean a team is not major league. A better scenario is to take an average team from the Cuban National Team and place them in the American or Naional League and see how they would do over a 162 game schedule. Whether a Cuban Super League team would finish ahead of some major league team is simply speculation.

[Cubano100%]

The fact a couple of guys did better from a statistical standpoint means virtually nothing. The BA's against are less of a story than ERA. I'd just guess walk and/or power rates are up more substantially to create that 15%difference in ERA. Where available, runs are the preferred measure.

Beyond that, I've learned not to judge hitters by the conversion factors of pitchers or vice versa. For instance, if the parks are small, pitchers can gain a benefit by moving to larger major league parks. That means hitters get a double dose of bad news, though (i.e. leaving both a weaker league and smaller ballparks to go to a tougher league with bigger ballparks). The example may or may not apply to Cuba, but it illustrates the point I'm making. It is my understanding that in Cuba they use aluminum bats. Is that correct? When did it start? Certainly, that might be a factor which helps hitters in Cuba.

I'm not trying to knock Cuban ball nor build it up. I'm seeking facts and to interpret those facts as accurately as possible. So far, I haven't seen anything which disproves either your contentions or Clay Davenport's about the quality of Cuban ball.

Jim Albright

The 2 players that have better stats in the ML as oppose as the Cuban League happen to be young players. They did not leave their best years behind. Older players have done worst in the USA.

If Davenport wrote his article before President Bush, he could have gone to Cuba at least. Once there, he could have attended games and films games. There are a number of American reporters that have gone to Cuba in the past.

[jalbright]

Jim,

However the situation that the Negro Leaguers had doesn't apply to the Cuban Super League. The Cuban Super League is playing a very short schedule by design. They are not losing games because they are out barnstorming. There are many issues that come up in a four team team that would make it very difficult to determine how good a player is. I brought this up in another thread and no one commented on it. Let's try a thought experiment. Let's say the major leagues contracted immediately to just four teams. Only the 100 best players were on those teams. What kind of statistics would a player on one of these teams generate? Let's take Albert Pujols for an example. How wound he do in such a league? Would Pujols hit .332/416/.621, his career numbers? I highly doubt that because every pitcher he is facing would be an all-star caliber pitcher. Given the high concentration of top talent his offensive numbers would suffer. But this would also apply to the pitchers as well. They's be facing great hitters in every AB. So their numbers would suffer as well. It's my belief that all the numbers would tend to be pulled down toward league averages. Most of the hitters would be .260-.270 hitters and most of the pitcthers would probably have 4.00+ ERAs. I'm not sure how I would test this theory but it would be fun to find out.

Actually, I think my idea is fully applicable at least until the league is so concentrated that on average it is better than the majors. At that point, your example holds water. But if the league is still below major league quality on average, all we've done is move the bar closer to major league quality. Yes, the numbers would suffer in comparison to the larger league--but that is exactly what would happen to the players' numbers if they went to the majors. You could run a test through any solid game but just picking say divisional all-star teams. There may be other issues--but are they really so serious as to merit throwing away data? I doubt it, especially when we're in a situation where we need all we can get. That's another similarity to the Negro League situation which I think makes the comparison quite apt.

Jim Albright

[jalbright]

The 2 players that have better stats in the ML as oppose as the Cuban League happen to be young players. They did not leave their best years behind. Older players have done worst in the USA.


This highlights why I'd like to have season by season data. Then we could compare the older players in the seasons in Cuba closer in time to their defections to minimize this issue. Without being able to do so, it limits our ability to make reasonable evaluations.

Jim Albright

[Cubano100%]

This highlights why I'd like to have season by season data. Then we could compare the older players in the seasons in Cuba closer in time to their defections to minimize this issue. Without being able to do so, it limits our ability to make reasonable evaluations.

Jim Albright

How about the Cuban defectors stats in the minor leagues? I have not done any research on it, but I think the younger ones have done way much better than the older ones.

[Cubano100%]

The Domincan and Puerto Rican winter leagues are not really traditional leagues either. Being bad doesn't mean a team is not major league. A better scenario is to take an average team from the Cuban National Team and place them in the American or Naional League and see how they would do over a 162 game schedule. Whether a Cuban Super League team would finish ahead of some major league team is simply speculation.

In 1959, the Cuban Sugar Kings were the AAA champs. There were many Cubans playing in the ML. The Sugar Kings roster was mostly if not all Cubans I believe. Don't you think one of the Cuban Super league teams would finish ahead of some MLB teams? Most of the best Cuban players are back home.

If you do the same with Japanese players and form 4 teams, some of the MLB teams would finish behind the Japanese teams. That is for sure. Some of the MLB teams make me cry.

You can not do the same with other countries because these players are part of the ML teams and you would weaken these teams.

It is just speculation, but this is what I think.

[jalbright]

How about the Cuban defectors stats in the minor leagues? I have not done any research on it, but I think the younger ones have done way much better than the older ones.

Sure, we need all the valid information we can get. Of course, the accomplishments in the minor leagues aren't the same as accomplishing that in the majors, but we can make those comparisons.

Jim Albright

[Cubano100%]

Sure, we need all the valid information we can get. Of course, the accomplishments in the minor leagues aren't the same as accomplishing that in the majors, but we can make those comparisons.

Jim Albright

Allright Jim and HWR, you guys are making me work hard. I know you like stats as much as I do.



Players Series AB H AVE 2B 3B HR SLU OBP RBI BB SO IW FPCT

Cuban National League

Reynaldo Ordonez 4 712 186 261 23 4 4 322 71 23 76 0 96

Jorge Toca 8 2497 796 319 165 15 100 517 465 217 348 47 992

Yuniesky Betancourt 4 1187 333 281 60 23 26 436 148 62 123 2 973

Alex Sanchez never made any team


Kendry Morales 3 871 287 330 60 5 37 537 170 116 124 15 954

Juan Miguel Miranda 4 1138 343 301 70 14 57 538 205 197 242 11 981

Ayalen Ortiz 4 596 167 280 29 4 8 383 53 37 110 3 964

Juan Muniz 5 765 178 233 26 2 9 307 83 98 154 2 958


Yobal Duenas 14 5025 1615 321 282 46 136 477 763 351 359 61 974


Yunel Escobar 4 439 119 271 16 2 6 358 50 77 96 0 923


Joel Perez There are 3 players name Joel Perez in Cuban records. None of them have more than 20 AB.


MLB or Minor Leagues

Reynaldo Ordonez 9 3115 767 246 129 17 12 310 289 287 64 976
His batting average is almost the same between the two leagues. I always wrote he could not hit a water melon back home.


Jorge Toca 3 27 7 259 1 0 0 296 259 5 0 1000
http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/127123
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&did=milb&cid=494

His is a product of the aluminum bat. He came after 8 seasons in Cuba. He was in the refugee camps in Bahamas. Then, he went to Japan with his Japanese wife. Finally, he came to the USA. I do not know how much time he lost.

Yuniesky Betancourt 1 211 54 256 11 5 1 370 296 15 0 981
http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Yuniesky%20Betancourt&pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&did=milb&pid=435358

Where is Orly? He said that Betancourt hitted 3 for The Villa Clara Oranges. I doubt it with this kind of numbers.
Orly: you seem to be gone from Baseball Fever. Prove to me he was the third hitter for The Oranges.

Alex Sanchez http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=tb&playerID=400128

He never made a team in Cuba. He was either to young or not that good or a combination of the too.

Kendry Morales http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Morales%20%201B&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&did=milb&pid=434778

He hit 37 Hrs in 3 series in Cuba. He hit 24 in the USA minor leagues in half a season after not playing for 2 years. Where is the minor league pitching?

Juan Miguel Miranda: He is in the Dominican Republic waiting to get legal papers.

Ayalen Ortiz: He is in the Dominican Republic waiting to get legal papers.

Juan Muniz http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&did=milb&cid=249
He did better in AA than in Cuba. He wasted a lot of time in Brazil waiting for legal papers.
Yobal Duenas http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Duenas%20%202B&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&did=milb&pid=430577

He played 14 seasons in Cuba. He wasted a lot of time in El Salvador trying to get his legal documents. He came to the USA close to being 35 years old. Gabe Lopez and J. T. Stotts recieved more playing time than him. These two are younger not necesary better. These two have more potential than Duenas because they are younger.

Yunel Escobar http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Yunel%20Escobar&pos=SS&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&did=milb&pid=488862

He was a reserve in Cuba. His stats in Cuba are not great. Now he is the number 4 prospect in the Braves system. How would better players still in Cuba be ranked?
He was drafted in 2005 and placed in A ball where he did very well. He should not be in A ball.

Joel Perez http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Joel%20Perez&pos=OF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&did=milb&pid=489205

Drafted in 2005 and placed in rookie league. He hit with some power but his ave was not good. He did not have 20 AB in Cuba as far as I can tell.



As far I can tell, Kendry Morales and Juan Miguel Miranda were good in Cuba and are young enough to do well in the majors. Betancourt has his glove and needs to hit 270 to be in the majors for a while. Escobar has to work harder to make it. All the others have a very long shot to make the major leagues.

Now, don't forget Alain "El Toro(The Bull)" Soler. He is a pitcher and got some talent. He has not pitched a lot in 2 years while in the Dominican Republic.

Major League teams must do a better job scouting Cuban players and gathering info on them before creating false expectations. As for Davenport, he needs to take a trip to Cuba whenever he can. The New York-Penn league is A ball. In A ball you have very young players that are just pullishing their skills. Some of the best prospects also go to AA ball unless they are coming from high school. Mention one name in that league that is close to Jose Contreras and Orlando Hernandez. Contreras came form Cuba to the majors. Hernandez spent 2 months in AAA because he was suspended from playing in the Cuban National League after his half brother Livan defected. He could have come straight to the majors.

There is no way that the Cuban National League is A ball. I am done with this topic. You are entitled to your own opinions. Not all Cuban defectors were great in Cuba to begin with. Why should we expect them to become major leaguers?

I do not want to sound to smart, but watch out with the Cuban pitching in the BWC. I have been warning some of you. Pitching and defense win ball games and championships. Teams with good pitching have a better shot than others.

[Agente Libre]

I just discovered this site/forum. Some very interesting discussions.

I've been following Cuban baseball very closely for about 8 years. I agree with Cubano100% that Davenport's study yielded an inaccurate comparison. There is simply no way the Cuban National Series is comparable to Class-A in the U.S.

Tossing aside all baseball statistics and just applying some basic math, the average Class-A team is lucky to yield just one Major League player. That would suggest the Cuban National Series currently has but 16 Major League-caliber players, which is laughably absurd.

As Cubano100% pointed out, a lot of young players came to U.S. and did better than they did in Cuba. Yuniesky Betancourt was completely unheralded when he left Cuba and a lot of people around MLB gasped when he signed the big contract with Seattle, yet he reached the big leagues in 3 months.

Another example is Yunel Escobar (Braves). Escobar played 4 full seasons in Cuba and was only a .270 lifetime hitter with 6 home runs. In half a season in U.S., he tore up A-ball and matched his Cuban career mark for HRs.

(I don't know Davenport's methodology, but it seems as if he might have assumed, incorrectly, that the players on the National Team are actually Cuba's best players, which is false.)

[Jake83]

I just discovered this site/forum. Some very interesting discussions.

I've been following Cuban baseball very closely for about 8 years. I agree with Cubano100% that Davenport's study yielded an inaccurate comparison. There is simply no way the Cuban National Series is comparable to Class-A in the U.S.

Tossing aside all baseball statistics and just applying some basic math, the average Class-A team is lucky to yield just one Major League player. That would suggest the Cuban National Series currently has but 16 Major League-caliber players, which is laughably absurd.

As Cubano100% pointed out, a lot of young players came to U.S. and did better than they did in Cuba. Yuniesky Betancourt was completely unheralded when he left Cuba and a lot of people around MLB gasped when he signed the big contract with Seattle, yet he reached the big leagues in 3 months.

Another example is Yunel Escobar (Braves). Escobar played 4 full seasons in Cuba and was only a .270 lifetime hitter with 6 home runs. In half a season in U.S., he tore up A-ball and matched his Cuban career mark for HRs.

(I don't know Davenport's methodology, but it seems as if he might have assumed, incorrectly, that the players on the National Team are actually Cuba's best players, which is false.)

What about Morales even thogh he out up decent numbers I think he was a minor disappointment

[jalbright]

Allright Jim and HWR, you guys are making me work hard. I know you like stats as much as I do.
........
Major League teams must do a better job scouting Cuban players and gathering info on them before creating false expectations. As for Davenport, he needs to take a trip to Cuba whenever he can. The New York-Penn league is A ball. In A ball you have very young players that are just pullishing their skills. Some of the best prospects also go to AA ball unless they are coming from high school. Mention one name in that league that is close to Jose Contreras and Orlando Hernandez. Contreras came form Cuba to the majors. Hernandez spent 2 months in AAA because he was suspended from playing in the Cuban National League after his half brother Livan defected. He could have come straight to the majors.

There is no way that the Cuban National League is A ball. I am done with this topic. You are entitled to your own opinions. Not all Cuban defectors were great in Cuba to begin with. Why should we expect them to become major leaguers?

I do not want to sound to smart, but watch out with the Cuban pitching in the BWC. I have been warning some of you. Pitching and defense win ball games and championships. Teams with good pitching have a better shot than others.

Cuba has had talents well above A or AA ball. That is not something I have disputed. That is so because if guys don't defect, they have nowhere to go. The question is, how many of them are there and how do they affect the average quality of play? Data like this helps nail down the issue. Sometime when I have some time to really dig into it, I'll do so.

It's not only the majors creating false expectations. Actually, I think the main problems are 1) agents for the defectors, who have a vested interest in having their players seen as budding superstars, and 2) well-meaning but at least overzealous fans of Cuban ball.

Cuba could do well in the WBC--and maybe not. Either way, as I've said, I'm not sure how much that proves. Even if Davenport is right, the National team should probably be two steps (maybe more) up from the sixteen team league. Teams that get blown out aren't very good, but I doubt that will happen to Cuba. How much do the 2004 Olympic results mean? About as much as the WBC--but it will be good for fans to see all these talents together in a way that hasn't happened in the Olympics.

Jim Albright

[Agente Libre]

Jake -- It seems hard to say Morales was a disappointment. He had been away from competition for over a year, came to U.S. in May, tore up A-Advanced, and then was absolutely on fire in Double-A by the time the season ended. After that, he had a good showing in the AFL, albeit with doubles power and not HR power.

Keep in mind, on top of the cultural adjustment, he started in High-A, which probably 2% of new players do, and then he was seeing every pitcher for the first time in High A and Double-A.

[Cubano100%]

What about Morales even thogh he out up decent numbers I think he was a minor disappointment

Jake: What else do you want the guy to do? He was suspended from the Cuban league. He went to the Dominican Republic and did not play to much. He came 2 months after the season started. He did was he was supposed to do. Let give the guy sometimes to get used to the cheese burgers and Ceasar salads as oppose to black beans, rice and roast pork. He needs to learn some English and get used to America. May be you were born in the USA, but I did not. I understand what an immigrant go through. It does not matter how much money you have. You need to fit in.

Kendry Morales: Individual Stats (Batting)
Team From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 05/21 06/13 22 90 18 31 3 0 5 17 49 6 11 0 0 .400 .544 .344
Arkansas Travelers 06/13 09/04 74 281 47 86 12 0 17 54 149 17 43 2 0 .349 .530 .306
Surprise Scorpions 10/04 11/10 24 92 19 35 14 0 2 18 55 12 13 0 0 .444 .598 .380

[Cubano100%]

Is really the Cuban Nationbal League an A ball?

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The New York-Penn State league is for very young players that need to work on their skills. Is it?



Since Rene Arocha defected in 1993, these are the Cuban pitchers who have seen MLB action. I went ahead and look for the Japanese pitchers stats since 1993. I am doing the pitchers because it is where the larger pool is. For the position players, non of the Cuban defectors have come with Ichiro or H. Matsui resume back home. Maybe Kendry Morales or Juan Miguel Miranda, but he only play a 2 or 3 seasons back home and he is not in the majors anyway.

In my opinion, Japanese and Cuban players share some similarities such as leaving their best years in Japan or Cuba. In other words, they come past their primes. In addition to this, the following are some issues afecting players from these two countries.

The Japanese and Cuban players have to deal with an adjustment period, language and culture barrier. You may argue that Spanish is closer to English that Japanese. However, Japanese people have access to Satellite English channels while Cubans do not have that luxury. Our society is a very closed society. The only country that has a closer society than us is North Korea. I am sure some Muslim countries are very strict too on this. I never had contacts with tourists or watched an English TV stations while in Cuba. You can say I was a cave man isolated from the world. This is the only way Castro can survive. We do not have access to the Internet either. The Cuban government, if you can call it a government, does not want defectors to do well.

Japanese players have money and live in a free society. I never heard of the Japanese government retaining or blackmailing their families or trying to escape Japan to play in the ML. They can come straight from Japan and join MLB and comeback to Japan in the offseason. We do not have that luxury.

The Japanese pitchers have a .05 ERA better than the Cubans.

How good Japanese baseball is? Don't some experts consider it close to Major Leagues too.

My friends, there is no way that the Cuban National league is A ball.

The stats are there. Nobody can hide them.

Castro has done many things wrong. But that does not mean we still do not have good players.
What happen to the USA NHL. How many Russians and players from the former East Communist block made it right away?

How many countries have the baseball structure that Cuba has? I updated the Cuban Baseball Structure Thread. I hope when Castro is gone from the picture, the new government maintain some of the structure like championships for the 10 through junior categories. The ML teams will have a feast 90 miles south of Key West. That will mean the end of the Cuban National League and the rebirth of the Cuban Winter League.

Players ERA

13 Cuban players

René Arocha 4.11
Ariel Prieto 4.85
Osvaldo Fernández 4.93
Liván Hernández 4.11
Rolando Arrojo 4.55
Orlando Hernández 4.11
Vladimir Núñez 4.83
Michael Tejera 5.14
Adrián Hernández 6.55
Eddie Oropesa 7.34
Danys Báez 3.69
Hansel Izquierdo 4.55
José Contreras 4.28

Total 63.04
Ave ERA 4.85

17 Japanese players

Hideo Nomo 4.21
Mac Suzuki 5.72
Hideki Irabu 5.15
Takashi Kashiwada 4.31
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 3.71
Masato Yoshii 4.62
Tomo Ohka 3.95
Masao Kida 5.83
Kazuhiro Sasaki 3.14
Satoru Komiyama 5.61
Takahito Nomura 8.56
Kazuhisa Ishii 4.44
Mike Nakamura 7.51
Shingo Takatsu 3.38
Kazuhito Tadano 4.47
Akinori Otsuka 2.57
Keiichi Yabu 4.5

Total 81.68
Ave ERA 4.8

[Cubano100%]

This is a ridiculous statement. A four team league that plays just 30 games is not really a league. That's not enough teams or games. The Cuban Super League is essentially four all-star teams with all the top talent concentrated on four teams. What if the majors created a Super Major League with just four teams? That would be an incredible amount of talent on just four teams. But it wouldn't really be league.


The Cuban Super League was created when the IBAF allowed professional players compete for their countries. The Cuban National League only have 90 games. The ML has 162 games. By adding the Super League, players can play 30 high level extra games to prepare against the professional players.
In the past, Cuba had the National League and the Selective League(Serie Selectiva). The Selective serie had 8 teams.
They keep changing the format and structure. That is for sure.

[Cubano100%]

How about Cuban 2bs in the 1990s?

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Player series Ave Slg H 2b 3b Hr


Antonio Pacheco 22 334 525 2356 366 63 284
Yobal Duenas 14 321 477 1615 282 46 136
Enrique Diaz 19 306 384 1784 211 84 26
Oscar Macias 18 310 513 1960 319 50 286
Juan Padilla(gold glover) 17 307 447 1914 293 68 149



Can anyone think of somebody else?

[Cubano100%]

Standings


GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 12 7 .632 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 9 10 .474 3.0
Matanza Cocodriles 5 14 .263 7.0
Metropolitan Warriors 3 16 .158 9.0


GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 13 6 .684 -
Havana Cowboys 11 8 .579 2.0
Santi Spiritus Roosters 9 10 .474 4.0
Cienfuegos Shrimps 6 13 .316 7.0


GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB

Villa Clara Orange Growers 13 6 .684 -
Las Tunas Magicians 13 6 .684 -
Ciego de Avila Tigers 12 7 .632 1.0
Camaguey Ceramists 5 14 .263 8.0


GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 12 7 .632 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 11 8 .579 1.0
Holguin Hounds 11 8 .579 1.0
Guantanamo Indians 7 12 .368 5.0

[Cubano100%]

Stolen Bases



REYES ERICE, RUDY IND 7
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND 7
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND 6
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 6
SAAVEDRA VALDES, WILLIAM PRI 4
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 4



Caught Stealing



LEYVA VERGARA, YOELVIS CFG 4
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG 4
LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 4
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 4
DUARTE H, DONAL PRI 4






RBI



PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 22
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 20
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL VCL 20
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 19
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 19
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 19
DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS IJV 19




Bunt Sacrifices

DENIS BATAN, MARIO CMG 5
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 5
MARTINEZ BAYARD, YORDAN HOL 4




Fly Ball Sacrifices



FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 4
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 3
ORTA LUIS, RAFAEL HAB 3



Hit by Pitch



AROZARENA ZAYAS, PEDRO HAB 10
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV 9
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV 6
LEYVA VERGARA, YOELVIS CFG 5
NARANJO ALEAGA, MARCOS GRA 5
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 5
RONDON S, JUAN HOL 5
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 5
PEREZ SUAREZ, YASSER MTZ 5
YERO DELIANO, REINIER SSP 5




Walks



GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 19
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 18
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 18
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 16
RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 15
DUARTE H, DONAL PRI 15
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY VCL 15
CHAPELLI J, LOIDEL CMG 14
ANDERSON S, LESLIE CMG 14
NAVAS GONZALEZ, LUIS MIGUEL SCU 14




IBB


URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 6
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 6
RONDON S, JUAN HOL 5
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 4
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 4
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 4
ANDERSON S, LESLIE CMG 3
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 3
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP 3




Strikeouts



LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 24
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 23
IBAÑEZ ARAGON, YUSNIEL CFG 20
RODRIGUEZ ROMAN, PEDRO JOSE CFG 19
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 19
CHAPELLI J, LOIDEL CMG 17
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 17
BENAVIDES P, ARIEL GTM 17
CASTRO M, DANEL LTU 17
GIL ACOSTA, JOQUEL MET 17



GDP


FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 6
SOUTHERAN H, YOENNY GTM 6
IBARRA REYES, ADALBERTO CMG 5
MANDULEY E, YORDAN (N) HOL 5
GALVEZ GUERRA, DAINNIEL IJV 5
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 5
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 5
PEREZ ROMERO, YENIET VCL 5




# Times a Player has a go ahead or tying RBI



PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 9
CHAPELLI J, LOIDEL CMG 6
MOLINET D, ERNESTO HAB 6
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 6
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 6




AVE



ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .462
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .451
ANGULO F, SELME A. HOL .442
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC CAV .417
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU .403
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, ARIEL (N) MTZ .403
SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL .397
GOMEZ SOTO, YASSER RICHARD IND .393
GARCIA R,, DENIS VCL .389
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .388




SLUGGING



ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .677
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .657
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .648
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP .643
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU .642
FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA .597
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM .594
SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL .590
ANDERSON S, LESLIE CMG .588
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV .584





Total bases per HIT



GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 2.37
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 2.00
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL VCL 2.00
HERNANDEZ PEÑA, RAIDEL PRI 1.93
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 1.92
DELGADO PEDROSO, YOANNY SSP 1.92
SOUTHERAN H, YOENNY GTM 1.90
FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 1.90
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 1.88
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY

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GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 14 7 .667 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 9 12 .429 5.0
Matanza Cocodriles 5 16 .238 9.0
Metropolitan Warriors 3 18 .143 11.0


GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 14 7 .667 -
Havana Cowboys 12 9 .571 2.0 Current Subchampion
Santi Spiritus Roosters 11 10 .524 3.0
Cienfuegos Shrimps 7 14 .333 7.0


GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB


Las Tunas Magicians 15 6 .714 -
Ciego de Avila Tigers 14 7 .667 1.0
Villa Clara Orange Growers 13 8 .619 2
Camaguey Ceramists 7 14 .333 8.0


GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 13 8 .632 -
Holguin Hounds 12 9 .571 1.0
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 11 10 .524 2.0 Current Champion
Guantanamo Indians 8 13 .381 5.0

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HITTING LEADERS

(R) DENOTES ROOKIE
3 LETTERS UNDER TEAM DENOTES NAME OF PROVINCE
Stats Player Teams

AB

RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB 104
BORROTO J, YORBIS CAV 103
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 100
GONZALEZ PEREZ, LUIS IGNACIO HAB 99
RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 99
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 98
MOLINET D, ERNESTO HAB 98
LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 98
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND 98
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 98

OFFICIAL AB

DEL ROSARIO B, OSCAR HOL 87
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 87
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 86
MOLINET D, ERNESTO HAB 86
LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 86
CASTRO M, DANEL LTU 86
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 85
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 85
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 85
RUNS
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 27
DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS IJV 20
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 20
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 20
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND 20
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 20
CASTRO M, DANEL LTU 19

HITS

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 34
SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL 33
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 33
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC CAV 32
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 31
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 30
DEL ROSARIO B, OSCAR HOL 30
PEREZ SUAREZ, YASSER MTZ 30
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL VCL 30

DOUBLES

MIRANDA A,, DANNY CAV 9
SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL 9
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 8
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 8
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 7
GONZALEZ PEREZ, LUIS IGNACIO HAB 7
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV 7
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 7
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND 7
HERNANDEZ PEÑA, RAIDEL PRI 7

TRIPLES

RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 5
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 3
CANTO RAMIREZ, YANDY (R) MTZ 3
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 3

HR

GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 7
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 6
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 6
FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 5
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 5
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL VCL 5
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 5
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 5
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 5

TOTAL DE BASES

SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL 53
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 53
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 51
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 50
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 48
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 48
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 48
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 47

STOLEN BASES

REYES ERICE, RUDY IND 7
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND 7
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND 6
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 6
SAAVEDRA VALDES, WILLIAM PRI 4
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 4
CAUGHT STEALING
LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 5
LEYVA VERGARA, YOELVIS CFG 4
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG 4
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 4
DUARTE H, DONAL PRI 4

RBI

PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 22
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 20
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 20
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 20
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL VCL 20
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 20
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 19
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC CAV 19
DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS IJV 19
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 19

BUNT SACRIFICES

DENIS BATAN, MARIO CMG 5
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 5
MARTINEZ BAYARD, YORDAN HOL 4

FLY SACRIFICES

FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 4
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 3
ORTA LUIS, RAFAEL HAB 3
HIT BY PITCH
AROZARENA ZAYAS, PEDRO HAB 10
BORROTO J, YORBIS CAV 9
RONDON S, JUAN HOL 6
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV 6

WALKS

GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 20
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 18
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 18
RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 16
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 16
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY VCL 16
SERRANO ACOSTA, DUNIER MTZ 15
DUARTE H, DONAL PRI 15

IBB

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 7
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 7
RONDON S, JUAN HOL 5
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 4
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 4
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 4
ANDERSON S, LESLIE CMG 3
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 3
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP 3

STRIKEOUTS

LINARES I,, JUAN CARLOS HAB 26
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 23
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 22
IBAÑEZ ARAGON, YUSNIEL CFG 20
RODRIGUEZ ROMAN, PEDRO JOSE CFG 19
BENAVIDES P, ARIEL GTM 18
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 18

GDP

SOUTHERAN H, YOENNY GTM 7
FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 6
IBARRA REYES, ADALBERTO CMG 5
MANDULEY E, YORDAN (R) HOL 5
GALVEZ GUERRA, DAINNIEL IJV 5
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 5
FORS ORTIZ, MICHEL MET 5
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 5
PEREZ ROMERO, YENIET VCL 5

NUMBER OF TIMES A PLAYER HAS HAD THE GO AHEAD OR TYING RBI

PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 9
CHAPELLI J, LOIDEL CMG 7
MOLINET D, ERNESTO HAB 6
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 6
CASTRO M, DANEL LTU 6
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 6

AVE

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .478
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .459
ANGULO F, SELME A. HOL .434
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC CAV .421
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU .413
SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL .402
PEREZ SUAREZ, YASSER MTZ .400
GARCIA R, DENIS VCL .397
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .394
GOMEZ SOTO, YASSER RICHARD IND .393

SLUGGING

GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP .689
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .681
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM .676
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .649
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .648
SANCHEZ SOUZA, YERAL HOL .646
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU .624
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG .610
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV .593
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC CAV .579
TOTAL BASES PER HIT
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 2.43
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL VCL 2.00
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 2.00
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 1.96
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 1.92
DELGADO PEDROSO, YOANNY SSP 1.92
FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 1.90
HERNANDEZ PEÑA, RAIDEL PRI 1.88
SOUTHERAN H, YOENNY GTM 1.87
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS CAV 1.85

PITCHING LEADERS

Player Team STATS

GAMES

BERMUDEZ LEON, MANUEL GRA 10
SOCARRAS SUAREZ, YOEN (R) SSP 10
RODRIGUEZ M,, KENNY HAB 9
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 9
GONZALEZ G,, LUIS ALBERTO MET 9
AGUILAR CRESPO, YOUSEL MTZ 9
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX SCU 9
GAMES STARTED
11 Players tied with 5
COMPLETE GAMES
CARRILLO C, ROBELIO VCL 3
10 PLAYERS TIED WITH 2

RELIEVE APPEARANCES

BERMUDEZ LEON, MANUEL GRA 10
SOCARRAS SUAREZ, YOEN (R) SSP 10
RODRIGUEZ M,, KENNY HAB 9
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 9
GONZALEZ G,, LUIS ALBERTO MET 9
AGUILAR CRESPO, YOUSEL MTZ 9
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX SCU 9

WINS

PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 4
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (R) GRA 4
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 4
PAUSA PEREZ D, LAZARO LTU 4
BETANCOURT C, DANNY SCU 4
11 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON 3

LOSES


GONZALEZ M, NORBERTO CFG 4
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL SSP 4
11 PLAYERS TIED WITH 3
SHUTOUTS
15 PLAYERS TIED WITH 1
SAVES
SANTANA VAZQUEZ, LAZARO CAV 4
DIGURNAY P, ALEXANDER GTM 4
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 4
BORBON DRIGGS, FELIX HOL 3
REYES PEREZ, RAUL HOL 3
GONZALEZ B, DAMICHEL LTU 3

IP

YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 40.2
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 40.0
BERMUDEZ M, UBISNEY LTU 38.1
BETANCOURT C, DANNY SCU 36.1
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 33.2
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 33.1
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 33.1
SANCHEZ QUESADA, ELIER CMG 32.2
GONZALES L, YULIESKI HAB 32.1

TOTAL RUNS

PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 26
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 19
GARRO MENENDEZ, LAZARO YOHILEM MTZ 19
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 19
CARRILLO C, ROBELIO VCL 19
CRUZ RONDON, YOELKIS LTU 18
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 18
EARNED RUNS ALLOWED
PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 19
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 18
GONZALES L, YULIESKI HAB 17
CRUZ RONDON, YOELKIS LTU 17
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 17

STRIKEOUTS

LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 29
TUERO RODRIGUEZ, YUSDEL HAB 28
DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL IND 28
MIRANDA SANCHEZ, RAIDEL PRI 28
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (R) GRA 27
GONZALES L, YULIESKI HAB 27
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 27
ARAGON R, YOVANI SSP 26
GONZALEZ M, NORBERTO CFG 25
PEDROSO G, YADIER HAB 25

WALKS

FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 20
SOTO DELIS, ISRAEL IJV 18
GARCIA ALVAREZ, RONALD IJV 16
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 16
GONZALES L, YULIESKI HAB 15
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 15
VIEGO MONTANO, ABEL MET 15
BETANCOURT C, DANNY SCU 15


HITS ALLOWED

GONZALES L, YULIESKI HAB 39
BERMUDEZ M, UBISNEY LTU 39
CAMPILLO H, LUIS CMG 38
PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 38
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 38
SANCHEZ QUESADA, ELIER CMG 37
CRUZ RONDON, YOELKIS LTU 36
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL SSP 36
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 35
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 34



DOUBLES

RODRIGUEZ R, LUIS MIGUEL HOL 9
VIEGO MONTANO, ABEL MET 9
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 9
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 8
PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 8
RODRIGUEZ S, ALBERTO CMG 7
SANCHEZ QUESADA, ELIER CMG 7
MATOS TERRERO, IDEL GTM 7
CARRILLO C, ROBELIO VCL 7

TRIPLES

RODRIGUEZ S, ALBERTO CMG 3
AGUILERA RIVES, DANNI IJV 3
GONZALEZ PEREZ, DANNY SSP 3

HR

PUENTES MORALES, CARLOS MANUEL IND 5
GARRO MENENDEZ, LAZARO YOHILEM MTZ 5
QUINTERO ZAMORA, ALEXANDER CFG 4
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 4
PERAN SIMON, LOAVIS (R) GTM 4
SANTANA LEYVA, HERIBERTO (R) HAB 4
FERNANDEZ C,,JAVIER HOL 4


HIT BY PITCH

RODRIGUEZ R, LUIS MIGUEL HOL 7
ARREBATO NUÑEZ, RIGOBERTO MET 6

WILD PITCHES

RODRIGUEZ S,, ALBERTO CMG 4
LONGA TORRES, JORGE HAB 4
SOTO DELIS, ISRAEL IJV 4
PROMEDIO DE GANADOS
11 PLAYERS TIED WITH 1.000

ERA

PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 1.16
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (R) GRA 1.55
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 1.66
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 1.75
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 1.78
PEDROSO G, YADIER HAB 1.80
MIRANDA SANCHEZ, RAIDEL PRI 1.82
HERNANDEZ P, NOELVIS SSP 2.14
BETANCOURT C, DANNY SCU 2.23
ARAGON R, YOVANI SSP 2.43

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For all baseball fans interested in Cuban baseball, click the below link to see where the teams are located. The information is old, so I am posting this for team location.

http://www.pbs.org/stealinghome/league/index.html#

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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20040128&content_id=631584&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp#food

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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20040127&content_id=631218&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp

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The 45th Cuban National Series presents Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers as leader of Group A. The surprising Grapefruit Croppers are enjoying the biggest lead among group leaders. Other group leaders are Industriales Lions, Las Tunas Magicians and Granma Sorrels.


A spectacular closing of year waits for the 45 National Series with Isla de la Juventud as the main protagonist. The Grapefruit Croppers had won 9 games in a raw before losing to Ciego de Ávila Tigers. Its impressive nine consecutive victories gave them a balance of (17/9).


In Group B, Los Industriales Lions lead the group with a (18/8) record. The Lions are followed by the Havana Cowboys and the Santi Spiritus Roosters.


In Group C, Las Tunas Magicians have the best record in the tournament with (19/7). This group also features the Villa Clara Orange Growers at (16/9) who were displaced to the second place after a spectacular beginning and the Ciego de Ávila Tigers with a (15/11) record.


In Group D, Granma Sorrels are in first place with a (16/10) record. The Sorrels are followed by the Holguín Hounds and the disappointed champ Santiago de Cuba Wasps.


At these moments, team hitting stand at excellent 281 although few home runs (220). Team fielding average is a high 970 and team pitching stand at 4.31 showing an obvious improvement because now there are eight teams that are below four ERA. The best team pitching ERA is a 3.26 of the Industriales Lions.


The 5 games difference between Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers over Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers, the traditional leader of Group A, is due to the great performance of the renewed Grapefruit Croppers team commanded by Armando Johnson but also by the Cigar Makers poor offensive production. The Cigar makers pitchers also have had mixed results led by veteran Pedro L. Lazo (3-3) and Yunieski Maya (2-3).



GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 17 9 .654 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 11 14 .440 5.5
Matanza Cocodriles 7 19 .269 10.0
Metropolitan Warriors 4 22 .154 13.0

GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 18 8 .692 -
Havana Cowboys 14 12 .538 4.0 Current Subchampion
Santi Spiritus Roosters 13 13 .500 5.0
Cienfuegos Shrimps 11 15 .423 7.0

GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB

Las Tunas Magicians 19 7 .731 -
Villa Clara Orange Growers 16 9 .640 2.5
Ciego de Avila Tigers 15 11 .577 4
Camaguey Ceramists 10 16 .385 9

GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 16 10 .615 -
Holguin Hounds 14 12 .538 2
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 12 14 .462 4.0 Current Champion
Guantanamo Indians 10 16 .385 6.0

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WEST LEAGUE GROUP 1


Team: PINAR DEL RIO CIGAR MAKERS (8 CUBAN NATIONAL LEAGUE TITLES)

Pinar del Rio is the most western province in Cuba. It is where the best cigar in the world are made.
Many Cuban great have played for the Cigar Makers. 3B Omar Linares and now the Physical Instructor played for them. RF Luis Giraldo Casanova, "Mr. Baseball" and 2B Yobal Duenas played for them too. Other notable players who have played there are Pitcher Rogelio Garcia who used to own one of the best forkballs in Cuban history; Cuban defectors Chicago White Sox Jose Contreras; Tampa Bay Danys Baez; New York Mets Alain Soler. Cuban prospect Juan Miguel Miranda also played for them and is now in the Dominican Republic waiting to sign a contract.


(S) DENOTES SWITCH HITTER
(L) DENOTES LEFT HANDED
(R) DENOTES ROOKIE


PLAYERS JERSEY #

CATCHERS :


1.- PERAZA MARÍN, YOSVANI 46
2.- CASTRO FUENTES, ARTURO (S) 4
3.- OTAÑO PÉREZ, WILLIAM 38
4.- HERNÁNDEZ PÉREZ, EDWAR 33

INFIELDERS:

5.- PADRÓN BRAVO, JORGE (L) 47
6.- DÍAZ HIDALGO, ARIEL 40
7.- VALDÉS CASOLA, RAFAEL 6
8.- OLIVERA VALDÉS, ONEL 7
9.- CASTILLO VELAZQUEZ, DAVID (R) 18
10.- DUARTE HERNANDEZ, DONAL 12
11.- MADERA MADERA, OSNIEL (R) 26
12.- FRAGA NAVEIRA, PEDRO PABLO 20

OUTFIELDERS :

13.- RAMIREZ RODRIGUEZ, ALEXEI 2
14.- VALIDO QUIÑONES, TOMAS 15
15.- HERNÁNDEZ PEÑA, RAIDEL 29
16.- SAAVEDRA VALDÉS, WILLIAM 28
17.- ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ, REIDEL 9

PITCHERS :

18.- LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUÍS 99
19.- MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI 27
20.- BAÑOS CHACÓN, VLADIMIR 59
21.- GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, ORESTES 19
22.- MARTÍNEZ SANCHEZ, ARMANDO (L) 54
23.- MIRANDA SÁNCHEZ, RAIDEL 37
24.- MELENDIS MIRABAL, JOSÉ ROSELL 61
25.- BORGES MARTÍNEZ, WENDY (L) 34
26.- CASTRO IZQUIERDO, IRANDY (L) 45
27.- CASANOVA SOCARRÁS, REINIER (R) 18
28.- GARRIGA BENCOMO, JOSÉ CARLOS (R) 42
29.- GARCIA MOREJON, ROGELIO 62
30.- MARTÍNEZ POZO , MIGUEL 41



MANAGER : DÍAZ FUERTE, JUAN GUILLERMO 51
COACHES : ESCUDERO RODRÍGUEZ, JESÚS 3
SOTO DÍAZ. JOSÉ A 39
CORTINA MARTÍNEZ, JOSÉ MANUEL 50
PEREZ VELIZ, CARLOS 25
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR: LINARES IZQUIERDO, OMAR 10
BAT BOY : HERNANDEZ, SANCHEZ, ALBERTO CB
DOCTOR: CAÑARTE AIMERICH, ANDRES ---
THERAPIST : BACALLAO RAMIREZ, EULOGIO ---
PSYCOLOGIST : SOCARRÁS CRUZ, MARIO ---
DELEGATE: SÁNCHEZ LUGO, CAMILO
COMMISSIONER : CUE SUÁREZ, ALBERTO ---



Best Players and Prospects

Alexei Ramírez Rodríguez

Birth Place: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio
Age: 23
Height: 1´86
Weight: 76 kg
Hit: Right
Throw: Right
Position: Infield and Outfield
Series: 4
International Tournaments: 2004 Athens Olympics, IBAF World Cup Regional Qualifying Tournament Colombia 2004
Nickname: El Pirineo
Scouting Report: He is tall and hit the ball with authority. He needs to add a few pounds to increase his power. He has good speed. He is one of the most complete players in Cuba.
During 2002-03 Cuban National series, he led the Cuban league in hits from wire to wire.

Raidel Hernández Peña

Birth Place: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio
Age: 21 years
Height: 1´85
Weight: 90 kg
Hit: Right
Throw: Right
Position: Outfield
Series: 2
Scouting Report: Raidel Hernández is considered one of the most talented
young Cuban players. He is strong and has great power. He possesses a
strong throwing arm.


Vladimir Baños Chacón

Birth Place: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio
Age: 21
Height: 1´85
Weight: 70 kg
Hit: Right
Throw: Right
Position: Pitcher
Series: 2
Baños has excellent physical abilitis. He has a good fastball and several breaking pitches. He also has good Control.


Irandy Castro Izquierdo

Birth Place: San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río
Age: 22
Height: 1´75
Weight: 75 kg
Hit: Left
Throw: Left
Position: Pitcher
Series: 2
Scouting Report: Irandy ended his rookie season with 3.45 ERA and a 3-2. He is one of the best young pitching prospects in Cuba.


Raidel Miranda Sánchez

Birth Place: Mantua, Pinar del Río
Age: 24
Height: 1´78
Weight: 77 kg
Throw: Right
Position: Pitcher
Series: 4
Internacional Events: 2002 Torneo Harlem
Scouting Report: Raidel has a great curve ball. He is one of the most talented young pitchesr in Pinar del Rio.


Onel Olivera Valdés

Birth Place: Pinar del Río
Age: 25
Height: 1´79
Weight: 73 kg
Hit: Right
Throw: Right
Position: SS
Series: 5
Internacional Events: 2002 Canada Challenger Tournament
Scouting Report: Onel is one of the best Cuban Short Stops. He is a gold glove SS. He has improved his hitting lately. He hits short line drives.


Yosvani Peraza Marín

Birth Place: Pinar del Río
Age: 25
Height: 1´80
Weight: 102 kg
Hit: Right
Throw: Right
Position: Catcher
Series: 8
Internacional Events: 1996 Junior World Cup in Sancti Spíritus (Cuba), 1997 Junior Panamerican Games, 2001 Harlem Tournament
Scouting Report: For many Cubans, Yosvani is the best power hitter in Cuba. He is not great defensively.


Orestes González Rivera

Birth Place: Viñales, Pinar del Río
Age: 39
Height: 1´76
Weight: 83 kg
Throw: Right
Position: Pitcher
Series: 11
Internacional Events: 2001 Simón Bolívar Cup in Colombia, 2002 Challenger Tournament in Canadá
Scouting Report: In 2002, Orestes broke 3 Cuban National League records: Saves (25), Games Pitched (50), Relieve Appearances (50). Orestes has excellent control. During the 80ths and early 90ths, he did not have good results.


Daniel Lazo Monterrey

Birth Place: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio
Age: 32
Height: 1’83
Weight: 102 kg
Hit: Right
Throw: Right
Position: Outfield
Series: 14
International Tournaments: 1999 Winnipeg Pana-American and 1995 Mar del Plata, 1991 Junior World Cup, 1993 Italy Intercontinental Cup.
Scouting Report: A bulky power hitter. In 2002, Lazo established a new Cuban National League RBI record (89). He has a strong arm though his defense is not great.


Pedro Luis Lazo Iglesias

Age: 31
Height: 1´90
Weigh: 107 kg
Throw: Right
Position: Pitcher
Nickname: El Rascacielos Pinareño/ the Pinar del Rio SkysCraper
Seasons: 12
International Events: 1991 Junior World Cup, 1995 Pana-American Games in Mar del Plata, 1995 World University Games in Fukuoka, 1995 Intercontinental Cup in Habana, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games 1996, 1997 Intercontinental Cup in Barcelona, 1998 World Cup in Italy, 1998 Centro-American Games in Maracaibo, 1999 Pana-American Games in Winnipeg, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2001 World Cup in China Taipei, 2002 Challenge Tournament in Canada, 2002 Intercontinental Cup in Cuba, 2003 World Cup in Cuba, 2003 Preolympic Qualifying Tournament in Panama, 2004 Athens Olympics.
Scouting report: He is one Cuba’s best pitchers ever. He can start and close games. He owns a 96 o 97 mph fastball that he combines with his sliders. He uses different arm angles.
He won 18 consecutive games against the Industriales Lions from 1996- 2000. In the Cuban National league postseason, Lazo has 22 playoff victories the most by any pitcher.


Faustino Corrales Denis

Birth Place: Mantua, Pinar del Río
Age: 38
Height: 1´85
Weight: 97 kg
Throw: Left
Position: Pitcher
Internacional Events: 1994 Nicaragua World Cup, 1999 Winnipeg Pana-American Games
Scouting Report: He is among the best Cuban lefties of all time. He is a strikeout pitcher. His velocity has dropped a bit from his best years. He still has one of the best curve ball in the game. He is the all time Cuban leader in walks. He is the second all time in strikeouts.


Team: ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD GRAPEFRUIT CROPPERS (STILL SEEKING FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP)

Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) lies south of Havana province. Some relevant players are Washinton Nationals Livan Hernandez, New York Yankees prospect Joel Perez, retired 2b Alexander Ramos.

PLAYERS JERSEY #

CATCHERS:

1.- GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ, VLADIMIR 57
2.- LOPEZ CORBALAN, PABLO 9
3.- ALCAYA BATISTA, JESUS WILLIAN 13
4.- CHAVIANO FAT, JOAN (R) 8

INFIELDERS:

5.- DÍAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUÍS 21
6.- RIVERA DESPAIGNE, LUIS FELIPE (L) 88
7.- MORENO PÉREZ, JUAN CARLOS 24
8.- ENRÍQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL 12
9.- GÁLVEZ GUERRA, DAINNIEL 11
10.- MEDINA CARREÑO, JORGE LUIS (R) (L) 31
11.- RANCOL GONZÁLEZ, COLEYANCO (R) (L) 91
12.- LLANES SANTÍ, REINIER (R) 7

OUTFILEDERS:

13.- PEREZ GARCIA, YOANIS (L) 14
14.- MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS 10
15.- FONSECA GARCÍA, LUÍS Y. 5
16.- PEREZ CARDOSO, FÉLIX (R) (Z) 36
17.- SÁNCHEZ BRETO, LIVÁN (R) 15

PITCHERS:

18.- YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO 32
19.- LICOURT PEDROSO, OMAR 72
20.- MIGUEL GOVIN, GERVASIO 27
21.- AGUILERA RIVES, DANNI 19
22.- SOTO DELÍS, ISRAEL 95
23.- JACOMINO EBANKS, OSCAR 28
24.- GARCÍA ÁLVAREZ, RONALD 23
25.- ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO (L) 17
26.- SUÁREZ ALDANA, LUÍS M (R) 63
27.- BAIGORRÍA COBAS, AXEL (R) 25
28.- DIÉGUEZ MAYET, YALESKI (R) 38
29.- PERERA TARRALI, ALIESKI (R) 4
30.- MATOS MATOS, ISMAEL (R) (L) 90



MANAGER : JHONSON ZALDIVAR, ARMANDO 6
COACHES : RAMOS RABELL, ALEXANDER 30
ALEMÁN PALENZUALA, GEOVANNI 42
SOTO SOTO, CARLOS LUÍS 5
SMITH DÍAZ, JORGE 26
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR : GONZÁLEZ BOSCH, YURI 39
BAT BOY: GONZÁLEZ SOSA, RAMÓN CB
DOCTOR : GONZÁLEZ RECIO, ARIEL ---
THERAPIST : PANTOJA DEL VALLE, MICHEL ---
PSYCOLOGIST: ARIOSA QUIROT, HECTOR C. . ---
DELEGATE : CAÑETE LAGO, ROBERTO ---
COMMISSIONER : RODRÍGUEZ PANTOJA, JOSÉ LUÍS ---


Best Players and Prospects

Luis Diaz
Luis Rivera
Juan Moreno
Michel Enriquez
Yoanis Perez
Rolexis Molina
Carlos Yanes
Omar Licourt
Ronald Garcia
Sergio Espinosa
Luis Suarez


Team: METROPOLITANOS WARRIORS (STILL SEEKING FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP) This is the second team in Havana City.

PLAYERS JERSEY #


CATCHERS:

1.- PIÑEIRO LISSASET, MAIKEL (L) 13
2.- CORREA SANCHEZ, LIVAN (R) 53
3.- GIL ACOSTA, JOKEL 23


INFIELDERS:

4.- DE ARMAS SOTOMAYOR, WILBER 12
5- FORS ORTIZ, MICHEL 96
6.- GUERRA FEBLES, YOSMANI (L) 24
7.- RAMIREZ PUENTE, ROBERTO (L) 10
8.- BARRASO HERNANDEZ, LEUGIN (L) 2
9.- ALVAREZ DELGADO, RYAN ONIEL 29
10.- SU CASELLA, JOICE 6
11.- TORRIENTE NUÑEZ, JUAN C. 17


OUTFILEDERS :


12.- BARRIOS SUAREZ, ALEXANDER (L) 19
13.- CHIRINO ARROYO, IRAID (L) 11
14.- MESA SAVON, OSCAR 5
15.- TORRES RAMIREZ, ELIUT (L) 44
16.- HERNANDEZ APESTEGUI, STANLEY (L) 15
17.- CAMACHO BORRAYO, BRYAN 20

PITCHERS:

18.- DIAZ MEDINA, LUIS FELIPE (Z) 48
19.- GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, LUIS ALBERTO 22
20.- ESPIN DELGADO, RENE 55
21.- COLLAZO BLANCO, HERIBERTO (L) 37
22.- ARREBATO NUÑEZ, RIGOBERTO (L) 79
23.- HERNANDEZ LARZABAL, ROLANDO 88
24.- VIEGO MONTANO, ABEL (L) 18
25.- PUENTE GARCIA, ESDIANI (L) 25
26.- RUBIDO RODRIGUEZ, MIGUEL A. 14
27.- MARTINEZ BLANCO, EBRIS (L) 42
28.- TORRES ESPINOSA, YADIEL 28
29.- LARRINAGA MARTINEZ, JOSE LUIS (R) 85
30.- CABALLERO PEREZ, YOAN (N) 38



MANAGER : PADILLA ALFONSO, JUAN 7
COACHES : VALIENTE GABITO, DANILO 8
LOPEZ ALVAREZ, JOSE 43
PAMPIN LLANES, JORGE 97
FUMERO HERNANDEZ, JORGE F 69
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR : GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, CARLOS 75
BAT BOY : MOLINET RODRIGUEZ, MARIO ---
DOCTOR : PEÑA CASTILLO, LUIS ---
THERAPIST : MOREIRA SOLANO, RICARDO ---
PSYCOLOGIST: OLIVA HERNANDEZ, JORGE ANTONIO ---
DELEGATE : ROJAS MARTINEZ, LISTER ---
COMMISIONER: LOIS DIAZ, CARLOS


Best Players and Prospects


Juan Carlos Torriente
Joquel Gil
Wilber de Armas
Oscar Mesa
Bryan Camacho
Luis Gonzalez
Rene Espin
Heriberto Collazo
Abel Viego
Yadiel Torres


Team: MATANZA COCODRILES (5 CHAMPIONSHIPS) Teams from this province have won 5 championships. Henequeneros and Citricultores were teams that represented Matanzas in the past.

Matanzas has the best seaside resort area in Cuba. It is home of Varadero beach. Matanzas hosted the first baseball game ever played in Cuba. This first official game took place on December 27, 1874, at the Palmar del Junco, in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas. In that game, Club Habana defeated Club Matanzas 51 to 9 in 9 innings.

Some relevant players are retired pitcher Jorge Luis Valdez, the Sanchez brothers (Wilfredo, Fernando, Arturo y Armando), Felix Isassi, Lazaro Junco and defectors Amaury Casanas y Michel Abreu.

PLAYERS JERSEY #

CATCHERS:

1.- VASALLO DE ARMAS, SAÚL 13
2.- HERRERA FERNANDEZ, LAZARO 3
3.- LLANES VARELA, ALEXANDER (R) 30
4.- ALBERTO SUAREZ, YAIMEL 15

INFIELDERS

5.- NODA HERNANDEZ, YOSBEL 5
6.- MORÉ RODRÍGUEZ, ALEXIS 95
7.- DELGADO CASTAÑEDA, JEFFERSON 12
8.- CANTO RAMÍREZ, YANDY (R) 33
9.- SERRANO ACOSTA, DUNIER 11
10.- CAPOTE REY, ADRIANO (R) 27
11.- MUJICA DIAZ, YADIEL ORESTES (L) 1
12.- DUQUE SALGADO, YARIEL (L) 19

OUTFIELDERS :

13.- GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY 31
14.- PÉREZ SUÁREZ, YASSER 17
15.- RODRÍGUEZ IZQUIERDO, YANIEL 34
16.- VALDÉS GALARRAGA, DELMIS (L) 4
17.- VARONA HERRERA, YASSIEL (R) 56
18.- SÁNCHEZ SÁNCHEZ, ARIEL (R) (L) 23
19.- GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ, CHERY (R) 35

PITCHERS:

20.- FONSECA GARCÍA, YOSVANI (L) 51
21.- PAGÉS GARCÍA, YUSEF 21
22.- DANIEL MEDINA, ÁLVAREZ 14
23.- MARTÍNEZ ROQUE, JORGE ALBERTO 36
24.- TORTOLÓ ORDOÑES, GUILLERMO (L) 20
25.- AGUILAR CRESPO, YOUSEL 80
26.- GARRO MENÉNDEZ, LÁZARO YOHILEM (L) 28
27.- NEGRÍN PÉREZ, YOANNIS 16
28.- PÉREZ GARCÍA, BURNEY 62
29.- CHILL ORTIZ, ORELVIS 91
30.- CAIRO SOTERO, CARLOS 96



MANAGER : URQUIOLA CRESPO, ALFONSO 8
COACHES : MEDINA ARENCIBIA, ROBERTO 75
CARDENAS ALCALA, EDUARDO 46
SALGADO SÁNCHEZ, JESÚS 60
GUERRA, HERNÁNDEZ JESÚS 26
PHYSICAL INSTRUCTOR : AZCUY, PEDRO IVÁN 90
BAT BOY : ALVAREZ DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL CB
DOCTOR : BERRIER MUÑOZ, YOANNIS ---
THERAPIST : VALOR GONZÁLEZ, TOMÁS ---
PSYCOLOGIST: POEY REYES, MICHEL ---
DELEGATE : JUNCO NENINGER. LAZARO ---
COMMISIONER: GOIRE PRADA, LEONARDO


Best Players and Prospects

Lazaro Herrera
Dunier Serrano
Adriano Capote
Yadil Mujica
Yoandy Garlobo
Yasser Perez
Yassiel Varona
Ariel Sanchez
Yosvani Fonseca: the best pitcher in Matanzas. Great fastball and curveball.
Yoannis Negrin
Orelvis Chill
Yousel Aguilar

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12/24/2005 Entry: "45th Cuban National League Stats"

45th Cuban National League Stats by Cubano

XLV SERIE NACIONAL DE BEISBOL 2005-2006 | 45th Cuban National Series


Note 1: When you see “# jugadores empatados con #” means a number of players tied with.
Note 2: the 3 letter abbreviation next to the player name is for the teams.
Note 3: To see the BATEO/HITTING, PITCHEO/PITCHING OR FILDEO/FIELDING STATS, CLICK: http://www.inder.co.cu/indernet/competencias/sinfo/SNacional45/45SERIE.htm
You have to open the following folder: "Lideres". You will see the three folders for "Bateo","Pitcheo" and "Fildeo"

Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers = PRI
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers = IJV
Metropolitanos Warriors = MET
Matanzas Cocodriles = MTZ
Industriales Lions = IND
Habana Cowboys = HAB
Santi Spiritus = SSP
Cienfuegos Shrimps = CFG
Villa Clara Orange Growers = VCL
Ciego de Avila Tigers = CVA
Camaguey Ceramists = CMG
Las Tunas Magicians = LTU
Granma Sorrels = GRA
Holguin Hounds = HOL
Santiago de Cuba Wasps = SCU
Guantanamo Indians = GTM




BATEO. 10 PRIMEROS | HITTING. FIRST 10 LEADERS PER STATS

CLASIFICATORIA | REGULAR SEASON

COMPARECENCIAS AL BATE | AT BATS
VECES AL BATE | OFFICIAL AB
CARRERAS ANOTADAS | RUNS SCORES
HITS
DOBLES | DOUBLES
TRIPLES
JONRONES | HOME RUNS
TOTAL DE BASES | TOTAL BASES
BASES ROBADAS | STOLEN BASES
COGIDO ROBANDO | CAUGHT STEALING
CARRERAS IMPULSADAS | RBI
SACRIFICIOS DE TOQUE | BUNT SACRIFICES
SACRIFICIOS DE FLY | FLY SACRIFICES
GOLPEADO POR LANZAMIENTOS | HIT BY A PITCH
BASES POR BOLAS | WALKS
BASES INTENCIONALES | INTENTIONAL WALKS
PONCHES | STRIKEOUTS
BATEO PARA DOBLE JUGADA | HIT INTO DOUBLEPLAY
VECES QUE IMPULSA EL EMPATE O LA VENTAJA | NUMBER OF TIMES A HITTER HAS A TYING OR WINNING RBI
PROMEDIO DE BATEO | AVERAGE
PROMEDIO DE SLUGGING | SLUGGING
PROMEDIO DE BASES POR HIT | AVERAGE OF TOTAL BASES PER HIT




PITCHEO. 10 PRIMEROS | PITCHING. FIRST 10 LEADERS PER STAT
CLASIFICATORIA

JUEGOS LANZADOS | GAMES PITCHED
JUEGOS INICIADOS | GAMES STARTED
JUEGOS COMPLETOS | COMPLETE GAMES
JUEGOS RELEVADOS | GAMES RELIEVED
JUEGOS GANADOS | WINS
JUEGOS PERDIDOS | LOSES
LECHADAS | SHUTOUTS
JUEGOS SALVADOS | SAVES
ENTRADAS LANZADAS | INNINGS PITCHED
VECES AL BATE | AB AGAINST THE PITCHER
BATEADORES ENFRENTADOS | HITTERS FACED
HITS | HIT ALLOWED
CARRERAS PERMITIDAS | RUNS ALLOWED
CARRERAS LIMPIAS PERMITIDAS | EARNED RUNS ALLOWED
PONCHES | SO
BASES POR BOLAS | WALKS
BASES INTENCIONALES | INTENTIONAL WALKS
DOBLES | DOUBLES ALLOWED
TRIPLES | TRIPLES ALLOWED
JONRONES | HOME RUNS ALLOWED
SACRIFICIOS DE TOQUE | BUNT SACRIFICES ALLOWED
SACRIFICIOS DE FLY | FLY SACRIFICES ALLOWED
GOLPEADOS POR LANZAMIENTOS | HIT BATTERS
WILD PITCHES
PROMEDIO DE GANADOS | WINNING PERCENTAGE
PROMEDIO DE CARRERAS LIMPIAS | ERA



FIELDING

NOMBRE | PLAYER
POS | POSITION
JJ | GAMES PLAYED
Entradas | INNINGS
O | OUTS
A | ASSISTS
E | ERRORS
TL | TOTAL LANCES
AVE | FIELDING AVERAGE
DP | DOUBLE PLAYS
TP | TRIPLE PLAYS
PB | PASSED BALLS
BR | STOLEN BASES
CR | CAUGHT STEALING


Notice that the following position players are very young and are among the leaders. These players would be MLB stars if they elect to defect soon.

ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY


From me to all of you, friends and enemies alike: Have a great holiday season; Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blessed Kwanzaa and a very happy New Year. I hope I did not miss anything or anyone. Be safe.

Tony Montana
"Don't Step on my Little Cockroaches"

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http://www.baseball.ch/2003/BWC/T/stadiumLA.html

[Cuba_fan]

WOW! :dance

And how are Sancti Spiritus doing at the moment? :gt

[Cubano100%]

GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 23 10 .697 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 15 17 .469 7.5
Matanza Cocodriles 14 19 .424 9.0
Metropolitan Warriors 6 27 .182 17.0

GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 22 11 .667 -
Havana Cowboys 16 17 .485 6.0 Current Subchampion
Santi Spiritus Roosters 14 19 .424 8.0
Cienfuegos Shrimps 13 20 .394 9.0

GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB

Las Tunas Magicians 24 9 .727 -
Villa Clara Orange Growers 20 12 .625 3.5
Ciego de Avila Tigers 19 14 .576 5
Camaguey Ceramists 15 18 .455 9

GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 20 13 .606 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 16 17 .485 4.0 Current Champion
Holguin Hounds 15 18 .455 5
Guantanamo Indians 11 22 .333 9.0
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SANCTI SPIRITUS ROOSTERS

NOMBRE JJ CB VB C H AVE 2B 3B HR TB SLU BR CR CI SH SF DB BB BI SO BD IO EE EBF



SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL 31 132 119 14 33 .277 3 0 3
45 .378 0 0 19 0 1 2 10 3 8 4 0 2 3



Please, refer to my previous post for a translation of the stats to English.

Ave 277
Hr 3
2B 3
SLU 378
RBI 19

He is not having a good year. With these type of numbers, he won't be selected to the Cuban team unless a miracle happens.

[Cuba_fan]

SANCTI SPIRITUS ROOSTERS

NOMBRE JJ CB VB C H AVE 2B 3B HR TB SLU BR CR CI SH SF DB BB BI SO BD IO EE EBF



SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL 31 132 119 14 33 .277 3 0 3
45 .378 0 0 19 0 1 2 10 3 8 4 0 2 3



Please, refer to my previous post for a translation of the stats to English.

Ave 277
Hr 3
2B 3
SLU 378
RBI 19

He is not having a good year. With these type of numbers, he won't be selected to the Cuban team unless a miracle happens.[/QUOTE]

Oh my god! what is he doing!! :noidea :grouchy

Thanks a lot for the information :waving

[Cubano100%]

CARLOS YANES REACHED 202 VICTORIES; JEISON PACHECO HAD 3 HOMERUNS

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers hitters had 14 hits including 3 home runs and 3 doubles and veteran righthy Carlos Yanes got his 202 victory helping Isla de la Juventud beat the Holguín Hounds 15 to 11. Hounds hitter Jeison Pacheco had 3 home runs and 7 RBI.

ALEXEI RODRÍGUEZ PITCHED A SHUTOUT IN A GREAT DUEL AGAINST CUBAN NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER PEDRO LAZO

Righty Alexei Rodríguez allowed 5 hits and veteran Víctor Bejerano had his 4th homer of the season helping the Granma Sorrels win the final game of series 3 to 0 against the Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers. The third game featured a pitchers duel in which Alexei Rodriguez beat Pedro Lazo 3 to 0. Granma won the series 2 to 1.
Rodriguez and lazo allowed 5 hits apiece. In the 7th inning, Yoahannis Cespedes stole home.

MICHEL PINO FEO KEPT THE INDUSTRIALES LIONS IN CHECK

The Ciego de Ávila Tigers had an easy time against the Industriales Lions hitting 12 hits against Lions pitching. Yorelvis Charles had his 9th home run in support of righty Michel Pino Feo who allowed 4 singles in 8 shutout innings.
The Tigers punished Lions pitchers David Álvarez Pompo, Odrisamen Despaigne y Carlos M. Puentes. The Tigers won the series 2 to 1.

ALEXANDER RODRÍGUEZ AND ALEXANDER DIGURNAY COMBINED TO BEAT THE CURRENT PITCHING LEADER YADIEL TORRES

The combination of Rodríguez and Digurnay were enough to beat the Metropolitanos Warriors allowing 5 hits and 1 runs helping the Guantanamo Indians beat the Warriors 2x1. This serie was won by the Indians 2 games to 1. Alexander Digurnay had his leading 7th saves.


TWO CIENFUEGOS SHRIMPS LEFTIES COMBINED TO BEAT LAS TUNAS MAGICIANS

Lefties Yosvani Pérez and Adiel Palma dominated Las Tunas batters and Cienfuegos avoided the sweept by winning 5 to 3. The Shrimps had 12 hits including 3 doubles and were led by Andy Sarduy 4-3 and Jose Abreu 4 -2.


VILLA CLARA CELEBRATED THE 40TH ANIVERSARY OF THEIR AGUSTO CESAR SANDINO STADIUM

The pregame ceremony included a tribute to Villa Clara all time greats.

Villa Clara won the game 8x1 over La Habana Cowboys. In the 1st inning, Ariel Borrero (4-2) had his 3rd Hrs with Adonis García (4-1) and Yorquis La Rosa (3-3) on base. Later in the game, La Rosa hit a homer of his own. The winning pitcher was Vladimir Hernandez and Yolexis Ulacia saved it.

ISMEL JIMÉNEZ HELPED SANTI SPIRITUS ROOSTERS AVOID BEING SWEEPT BY THE CAMAGÜEY CERAMISTS

Ismel Jiménez pitched well enough to earn the win allowing 2 runs on 9 hits. Frederich Cepeda homer and Yuniesli Gourriel, Yunier Mendoza and Eriel Sánchez had an RBI apiece for the Roosters. Camaguey Ceramists won the series 2 to 1.


SANTIAGO DE CUBA BROUGHT THEIR BROOMS TO EL PALMAR DE JUNCO STADIUM, MATANZAS

The current champion, the Santiago de Cuba Wasps swept the Matanzas Cocodriles by winning the final game of the series at the older stadium in Cuba, El Palmar de Junco. The Wasps offense scored 15 runs against 5 Cocodriles runs. The International Mercy Rule was applied because 10 or more runs difference after 7 innings. Albert Carrión recorded the win. The Wasps had 18 hits including 5 doubles and a homer from Pedro Poll of Cocodriles pitchers Yuset Pagés, Carlos Cairo and Daniel Molina.
Cocodrile Yoandy Garlobo (5-2) had a homer and 2 RBIs.

NEW SERIES

Pinar del Río-Santiago de Cuba; Isla de la Juventud-Guantánamo; La Habana-Camagüey; Industriales vs. Las Tunas; Villa Clara vs. Cienfuegos; Ciego de Ávila-Sancti Spíritus; Holguín-Metropolitanos; Granma vs. Matanzas.




Standings

GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 27 12 .692 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 19 19 .500 7.5
Matanza Cocodriles 16 23 .410 11
Metropolitanos Warriors 8 31 .205 19


GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 25 14 .641 -
Havana Cowboys 20 19 .513 5
Santi Spiritus Roosters 17 22 .436 8
Cienfuegos Shrimps 16 23 .410 9


GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB

Las Tunas Magicians 27 12 .692 -
Villa Clara Orange Growers 23 15 .605 3.5
Ciego de Avila Tigers 21 18 .538 6
Camaguey Ceramists 18 21 .462 9


GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 24 15 .615-
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 21 18 .538 3
Holguin Hounds 15 24 .385 9
Guantanamo Indians 14 25 .359 10

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LAS TUNAS MAGICIANS BEAT INDUSTRIALES LIONS FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN AS MANY GAMES

During their first meeting, the Magicians sweet the Lions in Las Tunas. Under the leadership of manager Rolando Ponce, the Magicians have displayed a smart and cohesive game. This time at the Latinoamericano stadium, home of the Lions and host of the Baltimore Orioles and Cuba game, the Magicians won 4 x 3. The Lions displayed a poor defense and three Lions runners were sent to home by the third base coach who clearly should have hold the runners at third base. All three runners were out at home.
The winning pitcher was RHP Ubisney Bermúdez and the losing pitcher was Frank Menéndez in relief of lefty Maicel Diaz.
Las Tunas had 7 hits including a monster shot by Yordanis Alarcón in the fourth inning of starter Maicel Díaz.
Lions CF Carlos Tavares and team Cuba member had a hit in the first and has hit safety in 17 games.


GUANTÁNAMO INDIANS STOPPED ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD WINNING STREAK AT 4

Roberquis Videaux (4-3 with a HR, 2B and 5 RBI), Giorvis Duvergel (6-4) and Andrés de la Torres (5-4) combined for 11 of the 16 Indians hits to led Guantánamo its third consecutive win. The final score was 12x3 in which the Grapefruit Croppers skipper Armando Jhonson used 4 pitchers.
For the Croppers started Ronald Garcia and veteran RHP Gervasio Miguel followed. Both were charged 4 earned runs.
Righties Leyán Lores (2 ER 5 innings) and rookie Loavis Perán (4 innings) were the pitchers used by the Indians.



CIEGO DE ÁVILA TIGERS BEAT SANCTI SPIRITUS ROOSTER RHP YOVANI ARAGÓN


Ciego de Ávila Tigers had 9 hits and score 4 times against Yovani Aragon who pitched 8 innings in a loss cause. Tigers pitchers Alien Mora ( 3 ER in 6 innings) and Ismael Gonzalez ( 0 runs in 3 IP) combined forces to beat the Roosters 4 x 3.
Tigers best hitters were Yorelvis Charles (3-3, 2B), Yaibel Tamayo (4-2, HR), Yorbis Borroto (3-1), all three with one RBI apeace.

For the Roosters, team Cuba member Yulieski Gourriel had his 12 HR, Liván Monteagudo and Eriel Sánchez (4-3).


GRANMA SORRELS WON BY THE INTERNATIONAL MERCY RULE AGAINST THE MATANZAS COCODRILES

The Sorrels scored 12 times and veteran RHP Ciro S. Licea allowed 2 ER on 4 hits to beat the Cocodriles 12 x 2. Sorrels hitters had 15 hits including the 10th HR of Alfredo Despaigne.

Veterans Víctor Bejerano (3-2) and Carlos Barrabí (3-2) and Alfredo Despaigne had 7 RBI. The losing pitcher for the Cocodriles was Yosvani Fonseca.



LUIS BORROTO BEAT NORBERTO GONZALEZ


Villa Clara Orange Growers beat the Cinfuegos Shrimps in a pitchers duel 2x1. Luis Borroto won his league leading 7 wins streaking out 10 Shrimps hitters and allowing one run. Norberto Gonzalez was pitching a gem until the 8th innings when the Orange Growers scored 2 runs. Cuban team member SS Eduardo Paret (4-2) and highly touted prospect Dayan Viciedo (3-2) had hits off Gonzalez setting the stage for Cuban team member Catcher Ariel Pestano who drove both runs with a double.


HABANA COWBOYS YULIESKI GONZÁLEZ PITCHED A GEM AGAINST THE CAMAGUEY CERAMISTS


Cuban team member lefty Yunieski González allowed a run in 8 innings against the Ceramists and La Habana beat Camaguey 11 x 1. Cowboys hitters Luis I. González (4) and Danger Guerrero (3) had a HR and 3 RBI apiece.


A 13 HITS ATTACK HELPED PINAR DEL RIO BEAT THE CURRENT CHAMP SANTIAGO DE CUBA


The Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers had 5 batters with 2 hits and Donald Duarte hit a HR with 3 men on base to easily beat the Wasps in Pinar del Rio.
Wasps pitcher Alberto Bicet exited in the 6th after allowing 8 ER. The winning pitcher was Yuniesky Maya (1 ER in 6 and 2/3 with 8 SO and 4 Walks).

Raidel Hernández (2b and 2 RBI), Arturo Castro (4-2), Alexei Ramírez (4-2 with 2 doubles and 1 RBI), Jorge Padrón (4-2) and Yosvany Peraza (3-2) paced Pinar del Rio to its 20th win of the season.



OTHER BASEBALL NOTES:

THE EAST TEAMS HAVE DOMINATED THE INTER-LEAGUE GAMES SO FAR!
The teams from the east league have won 103 games versus 88 loses. There is only one more inter-league round left.

Groups B and C have the better combined record with 50/46 and 57/38.

The following teams are good enough to make a run at the leaders and subleaders:
Pinar del Río Cigar Makers, La Habana Cowboys, Sancti Spíritus Roosters, Ciego de Ávila Tigers Camagüey Ceramists, Cienfuegos Shrimps and Matanzas Cocodriles.

Courtesy of JIT.com

[Cubano100%]

45TH CUBAN NATIONAL SERIES NEWS



YADEL MARTÍ STOPPED LAS TUNAS

It took Industriales 5 tries to beat Las Tunas thanks to a great relief by Yadel Martí, who replaced starting pitcher Dainys García. Marti entered the game in the 8th with 2 runners on and no outs with the game in favor of the Lions 6x4 in front of more than 40 thousands fans.
Marti was rocked in Las Tunas allowing 10 hits and 8 ER, but this time he strikeout Lázaro Ortiz, Quila and pinch hitter Jonhson. Carlos Tabares and veteran Enrique Díaz homer.


GUANTÁNAMO WITH LESTAPIER-DIGURNAY BEAT LA ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD AGAIN

The Guantánamo Indians pitchers had good performances for second day in a row to beat the Grapefruit Croppers. Yandri Lestapier and Alexander Digurnay combined to win 3 x 1. Roberquis Videaux (2 RBI) and Andrés de la Torre (1 RBI) led the Indians.


JONDER MARTINEZ, KENY RODRÍGUEZ AND JOSE GARCÍA COMBINED IN COWBOYS VICTORY

Righties Kenny Rodríguez and José A. García had good relief appearances helping the Habana Cowboys beat Camaguey Ceramists 7 x 4.

Michel Rodríguez hit his 4th HR of the season

ÁNGEL PEÑA GAVE SANCTI SPÍRITUS THE VICTORY VERSUS CIEGO DE AVILA

RHP Ángel Peña pitched his best game as a starter helping Sancti Spíritus beat the Tigers 2x1.

Cuban team members Eriel Sánchez homer and Frederich Cepeda and Yunieski Gourriel doubled.


HOLGUÍN BEAT THE METROPOLITAN WARRIORS TWICE

The Holguin Hounds recorded 2 wins against the Warriors with scores of 4x1 and 3x2. The victories were for pitchers Luis Miguel Rodríguez and Javier Fernández.

Starley Sánchez had 3 of the 5 Warriors hits.

The losing pitcher was veteran René Espín who allowed HR to Juan Rondon and a 3 run bomb to Franklyn Aballe.

In the second game, Javier Fernández pitched 7 innings and allowed 2 ER on Jocquel Gil homer.

The losing pitcher was veteran lefty Heriberto Collazo who allowed 3 runs in 7 IP.


WITH THE PITCHING OF BAÑOS AND HOMERS FROM CASTRO AND RAMÍREZ PINAR DEL RIO WON

Vladimir Baños allowed 4 singles and Arturo Castro and Cuban team member Alexei Ramírez homers Pinar del Río beat Santiago de Cuba 6x0.


GRANMA SORRELS APPLIED THE MERCY RULE TO THE MATANZAS COCODRILES FOR A SECONG DAY IN A ROW

The Sorrels beat the Cocodriles 11x1 led by young RHP Yanier González who won his 7th game of the season. Gonzalez allowed 1 run on 7 hits. He pitched 6 innings striking out 6 and walking 1.


VILLA CLARA IS JUST 2 GAMES BEHING LEADER LAS TUNAS

With 12 hits, the Orange Growers beat the Cienfuegos Shrimps 7x5. Eduardo Paret homer against Adiel Palma. Palma could not make pass the 2nd inning.

Adonis García (5-3) and Dayán Viciedo (4-2) were the best Villa Clara hitters.,
Shrimp Osvaldo Arias hit a 2 run homer.

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INDUSTRIALES WINS ON SERGUEI’S DOUBLE AND MONTIETH’ RELIEF

Osmani Urrutia and Norlis Concepción homer for Las Tunas but the Lions were able to comeback and beat the Magicians 4 x 3.

Frank Montieth saved for the Lions.

RELEIF OF DELVIS RODRÍGUEZ STOPPED CIENFUEGOS

Delvis Rodríguez Allowed 1 run on 4 hits and Villa Clara sweet Cienfuegos by winning the final game 6x4
Villa Clara hitters had 11 hits with Eduardo Paret (5-2) and Yulexis la Rosa (3-2) having 2 a piece.

METROS AVOIDED THE SWEEP AGAINST THE HOUNDS

RHP Luis A. González relieved well and the Metropolitanos Warriors won 7x4. Starting pitcher Abel Viego won the game and the loser was Yosmani Góme.
Jocquel Gil (4-2), Michel Fors (5-4, 2B), Eliu Torres (4-2) were the best hitters of the game.

IFREDI COSS SHOUTOUT THE TIGERS

Ifreidi Coss allowed 4 hits Sancti Spíritus beat Ciego de Avila by the mercy rule 13x0.
Liván Monteguado (3-3), Yulieski Gourriel (4-2), Eriel Sánchez (4-2), Frederich Cepeda (4-2), Yunieski Gourriel (4-3) and Adonis Zamora (4-2) helped the Roosters scored 9 times in the 7th.

GRANMA BEAT MATANZAS FOR THE FIFTH TIME

Matanzas pitchers took another beating allowing 18 hits including homers by Yordanis Samón (5) and Yohennis Céspedes (12). The final scored was 12x5.

Rookie pitcher Alberto Soto won for the Sorrels. Alfredo Despaigne (5-4), Yordanis samón (4-3) and Yohennis Céspedes (5-3), with 3, 4 and 2 RBI a piece paced the Sorrels offense.

HABANA COWBOYS WAITED ODELIN DEPARTURES TO BEAT THE CERAMISTS

The Cowboys starter Yudel Tudero and Camaguey Ceramists Vicyhondri Odelín had a pitchers duel until Cuba National team pitcher Odelin exited the game in the 7th. The Cowboys only had one hits against Odelin courtesy of Alexei López. Ernesto Molinet had a Grand Slam.

GUANTÁNAMO SWEEPT ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD

Playing as a visitors, Isla de la Juventud sweept Guantánamo during the first series between them, but this time was the other way aroung. The Indians beat the Grapefruit Croppers 9x7 helped by homers from Roberquis Videaux (3-2) and Yoenny Southerán (5-2). Alexander Digurnay had his 9 save.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA BEAT PINAR DEL RÍO

Alexander Jorge hit the winning run in the 10th inning helping the Wasps beat the Cigar Makers 5x4.

Manuel Benavides (6-2), José J. Ruiz (5-3) and Rolando Meriño (5-2) led the Wasps attack.


Standings

GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 28 16 .636 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 23 20 .535 4.5
Matanza Cocodriles 16 28 .364 12
Metropolitanos Warriors 10 34 .227 18


GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 29 15 .659 -
Havana Cowboys 24 19 .558 4.5
Santi Spiritus Roosters 21 23 .477 8
Cienfuegos Shrimps 17 27 .386 12


GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB

Las Tunas Magicians 28 15 .651 -
Villa Clara Orange Growers 26 17 .605 2
Ciego de Avila Tigers 23 21 .523 5.5
Camaguey Ceramists 18 26 .409 10.5


GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 28 16 .636-
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 23 21 .523 5
Holguin Hounds 19 25 .432 9
Guantanamo Indians 17 27 .386 11

[Cuba_fan]

:dance Go Eriel!! :gt

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Industriales Lions vs Camaguey Ceramists

Industriales beat Camaguey 11x4 at the Latinoamericano stadium in Havana City. Dioelsis Linares had two homers in the same inning and Cuba team CF Carlos Tavares had a grand slam for the Industriales Lions. Tavares hitting streak stands at 19 games now. After Camaguey Ceramists and Cuba team member Leslie Anderson homer in the fourth, the Lions scored 10 times at the bottom half of the inning. Yadel Marti won his 6th game.

Havana Cowboys vs Las Tunas Magicians

Young sensation Yadiel Pedroso helped the Cowboys keep pace with the Lions by beating the Magicians 6x2. Pedroso allowed 7 hits, six SO and 4 walks. Osmani Urrutia and Lazaro Ortiz doubled of Pedroso.

Holguin Hounds vs Matanzas Cocodriles

The Hounds handed the Crocodiles their 8 consecutive losses by winning 7x5. For the Hounds, Yeral Sanchez homer and doubled producing 5 RBIs.


Ciego de Avila Tigers vs Cienfuegos Shrimps

Danny Miranda hit his 4th and 5th home runs and had 3 RBIs helping the Tigers beat the Cienfuegos Shrimps. LHP Maikel Folch allowed one earned run on 7 hits for the win. Folch became the third pitcher to win 7 games.


Metropolitanos Warriors vs Granma Sorrels

The Warriors stopped the Sorrels winning streak at 5 by winning 11x10. Sorrels hitter Yohenis Cespedes had his 13th home run and Luis Ferrales hit one for his 9th. Irati Chirino (5-3) and Jocquel Gil (5-3) had a great game for the Warriors.

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Industriales Lions vs Camaguey Ceramists

Industriales applied the Mercy Rule to Camagüey by winning 13x2. The Lions had 14 hits and young Frank Montieth won it. Dioelsis Linares (4-2-3), 4 RBIs; Frank C. Morejón (3-0-2), 2 doubles and 3 RBIs). CF Carlos Tabares raised his hitting streak to 21 games when he connected for his 5th HR.

Holguin Hounds vs Matanzas Cocodriles

Yeral Sánchez (3-1-2) and Yordan Manduley (4-0-2) had 4 RBIs helping the Hounds beat Matanzas 5x1. Rookie Aroldis Chapman won the game.

This was the 9th consecutive loss for the Crocodiles. Crocodiles Yoandry Garlobo is the new hitting leader with 415 (144/60).

Santi Spiritus Roosters vs Villa Clara Orange Growers

Visiting Sancti Spíritus beat Villa Clara twice 9x3 and 4x2. The winning pitchers were Noelvis Hernández and Ramón Licor. The losing pitchers were rookies Juan Y. Serrano and Freddy A. Álvarez.

In the first game, Yulieski Gourriel tied Vismay Santos and Yohenis Céspedes with his 13th home run. Eriel Sánchez (8-4) 4 RBIs and Frederich Cepeda (4-3) paced the Roosters offense.

For the Oranges, team Cuba catcher Ariel Pestano had his 6th HR.

Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers vs Guantanamo Indians

Pinar del Río won by the Mercy Rule 11x1 and 5x2 in the doubleheader. Pedro L. Lazo and José R. Melendis were the winning pitchers. The losing pitchers were Eglys Leliebre and Alexander Rodríguez.

Reidel Álvarez, Rafael Valdés and Raidel Hernández combined for 9 of Pinar del Rio 17 hits and 9 RBIs.


Santiago de Cuba Wasps vs Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers

Santiago de Cuba won the first game 13x7, but lost the second game against the Croppers 7x11.

In the doubleheader, the Wasps had 27 indiscutibles with homers from Manuel Benavides (1), Rolando Meriño (4) and Edilse Silva (3). The Croppers had 17 hits including 2 HRs from Luis Fonseca (5 and 6), Orlis L. Díaz (7) and Juan C. Moreno (1).

Ciego de Avila Tigers vs Cienfuegos Shrimps

Cienfuegos LHP Yasser Pérez allowed 5 hits against Ciego de Ávila becoming the 4th pitcher with 2 shutouts. The final score was 2x0. A home run by Andy Sarduy (3-2) with one man on was the diference in the game. The losing pitcher was Michael Pino Feo.

Metropolitanos Warriors vs Granma Sorrels

Granma beat the Warriors 6x4 thanks to Luis A. Ferrales who doubled 3 runs. For the Warriors, Iratí Chirino and Liván Correa homered.

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Industriales Lions vs Camaguey Ceramists

Industriales completed the sweep by winning the final game of the series against Camaguey. Carlos Tabares had 2 hits and his hitting streak stands now at 22 games.

Holguin Hounds vs Matanzas Cocodriles

The Hounds beat the Crocodiles 2x0. Javier Fernández was the winning pitcher. Matanzas lost their 10th game in a row.

Santi Spiritus Roosters vs Villa Clara Orange Growers

Villa Clara avoided being swept by beating the Roosters 11x10. Yunieski Gourriel and Ariel Borrero homered. Young sensation Dayan Viciedo had 3 hits in 4 Abs.

Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers vs Guantanamo Indians

Pinar del Río won the final game 10x8 in which 9 HRs were connected. Team Cuba member Alexei Ramirez had hid 9th of the season and Indians Vismay Santos had his 14th.

Santiago de Cuba Wasps vs Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers

Isla de la Juventud beat the Wasps 4x3. Orlis Diaz had 2 doubles and 3 RBIs and Ronald Garcia was the winning pitcher. Reutilio Hurtado and Edilse Silva homer for the Wasps.

Ciego de Avila Tigers vs Cienfuegos Shrimps

Alien Mora allowed 4 hits including a HR by Osvaldo Arias but the Tigers beat the Cienfuegos Shrimps.

Yorelvis Charles and Roger Machado had 2 RBIs a piece. Shrimps LHP Norberto González lost his 7th decision.

Metropolitanos Warriors vs Granma Sorrels

Granma beat Metropolitanos 4x3 in 11th innings. Yohenis Céspedes connected a hit and stole second before Alfredo Despaigne doubled him home.

Havana Cowboys vs Las Tunas Magicians

The Cowboys won the doubleheader 6x1 and 6x1 against the Magicians. Winning pitchers were team Cuba member LHP Yulieski González and rookie Gerardo Miranda. The losing pitchers were Gionni Boice and Ubisney Bermúdez. The Magicians connected 21 hits but managed to score only 2 runs.

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Industriales Lions vs Cienfuegos Shrimps

Shrimps 1
Lions 2
W: Maicel Diaz
L: Adiel Palma

Srimps 3
Lions 18
W: Deinys Suarez
L: Leovel Cardoso
Hrs: Alden Mesa

Shrimps 4
Lions 5
W: Arley Sanchez
L: Yosvani Perez
Hrs: Osvaldo Arias


Santi Spiritus Roosters vs Havana Cowboys

Roosters 8
Cowboys 12
W: Jonder Martinez
S: Kenny Rodriguez
HRs: Yunieski Gourriel (5), Adonis Zamora

Roosters 1
Cowboys 2
W: Yusdel Tuero
L: Yovani Aragon

Roosters 3
Cowboys 5
W: Yadiel Pedroso
Hr: Yuliesky Gourriel


Villa Clara Orange Growers vs Las Tunas Magicians

Orange Growers 12
Magicians 1
W: Luis Borroto (8)
HRs: Osmani Urrutia, Ariel Borrero

Orange Growers 5
Magicians 1
W: Delvis Rodriguez
L: Ubisney Bermudez
Hrs: Ariel Borrero (Grand Slam)

Orange Growers 2
Magicians 1
W: Eliecer Montes de Oca
L: DEamichel Gonzalez
Hrs: Amaury Suarez


Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers vs Matanzas Cocodriles

Croppers 7
Crocodiles 1
W: Omar Licourt
L: Guillermo Tortolo


Croppers 27
Crocodiles 10
W: Luis Suarez
L: Yulieski Diéguez
Hrs: Michel Enríquez, Jorge Medina, Vladimir García, Lázaro Herrera (Grand Slam), Yadiel Mujica (Grand Slam)

Croppers 13
Crocodiles 7
W: Carlos Llanes
L: Jorge Martinez
Hrs: Yoandry Garlobo


Granma Sorrels vs Guantanamo Indians

Sorrels 2
Indians 12
W: Dalier Hinojosa
L: Yenier González
HRs: Alexis Labor (3), Yoennis Southerán (8), Ariel Benavides (1) and Giorvis Duvergel (11).

Sorrels 2
Indians 15
W: Yandri Lestapier
L: Misael Lopez
Hrs: Yoanis Southerán (9).
Sorrels 8

Indians 6
W: Alberto Soto
L: Loavis Peran
Hrs: Luis Rivera, Alexis Laborde and Yoilán Cercé


Santiago de Cuba Wasps vs Holguin Hounds

Hounds 9
Wasps 3
W: Angel Gomez
L: Ormari Romero
HRs: Yordan Manduley (Grand Slam), Manuel Benavides (2)

Hounds 5
Wasps 2
W: Orelvis Avila
L: Osmel Cintra

Hounds 4
Wasps 7
W: Alberto Biscet
L: Javier Fernandez


Camaguey Ceramists vs Ciego de Avila Tigers

Tigers 4
Ceramists 6
W: Luis Campillo
L: Ismael Gonzalez
HRs: William Luis (9) Grand Slam, Yusquiel García (5)

Tigers 7
Ceramists 2
W: Omar Cervantes
L: Vicyhondri Odelín
Hrs: Yoelvis Fiss

Tigers 2
Ceramists 1
W: Maikel Folch
L: Alberto Rodriguez
Hrs: Danny Miranda


Metropolitanos Warriors vs Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers

Warriors 0
Cigar Makers 6
W: Vladimir Banos
L: Rene Espin

Warriors 2
Cigar Makers 4

Warriors 6
Cigar Makers 8
W: Michel Martinez
L: Luis Gonzalez
Hrs: Raidel Hernández, Jorge Padrón, Yosvany Peraza and Donald Duarte.

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Standings

GROUP A

Teams W L PCT GB
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 32 16 .667 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 27 20 .574 4.5
Matanza Cocodriles 16 32 .333 16
Metropolitanos Warriors 10 38 .227 22

GROUP B

Teams W L PCT GB

Industriales Lions 33 15 .688 -
Havana Cowboys 29 19 .558 4
Santi Spiritus Roosters 21 27 .438 12
Cienfuegos Shrimps 17 31 .354 16

GROUP C

Teams W L PCT GB

Villa Clara Orange Growers 30 17 .638 -
Las Tunas Magicians 28 20 .583 2.5
Ciego de Avila Tigers 26 22 .542 4.5
Camaguey Ceramists 19 29 .396 11.5

GROUP D

Team W L PCT GB

Granma Sorrels 30 18 .625 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 24 24 .500 6
Holguin Hounds 22 26 .458 8
Guantanamo Indians 19 29 .396 11

[Dutch Girl]

Go Isla de Juventud!!! Go Juan C. Moreno!!!

:gt

Go Sancti Spiritus! Go Eriel Sanchez!!!
:gt

gr. Dutch girl and Cuba_Fan (from the Dominican Republic)

[Licey Fan]

damn! las tunas on a bad streak... :noidea

i like tunas and industriales

[Cubano100%]

damn! las tunas on a bad streak... :noidea

i like tunas and industriales


I do not know how Industriales keeps winning. The Lions have had so many defectors and still has found a way to compete. I guess it is because Havana City has 2 million people. Villa Clara is a Macho team like Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Rio and Industriales. They always find a way to get it done unlike Ciego de Avila, Las Tunas, Granma and others.

The Industriales are also known as the Blues because their uniform. They always have had good pitching and lacked home run hitters. They usually play small ball.

By the way, I am an Industriales fan even though I am not from La Habana and never lived there.

[Licey Fan]

That's why I'm with Industriales...

1. They play in the capital
2. Are the all-time title leaders
3. And their team color's blue

Just like Licey Tigers :rolleyes:

[Agente Libre]

Keep in mind, Industriales is also allowed to steal players from the other teams. This year, they grabbed several players from Metro and also took 3 of Isla's best players.

[Cubano100%]

OESTE/WEST

Number of players per team

Industriales 7
Isla de la Juventud 6
Sancti Spíritus 4
Pinar del Río 4
La Habana 2
Cienfuegos 2
Metropolitanos 1
Matanzas 1


Catchers: Eriel Sánchez (SSP), Jockel Gil (MET) and Vladimir García (IJU).

Infielders: Luis Felipe Rivera (IJV), Jorge Padrón (PRI), Dainniel Gálvez (IJV), Enrique Díaz (IND), Michel Rodríguez (LHA), Juan Carlos Moreno (IJU), Michel Enríquez (IJU) and Yulieski Gourriel (SSP).

Outfielders: Yoandry Urgelles (IND), Serguey Pérez (IND), Carlos Tabares (IND), Frederich Cepeda (SSP), José Dariel Abreu (CFG) and Alexei Ramírez (PRI).

DH: Yoandy Garlobo (MTZ).

Pitchers: Maicel Díaz (IND), Noelvis Hernández (SSP), Yadier Pedroso (LHA), Deynis Suárez (IND), Vladimir Baños (PRI), Yosvany Pérez (CFG), Yadel Martí (IND), Carlos Yanes (IJV) and Pedro Luis Lazo (PRI).

Manager: Rey Vicente Anglada (IND)
Coaches: Geovani Alemán (IJV), Miguel Justiniani (LHA), José M. Cortina (PRI) and José Elosegui (IND)


ESTE/EAST

Number of players per team

Las Tunas 5
Villa Clara 5
Granma 5
Ciego de Ávila 4
Guantánamo 3
Santiago de Cuba 2
Camagüey 2
Holguín 1


Catchers: Rolando Meriño (SCU), Luis Ferrales (GRA) and Ariel Pestano (VCl).

Infielders: Ariel Borrero (VCl), Leslie Ánderson (CMG), Yusquiel García (CMG), Danel Castro (LTU), Eduardo Paret (VCL), Vismay Santos (GTM), Amaury Suárez (LTU), Yorelvis Charles (CAV).

Outfielders: Osmany Urrutia (LTU), Yohenis Céspedes (GRA), Dayan Viciedo (VCL), Roberquis Videaux (GTM), Giorvis Duvergel (GTM) and Alfredo Despaigne (GRA).

DH: Pedro Poll (SCU).

Pitchers: Maikel Folch (CAV), Lázaro Pausa (LTU), Luis Borroto (VCL), Alberto Soto (GRA), Yanier González (GRA), Ubisney Bermúdez (LTU), Michel Pino Feo (CAV) Luis Miguel Rodríguez (HOL) and Alien Mora (CAV).

Manager: Marcos Fonseca (GRA)
Coaches: Jorge Hierrezuelo (LTU), Amado Zamora (VCL), José R. Riscart (VCL) and Juan de Dios Peña (CAV)

Las Tunas Magicians 1B and Team Cuba member Joan Carlos Pedroso and Santiago de Cuba Wasps and team Cuba member RHP Danny Betancourt did not make the all star team because both are coming back from injuries.
Team Cuba members LHP Adiel Palma (CFG) and Vicyohandri Odelin (CMG) did not make the all star teams. Odelin is also coming back from an injury.


The match up between the West and the East was tied at 10 games a piece. So the game this year had extra meaning for both teams.

Before 30,000 fans at Latinoamericano stadium, the West all stars beat the East all stars 7x1.

Veteran RHP Pedro L. Lazo (PRI) was the winning pitcher and his Pinar del Rio teammate’s outfielder/infielder Alexei Ramirez and pitcher Vladimir Baños contributed a great deal to the victory.

RHP Luis Borroto (VCL) did not record an out. Enrique Diaz and Michel Enriquez singled of Borroto and Frederich Cepeda doubled driving both runs. Then, Eriel Sánchez was hit by a pitch and Yoandy Garlobo had a scarify fly driving the third run of the inning.

Yanier González and Michel Pino pitched 2 innings a piece silencing the West bats and Lázaro Pausa pitched one inning of 0 runs. But Luis Miguel Rodríguez allowed 3 runs without recording an out. Luis F. Rivera (3-1-2) and Alexei Ramírez (2-1-2), singled, Enriquito Diaz (4-1-4) doubled, Vladimir García had an RBI and José D. Abreu hit by a pitch.

Enriquito Diaz (4), Frederich Cepeda (2), Alexei Ramirez(2), Luis Rivera (2) had 10 of 13 Westerners hits.

Easterners pitchers Ubisney Bermúdez , Alien Mora and Maikel Folch did not allow runs. Pitcher Alberto Soto did not pitch.

Pedro L. Lazo started the game. He allowed 2 hits and hit a batter but did not allow a run. Yosvany Pérez and Yodier Pedroso pitched an inning. Deinys Suárez retired 6 batters in a row.

Noelvis Hernández allowed an unearned run when Yusquiel García reached on an error by José D. Abreu and a hit by Amauri Suárez in the sixth inning.

Vladimir Baños and Yadel Martí pitched a perfect inning.

Osmani Urrutia had two hits in the game.

Abilities Contests

Catchers Accuracy:

Eriel Sánchez, Vladimir García, Ariel Pestano and Luis Ferrales.

Ferrales beat his peers when all of his 3 throws went inside the barrel.

Home Runs Contest:

Yoandy Garlobo beat Yulieski Gourriel, Yohenis Céspedes and Vismay Santos.


Looks like your boy Eriel Sanchez has picked up his game a bit. He was terrible at the begining of the season but he may go to Puerto Rico now. If you get close to him in Puerto Rico, tell him to defect so he can become a free man.

Underlined players denote great young prospects and talent. I may have left out some or included someone over 25 years old. It is hard to tell from USA.

[Cuba_fan]

[QUOTE=Cubano100%]OESTE/WEST


Looks like your boy Eriel Sanchez has picked up his game a bit. He was terrible at the begining of the season but he may go to Puerto Rico now. If you get close to him in Puerto Rico, tell him to defect so he can become a free man.

YES!!!!! Hopefully he will go to Cuba :dance :rolleyes:

Thank you again for this great information....just bought my tickes for WBC so I'm ready for it :clapping

[Cubano100%]

Click on Jugadores (players) to see team logos and info.

Click on the name of the teams to see the rosters.

Click on resultados to see January 24th results.


http://www.invasor.cu/snb/

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The Havana Cowboys won their 10 consecutive games.
The Industriales Lions won their 9 consecutive games.
The Villa Clara Orange Growers won their 5 consecutive games.
The Matanzas Crocodiles lost their 14 games in a raw.


The Home Run totals reached 504 and there have been 28 extra innings games.





SUSPENDED R H E

Las Tunas 0 0 0
Isla de La Juventud 0 0 0
W: (0-0)
L: (0-0)
Hr:

FINAL R H E

Holguín 8 18 0
Cienfuegos 4 13 1
W: Orelvis Ávila (5-5)
L: Adiel Palma (2-6)
S: Raúl reyes (6)
Hr: Osvaldo Arias (CFG)


FINAL - 10 INNINGS R H E

Camagüey 1 7 1
Pinar del Río 0 3 1
W: Yormani Socarrás (5-6)
L: Pedro Luis Lazo (7-5)
S: Elier Sánchez (1)

FINAL R H E

Granma 0 5 0
Sancti Spíritus 6 10 0
W: Ramón Licor (3-2)
L: Ciro Silvino Licea (4-4)


FINAL R H E

Santiago de Cuba 2 7 0
Industriales 3 7 0
W: Frank Montieth (4-0)
L: Danni Betancourt (6-2)
Hr: Enrique Díaz (IND), Alejandro Regueira (IND)

FINAL R H E

Metropolitanos 4 7 3
Villa Clara 10 11 1
W: Luis Borroto (9-1)
L: Yadiel Torres (1-2)
S: Delvis Rodríguez (3)
Hr: Joquel Gil (MET)


FINAL R H E

Guantánamo 1 5 3
Habana 9 14 1
W: Yulieski González (5-3)
L: Alexander Rodríguez (4-5)
Hr: Roberto Borrero (GTM), Luis Ignacio González (HAB)

FINAL R H E

Matanzas 2 10 3
Ciego de Ávila 7 12 0
W: Alien Mora (6-3)
L: Yosvani Fonseca (2-6)
Hr: Yorbis Borroto (CAV)

[orly]

Best 3bs in Cuba during the 1990s:


1. Omar Linares
2. Gabriel Pierre
3. Lazaro Vargas
4. Miguel Caldes
5. Andy Morales (Maybe)

How old was Andy Morales when he defected? It sure showed how good scouts the Yankees have.


Don't you agree that Omar Linares and Grabiel Pierre would have been stars in the Major leagues? How about number 3 and 4 in my list? Certainly, the would have been in the majors at some point.

...


Hello again,
I just read that Cuban goverment authorized the team to represent the country but I still think that Cuba is not going.
First, they are not picking a team up yet.
Second, at least I know Cuba "could" win Panama and Holland, but after the first round ...... Vera cannot pitch every game and he is not what he was once. BTW, we have seen Contreras wild, but MLB has the strike zone more reduced than Cuba's one, I don't think Vera had most strike zone control than Contreras(as I read). Contreras has no comparinson with other Cuban pitcher I ever saw, and BTW, I'm an Industriales FAN since I was a boy, and still I'm leaving Valle out of the picture. Valle get retired the first time at 31 after 10 or 11 series. At 31 a pitcher should have a lot of stuff + experience, he got only experience by then.

About 3rd bases....
Omar is going to be the never answered question, he has been the best amateur player of all times, but MLB is another thing.
He, like many players at 34+(to play in Japan, where he did not very well) are done in the country, with the exception of a few(Victor get retired at 36, why????, Pedro Luis Rodriguez get retired at 34, why????, etc., etc.). He just played half of a season the last 3 or 4 years, that left us with 45 games approximately, who is going to pay millions for 45 games?
Would has been he capable to take 2 or 3 planes a week, during 6 months, playing most of the time(140 games)+spring training, language barrier, batting against the best pitching in the world, uh, with wood(he was an aluminium product), and still give great numbers? I cannot answer that question based on what he did on amateur, he has been one of the greatest or the greatest, but MLB is another point.

Regards,
OO

[Cubano100%]

Hello again,
I just read that Cuban goverment authorized the team to represent the country but I still think that Cuba is not going.
First, they are not picking a team up yet.
Second, at least I know Cuba "could" win Panama and Holland, but after the first round ...... Vera cannot pitch every game and he is not what he was once. BTW, we have seen Contreras wild, but MLB has the strike zone more reduced than Cuba's one, I don't think Vera had most strike zone control than Contreras(as I read). Contreras has no comparinson with other Cuban pitcher I ever saw, and BTW, I'm an Industriales FAN since I was a boy, and still I'm leaving Valle out of the picture. Valle get retired the first time at 31 after 10 or 11 series. At 31 a pitcher should have a lot of stuff + experience, he got only experience by then.

About 3rd bases....
Omar is going to be the never answered question, he has been the best amateur player of all times, but MLB is another thing.
He, like many players at 34+(to play in Japan, where he did not very well) are done in the country, with the exception of a few(Victor get retired at 36, why????, Pedro Luis Rodriguez get retired at 34, why????, etc., etc.). He just played half of a season the last 3 or 4 years, that left us with 45 games approximately, who is going to pay millions for 45 games?
Would has been he capable to take 2 or 3 planes a week, during 6 months, playing most of the time(140 games)+spring training, language barrier, batting against the best pitching in the world, uh, with wood(he was an aluminium product), and still give great numbers? I cannot answer that question based on what he did on amateur, he has been one of the greatest or the greatest, but MLB is another point.

Regards,
OO


Maybe if someone can teach them how to take steroids they will be playing past their 40's. Talk to Canseco to see if he can go to Cuba.

As for your MLB strike zone, let me remind you that it was recently expanded. Actually, MLB officials told the umpires to call the strikes according to the true strike zone written in the books.

Can someone expand on this?

I am talking about the strike zone in America and why 1 or 2 years ago MLB officials told the umpires to call the high pitches strikes.

[Cubano100%]

PACHECO AFFIRMS THAT SANTIAGO DE CUBA WASPS IS TO BE RECKONED WITH!

Santiago de Cuba, the defending champion, swept to victory in its three games against Matanzas, confirming the opinion of its manager, Antonio Pacheco that his team “is in the recovery stage.”

“We started the year off well. The team has good human quality and is well-disciplined, and the players are aware of the responsibility they have because of what Santiago represents for Cuban fans and the rivalry with Industriales is adding ‘salsa’ to the series,” Pancheco commented.

The captain of Cuba’s national team that won seven world championships and two Olympic titles described Santiago’s pitching line-up – led by Olympic and world champions Danny Betancourt and Ormari Romero – as “very good.” He also expressed confidence in a stellar comeback for Norge Luis Vera: “it’s a matter of time, he’s going to be back,” his mentor confirmed.

The former star second baseman explained that after a good start in the series, the Santiago team’s batters “didn’t respond, and its defense was very poor.”

Pacheco, in his second season as Santiago’s manager, explained that he had spoken with each of the team’s players about their shortcomings and to give them advice, and affirmed that Santiago is to be reckoned with, because “we’re going to win back lost ground.”



Santiago de Cuba Wasps are going down this year to my delight!

[Cubano100%]

The biggest rivalry in the Cuban National is the one between Industriales Lions and Santiago de Cuba Wasps. The game on January 25th was suspended and forfeited in favor of the Wasps when several Lions fans entered the field. There were several incidents during the game between players from both teams that led to the final outcome. The Wasps got to Lions starter Deinys Suares in the 7th scoring 6 times.

The Havana Cowboys won their 11 games in a row.

FINAL R H E

Las Tunas 8 12 1
Isla de La Juventud 5 7 2
W: Damichel González (5-2)
L: Sergio Espinoza (5-2)

FINAL R H E

Holguín 0 4 1
Cienfuegos 2 5 0
W: Norberto González (4-6)
L: Luis M. Rodríguez (5-4)


FINAL R H E

Camagüey 6 12 0
Pinar del Río 4 9 0
W: Vladimir Pérez (4-2)
L: Yunieski Maya (6-4)
S: Vicyohandri Odelín (3)
Hr: Leslie Anderson (CMG)

FINAL R H E

Granma 3 9 2
Sancti Spíritus 11 17 1
W: Ángel Peña (4-6)
L: Yanier González (7-4)
S: Ismel Jiménez (4)
Hr: Yulieski Gourriel (SSP), Frederich Cepeda (SSP)


FINAL R H E

Santiago de Cuba 8 13 0
Industriales 6 11 0
W: Angel Puig
L: Deinys Suares

FINAL R H E

Metropolitanos 1 8 1
Villa Clara 5 13 0
W: Robelio Carrillo (4-1)
L: Heriberto Collazo (1-7)
S: Delvis Rodríguez (4)


FINAL R H E

Guantánamo 5 11 1
Habana 9 8 0
W: Jonder Martínez (6-2)
L: Yandri Lestapier (5-3)
Hr: Vismay Santos (GTM), Michel Rodríguez (HAB), Danger Guerrero (2)(HAB)

FINAL - 11 INNINGS R H E

Matanzas 3 7 5
Ciego de Ávila 4 13 2
W: Vladimir García (2-2)
L: Yousel Aguilar (6-4)

[Cubano100%]

Hitting Leaders

jonrones/hr

Gourriel C, Yuliesky Ssp 16
Santos Martinez, Vismay Gtm 15
Cespedes M, Yohenis Gra 14
Despaigne R, Alfredo Gra 12
Charles M, Yorelvis Cav 12
Duvergel Rojas, Giorvis Gtm 11
Pedroso Brooks, Joan Carlos Ltu 10
Garlobo Romay, Yoandy Mtz 10
Ferrales J, Luis Alberto Gra 10
Peraza Marin, Yosvani Pri 10


triples/3b

Rivera D, Luis Felipe Ijv 8
Scull Zayas, Yordanis Ltu 7
Gourriel C, Yuliesky Ssp 5
Gourriel C, Yuniesky Ssp 5
Molina Guerrero, Rolexis Ijv 4
Canto Ramirez, Yandy (n) Mtz 4
Ruiz Barzan, Jose Julio Scu 4
Viciedo Perez, Dayan Vcl 4


dobles/2b

Samon Matamoros, Yordanis Gra 20
Molina Guerrero, Rolexis Ijv 19
Miranda A, Danny Cav 17
Moreno Perez, Juan Carlos Ijv 16
Enriquez Tamayo, Michel Ijv 16
Cespedes M, Yohenis Gra 15
Perez Guillen, Serguei Ind 15
Urrutia Ramirez, Osmani Ltu 15
Meriño B, Rolando Scu 15


HITS

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 85
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 82
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 78
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA 77
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 73
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG 73
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 71
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 69
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL VCL 69



Bases Robadas/sb

Tabares Padilla, Carlos Alberto Ind 15
Diaz Martinez, Enrique Esteban Ind 14
Reyes Erice, Rudy Ind 12
Gourriel C, Yuliesky Ssp 10
Fonseca Alcea, Marcos Gra 9
Duvergel Rojas, Giorvis Gtm 8
Scull Zayas, Yordanis Ltu 8
Benavides Muñoz, Manuel Scu 7
Luis Marquez, Marino Cmg 7
Rivera D, Luis Felipe Ijv 7


Carreras Impulsadas/rbi

Diaz Cordero, Orlis Luis Ijv 57
Charles M, Yorelvis Cav 51
Samon Matamoros, Yordanis Gra 49
Cespedes M, Yohenis Gra 46
Gourriel C, Yuliesky Ssp 46
Despaigne R, Alfredo Gra 46
Borrero Alfonso, Ariel Vcl 45
Ferrales J, Luis Alberto Gra 44
Poll Martinez, Pedro Scu 44
Urrutia Ramirez, Osmani Ltu 44


Bases Por Bolas/bb

Garlobo Romay, Yoandy Mtz 48
Cepeda Cruz, Frederich Ssp 46
Enriquez Tamayo, Michel Ijv 45
Borroto J, Yorbis Cav 43
Rivera D, Luis Felipe Ijv 41
Paret Perez, Eduardo Vcl 41
Rodriguez L, Michel Hab 39
Pestano Valdes, Ariel Vcl 37
Urgelles Cobas, Yoandry Ind 36
Navas Gonzalez, Luis Miguel Scu 35



ponches/so

Canto Ramirez, Yandy (n) Mtz 46
Ibañez Aragon, Yusniel Cfg 45
Linares I, Juan Carlos Hab 45
Abreu Correa, Jose Dariel Cfg 43
Rodriguez L, Michel Hab 37
Chirino Arroyo, Irait Met 37
Hurtado P,, Reutilio Scu 37
Aguilera P, Leris Hol 36



Promedio De Slugging/SLU

Cespedes M, Yohenis Gra .683
Garlobo Romay, Yoandy Mtz .682
Enriquez Tamayo, Michel Ijv .680
Urrutia Ramirez, Osmani Ltu .655
Gourriel C, Yuliesky Ssp .629
Pedroso Brooks, Joan Carlos Ltu .628
Santos Martinez, Vismay Gtm .606
Despaigne R, Alfredo Gra .585
Viciedo Perez, Dayan Vcl .582
Duvergel Rojas, Giorvis Gtm .568



Carreras Anotadas/runs

Cespedes M, Yohenis Gra 60
Enriquez Tamayo, Michel Ijv 59
Rivera D, Luis Felipe Ijv 50
Duvergel Rojas, Giorvis Gtm 49
Rodriguez L, Michel Hab 48
Tabares Padilla, Carlos Alberto Ind 46
Linares I, Juan Carlos Hab 45
Gourriel C, Yuliesky Ssp 45
Despaigne R, Alfredo Gra 44
Scull Zayas, Yordanis Ltu 44



Promedio De Bateo/average

Enriquez Tamayo, Michel Ijv .438
Urrutia Ramirez, Osmani Ltu .438
Garlobo Romay, Yoandy Mtz .417
Cespedes M, Yohenis Gra .381
Paret Perez, Eduardo Vcl .380
Urgelles Cobas, Yoandry Ind .379
Suarez Burquez, Amaury Ltu .378
Viciedo Perez, Dayan Vcl .370
Borrero Alfonso, Ariel Vcl .363
Tabares Padilla, Carlos Alberto Ind .356






Pitching Leaders


Juegos Ganados/wins

Borroto Jimenez, Luis Vcl 9
Folch Vera, Maikel Cav 8
Perez Ruiz, Yosvani Cfg 8
Soto La O, Alberto (rookie) Gra 8
Yanes Artiles, Carlos Alberto Ijv 8
Gonzalez R, Yanier Gra 7
Lazo Iglesias, Pedro Luis Pri 7



Juegos Perdidos/loses

Collazo Blanco, Heriberto Met 7
Gonzalez M, Norberto Cfg 6
Palma Lopez, Adiel Cfg 6
Socarras Rojas, Yormani Cmg 6
Sanchez Quesada, Elier Cmg 6
Espin Delgado, Rene Met 6
Fonseca Garcia, Yosvani Mtz 6
Bicet Labrada, Alberto Scu 6
Aragon R, Yovani Ssp 6
Peña Garcia, Angel Ssp 6



Lechadas/sho

Perez Ruiz, Yosvani Cfg 3
Pino Feo, Michel Cav 2
Gonzalez M, Norberto Cfg 2
Lopez Moreno, Misael Gra 2
Martinez M, Jonder Hab 2



Juegos Salvados/saves

Digurnay P, Alexander Gtm 9
Garcia Sanchez, Jose Angel Hab 8
Borbon Driggs, Felix Hol 7
Reyes Perez, Raul Hol 6
Espinosa Garcia, Sergio Ijv 6
Bicet Labrada, Alberto Scu 6
Santana Vazquez, Lazaro Cav 5
Rodriguez V, Yunier Gra 5
Gonzalez B, Damichel Ltu 5
Rodriguez P, Delvis Vcl 5




Entradas Lanzadas/ip

Lazo Iglesias, Pedro Luis Pri 97.1
Yanes Artiles, Carlos Alberto Ijv 92.1
Bermudez M, Ubisney Ltu 85.2
Gonzalez M, Norberto Cfg 83.2
Fonseca Garcia, Yosvani Mtz 83.2
Gonzalez L, Yulieski Hab 78.1
Marti Carrillo, Yadel Ind 77.2
Borroto Jimenez, Luis Vcl 76.2
Maya Mendiluza, Yunieski Pri 76.1
Bicet Labrada, Alberto Scu 76.1



ponches/so

Borroto Jimenez, Luis Vcl 75
Lazo Iglesias, Pedro Luis Pri 71
Palma Lopez, Adiel Cfg 70
Maya Mendiluza, Yunieski Pri 68
Suarez L, Deinys Ind 64
Miranda Sanchez, Raidel Pri 58
Pedroso G, Yadier Hab 56
Martinez M, Jonder Hab 55
Gonzalez L, Yulieski Hab 54


Bases Por Bolas/walks

Suarez L, Deinys Ind 39
Chapman De La C, Aroldis (n) Hol 38
Soto Delis, Israel Ijv 38
Viego Montano, Abel Met 37
Palma Lopez, Adiel Cfg 34
Rodriguez V, Yunier Gra 34
Garcia Alvarez, Ronald Ijv 34
Pausa Perez D, Lazaro Ltu 34
Borroto Jimenez, Luis Vcl 34



Promedio De Carreras Limpias/era

Perez Ruiz, Yosvani Cfg 1.93
Torres Espinosa, Yadiel Met 1.94
Borroto Jimenez, Luis Vcl 2.00
Hernandez P, Noelvis Ssp 2.13
Folch Vera, Maikel Cav 2.29
Pino Feo, Michel Cav 2.35
Miranda Sanchez, Raidel Pri 2.35
Odelin Saname, Vicyohandry Cmg 2.53
Baños Chacon, Vladimir Pri 2.60
Betancourt C, Danny Scu 2.61

[cuban_aficionado]

First of all I extend my thanks to Cubano100% for opening a discussion about Cuban baseball structure.

Does anyone know what happened to Pedro Jova?

He was the skipper for team Villa Clara that won three consecutive Cuban National Titles Championships (1993-1994-1995) coaching such baseball players such as: Jorge Luis Toca (Remedios) 1st base, Angel Lopez (Ranchuelo) Catcher, Rolando Arrojo (San Juan de los Years) Pitcher, Omar Montes de Oca (?) Pitcher, Eduardo Paret (Santa Clara) Short Stop, Eddy Rojas (Cifuentes) Right Field, Victor Mesa (Santa Clara) Center Field, Machado (?) Left Field, and Orlando Acebey (Caibarien) 3rd Base. I am just missing 2cond base. Those were the glory days of the “Orange Machine” of Pedro Jova, known for his management style of playing one of the finest Cuban small-ball ever.

[Cubano100%]

First of all I extend my thanks to Cubano100% for opening a discussion about Cuban baseball structure.

Does anyone know what happened to Pedro Jova?

He was the skipper for team Villa Clara that won three consecutive Cuban National Titles Championships (1993-1994-1995) coaching such baseball players such as: Jorge Luis Toca (Remedios) 1st base, Angel Lopez (Ranchuelo) Catcher, Rolando Arrojo (San Juan de los Years) Pitcher, Omar Montes de Oca (?) Pitcher, Eduardo Paret (Santa Clara) Short Stop, Eddy Rojas (Cifuentes) Right Field, Victor Mesa (Santa Clara) Center Field, Machado (?) Left Field, and Orlando Acebey (Caibarien) 3rd Base. I am just missing 2cond base. Those were the glory days of the “Orange Machine” of Pedro Jova, known for his management style of playing one of the finest Cuban small-ball ever.


I think he ran out of favor when many players form Villa Clara defected including his son Michael Jova. Michael Jova signed with the Blue Jays and played in AA last year. He just finished playing winter ball in Nicaragua. Michael Jova is not that great. His father Pedro Jova (SS) was a great player.

Villa Clara Orange Growers are in first place in the current National League. Victor "el loco" Mesa is their manager.

[cuban_aficionado]

Thank you Cubano100% for your response.

What do you think about the chances for Villa CLara this year?
Isn’t time for a championship for Villa Clara? It has been 10 years already since the last win in the Championship Finals. Lately they have been getting close: In 2003 and 2004 they were in the finals with the mighty Industriales finishing in 2cond Place and they have been present for 4 consecutive years in the Semifinals.

[Cubano100%]

Thank you Cubano100% for your response.

What do you think about the chances for Villa CLara this year?
Isn’t time for a championship for Villa Clara? It has been 10 years already since the last win in the Championship Finals. Lately they have been getting close: In 2003 and 2004 they were in the finals with the mighty Industriales finishing in 2cond Place and they have been present for 4 consecutive years in the Semifinals.


XLV SERIE NACIONAL DE BEISBOL DE AFICIONADOS 2005-2006

EQUIPO: V I L L A C L A R A

NUM.
RECEPTORES : TRAJE
1.- PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL 13
2.- LA ROSA AGUILA, YULEXIS 64
3.- PONS MARRERO, WILLIAM 31
J. DE CUADRO :
4.- BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL (Z) 53
5.- PEREZ ROMERO, YENIET 11
6.- ACEBEY GUTIERREZ, ORLANDO 20
7.- PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO 2
8.- VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN 10
9.- BENAVIDES CABODEVILLA, LESTER (N) 54
10.- GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, DENIS 42
11.- MARTIN TAPANES, LEONYS (N) (Z) 22
12.- GARCIA ARRIETA, ADONIS 12

JARDINEROS :
13.- FLORES ARGUELLES, YUNIET (Z) 67
14.- VALDES ABREU, NESTOR FELIPE 23
15.- OLANO MACHADO, GUSTAVO 9
16.- SERRANO FERNANDEZ VEITIA, JUAN YASSER (N) 77
17.- LA ROSA MORALES, YORQUIS (Z) 25
18.- ZAMORA FARRE, ANDY (Z) 3
LANZADORES :
19.- MONTES DE OCA FLEITES, ELIECER 38
20.- ENRÍQUEZ VILLAREAL, ROIDEL 72
21.- HERNANDEZ SOLAS, VLADIMIR 52
22.- GARCIA ESPINOSA, EDIASBEL 17
23.- SANCHEZ MACHADO, ALAIN 27
24.- BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS 26
25.- RUIZ HERNANDES, YOANDRY 44
26.- RODRIGUEZ PERDOMO, DELVIS 5
27.- ULACIA CARRAZANA, YOLEXIS 92
28.- CARRILLO CARVAJAR, ROBELIO (Z) 14
29.- ALVARES SAEZ, FREDY A. (N) 15
30.- HORRUTINIER BORGES, YAMIAN (N) (Z) 46

DIRECTOR : MESA MARTINEZ, VICTOR 32
AUXILIARES : RUIZ JIMENEZ, ERNESTO 37
MESA BAUTISTA, JUAN B
ENTRENADORES : RISCART CABALLERO, JOSE RAMON 1
ZAMORA PORTILLA, AMADO 33
PREP. FISICO : FIGUEROA FIGUEROA, VICTOR 36
CARGA BATES : JIMENEZ ABREU, ROBERTO CB
MÉDICO : GUZMAN PIÑEIRO, JESUS ---
MASAJISTA : RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, OVIDIO ---
PSICÓLOGO : ALVAREDO RODRIGUEZ, RAMON ---
DELEGADO : CONTRERA BERNAL, ALVARES ---
COMISIONADO : TURIÑO MENDOZA, ALEJANDRO ---



Ariel Pestano is the C for team Cuba.
Eduardo Paret is the SS for eam Cuba.
Dayan Viciedo is one of the best young hitters in Cuba.
Luis Borroto has been the best pitcher in this year.
Ariel Borrero is a solid 1B.
Ulacia is a good closer but not great. Lefties can hit him.
Freddy Alvarez is a good looking young prospect.
Zamora is the son of Amado Zamora, Cienfuegos former leadoff hitter.

How is your Internet connection?

PM me with that info.

[cuban_aficionado]

TV SCHEDULE OF THE WBC

Date Time ET Network Site Match-up

March 2 9:30 p.m. Deportes Tokyo Korea vs. Chinese T.
March 3 4:30 a.m. Deportes/ESPN2 Tokyo Japan vs. China
March 3 9:00 p.m. Deportes Tokyo Korea vs. China
March 4 4:00 a.m. Deportes/ESPN2 Tokyo Japan vs. Chinese T.
March 4 9:00 p.m. Deportes Tokyo Chinese T vs. China
March 5 4:00 a.m. Deportes/ESPN2 Tokyo Japan vs. Korea
March 7 1:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN Orlando D. R. vs. Venezuela
March 7 4:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN2 Phoenix U.S.A. vs. Mexico
March 7 7:00 p.m. Deportes San Juan P.R. vs. Panama
March 8 1:00 p.m. ESPN2 San Juan Cuba vs. Panama
March 8 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 Phoenix U.S.A. vs. Canada
March 8 7:30 p.m. Deportes San Juan Puerto Rico vs. Netherlands
March 9 1:00 p.m. Deportes Orlando Dominican Republic vs. Italy
March 9 7:00 p.m. Deportes San Juan Cuba vs. Netherlands
March 10 1:00 p.m. Deportes San Juan Panama vs. Netherlands
March 10 7:30 p.m. Deportes San Juan Puerto Rico vs. Cuba
March 12 1:00 p.m. Deportes San Juan TBD
March 12 4:00 p.m. Deportes Anaheim TBD
March 12 8:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN2 San Juan TBD
March 12 11:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN2 Anaheim TBD
March 13 1:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN San Juan TBD
March 13 7:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN2 San Juan TBD
March 13 10:00 p.m. Deportes Anaheim TBD
March 14 7:00 p.m. Deportes San Juan TBD
March 14 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Anaheim TBD
March 15 7:00 p.m. Deportes San Juan TBD
March 15 10:00 p.m. Deportes Anaheim TBD
March 16 7:30 p.m. Deportes/ESPN Anaheim TBD
March 18 3:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN San Diego Semifinal #1
March 18 10:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN San Diego Semifinal #2
March 20 9:00 p.m. Deportes/ESPN San Diego Championship

[cuban_aficionado]

It looks like unles I get ESPN Deportes I will be able to see only one game of Team Cuba. I hope Team Cuba at least make it to the semifinals and regardless of what position they finish I would love to see the whole freaking team defect in Puerto Rico!!!!!! Like the Havana Night Club dancers did in Las Vegas acouple of years ago.

My internet conection is pretty decent, but i don't have cable.

[Cubano100%]

It looks like unles I get ESPN Deportes I will be able to see only one game of Team Cuba. I hope Team Cuba at least make it to the semifinals and regardless of what position they finish I would love to see the whole freaking team defect in Puerto Rico!!!!!! Like the Havana Night Club dancers did in Las Vegas acouple of years ago.

My internet conection is pretty decent, but i don't have cable.


Check your PM messages.

[Cubano100%]

It looks like unles I get ESPN Deportes I will be able to see only one game of Team Cuba. I hope Team Cuba at least make it to the semifinals and regardless of what position they finish I would love to see the whole freaking team defect in Puerto Rico!!!!!! Like the Havana Night Club dancers did in Las Vegas acouple of years ago.

My internet conection is pretty decent, but i don't have cable.

I hope that is what they will do but sometimes the fear and ignorance of the individuals prevent them from thinking toward the future. Family ties also prevent some from defecting. I hope a good agent make them understand the benefits of playing in the USA vs living in obscurity after retirement in Cuba.

[Cubano100%]

The Havana Cowboys won their 12 games in a row.
The Matanzas Crocodiles have lost 16 games in a row.



FINAL Mercy Rule R H E

Las Tunas 20 10 1
Isla de La Juventud 5 6 2
W: Wilber Verdecia

FINAL R H E

Holguín 0 3 0
Cienfuegos 3 5 0
W: Yosvani Pérez (8)
L: Javier Fernández

FINAL R H E

Camagüey 2 12 0
Pinar del Río 0 9 0
W: Elier Sánchez
L: Raidel Miranda

FINAL R H E

Granma 11 13 2
Sancti Spíritus 5 9 1
W: Ángel Peña (4-6)
L: Misael Lopez
S: Yovany Aragon
Hr: Yulieski Gourriel (SSP)(16), Eriel Sánchez (SSP)(5) Orelvis Bernal(SSP)(1), Alfredo Despaigne (GRA)(11,12), Luis Ferrales (GRA) and Carlos Benítez (GRA)

FINAL R H E

Santiago de Cuba 4 8 0
Industriales 3 4 0
W: Alberto Biscet
L: Yadel Marti
HR: Alejandro Regueira (SCU), Antonio Scull (IND)


FINAL R H E

Metropolitanos 0 5 1
Villa Clara 2 7 0
W: Eleizer Montes de Oca
L: Abel Viego
S: Dayan Viciedo (7)

FINAL R H E

Guantánamo 2 6 0
Habana 4 6 0
W: Yudel Tuero
L: Leyan Torres
Hr: Juan Carlos Linares (HAB) (7), Dublas Hernández (HAB)(2), Juan C. Torres(HAB) (4) and Michel Rodríguez(HAB) (6)
FINAL R H E

Matanzas 1 12 2
Ciego de Ávila 10 13 1
W: Michel Pino
L: Guillermo Tortolo
Yordanis Pérez (CAV), Yaibel Tamayo (CAV)

[Cubano100%]

Villa Clara won their 8 consecutive game.
Habana Cowboys winning streak was stopped at 12.
Ciego de Avila won their sixth game in a row tying Las Tunas for second place behind Villa Clara.

FINAL R H E

Metropolitanos 510 1
Ciego de Avila 9 6 2
W: Osmar Cervantes
L:
HR: Yorelvis Charles(10,11)CAV; Yaibel Tamayo (2,3) (CAV); Jocquel Gil (7) (MET), Eliu Torres

FINAL R H E

Holguín 4 10 0
Santi Spiritus 0 3 1
W: Aroldis Chapman
L: Noelvis Hernández

FINAL R H E

Las Tunas 8 10 2
Pinar del Río 12 12 1
W: Vladimir Baños
L: Lazaro Pausa
HR: Alexei Ramirez (PRI), Yosvany Peraza (PRI)

FINAL R H E

Granma 8 13 2
Cienfuegos 3 10 1
W: Ángel Peña (4-6)
L: Alberto Soto (8)
S: Samuel Ruiz
Hr: Yordanis Samón (GRA) Grand Slam

FINAL R H E

Guantanamo 2 8 0
Industriales 5 8 0
W: Darwin Beltran
L: Dalier Hinojosa
HR: Roberquis Videaux (GTM)


Mercy Rule FINAL R H E

Isla de la Juventud 1 5 1
Camaguey 12 19 0
W: Vicyhondri Odelín
L: Yaleski Diéguez


FINAL R H E

Santiago de Cuba 6 9 0
Habana 3 6 0
W: Osmel Cintra
L: Yadiel Pedroso
HR: Edilse Silva (5) (SCU)

FINAL R H E

Matanzas 6 12 2
Villa Clara 3 13 1
W: Vladimir Hernandez
L: Yousel Aguilar
HR: Lazaro Herrera(6) (MTZ), Ariel Borrero (6) (VLC)

[orly]

Maybe if someone can teach them how to take steroids they will be playing past their 40's. Talk to Canseco to see if he can go to Cuba.
...


I don't think we need to invite Canseco to make a large trip, Sotomayor could teach them (if they don't know yet). In Cuba sports is very related to politics and in order to give arguments to the World.... IMHO, I think they could do anything. They showed me that in 1999 and 2001 when Sotomayor was found positive a couple of times of prohibited sustances, one in Canada and the other in Spain. No Cuban in the island knows about the second one, and the first one we were told it was contra-revolutionary act. He has been one of the greatest, BUT rules must be the same for everybody.

I particulary don't think that Cuban authorities carry out dopping policies during National events. Please correct me if I'm wrong in this.

On the other hand I got very surprised with the Cuban annunced team to the WCB, I still think that anything could happen that Cuban authorities would prevent the team to participate in this event. BTW, I didn't see Norge Luis Vera in the pre-selection, weird, By far he is one of the best.

Cheers,
OO

[Agente Libre]

The second baseman for Villa Clara was Jorge Diaz, who defected and played in the minors and independent leagues for about 5 years.

Pedro Jova is now managing one of the teams in the East -- maybe Guantanamo?

[cuban_aficionado]

[/QUOTE]=Agente Libre]The second baseman for Villa Clara was Jorge Diaz, who defected and played in the minors and independent leagues for about 5 years.

Pedro Jova is now managing one of the teams in the East -- maybe Guantanamo?[/QUOTE]


Thank you Agente Libre for the update on Pedro Jova. I am glad he still coaching (Still involved in baseball) on the Cuban National League.

Jorge Diaz defected!!! That is great news. I know Villa Clara's double plays rate during the 90's was one of the highest in the Cuban National League.
The combination Paret-Diaz saved Villa Clara pitchers from lots of uncomfortable jams situations in the regular season and playoffs.

[Agente Libre]

Diaz defected in 1998.

[Cubano100%]

Granma VS Industriales
Yohenis Cespedes helped Granma beat Industriales 11x7 in the first game. Cespedes had 4 hits and 4 RBIs. Yanier Gonzalez was the winning pitcher and the loser was RHP Frank Montieth.
Alexander Mayeta had 3 Homers and Industriales beat Granma 13x5. RHP Deinys Suares was the winning pitcher. Carlos Tavares reached 28 consecutive games with al least a hit. The losing pitcher was veteran RHP Misael Lopez.

Cienfuegos VS Santiago de Cuba
LHPs Noberto Gonzalez and Alexander Quitero combined to beat Santiago 9x6.
Santiago de Cuba then beat Cienfuegos 9x1 with veteran RHP Ormari Romero pitching 8 innings. The losing pitcher was Samuel Ruiz.

Villa Clara VS Isla de la Juventud
Villa Clara beat Isla de la Juventud for the first time this season. The final score was 10x5 and veteran RHP Eliecer Montes de Oca was the winning pitcher. Yeniet Pérez homer and doubled and Dayan Viciedo had 3 hits. The losing pitcher was Israel Soto.

La Habana VS Holguin
Yudel Tuero and closer Jose Garcia combined to shutout Holguin 2x0. The losing pitcher was Luis Rodriguez.

Camaguey VS Metropolitanos
Camaguey beat Metropolitanos 7x4. The winning pitcher was Elier Sanchez who allowed homers by Joquel Gil and Wilmer de Armas.

Las Tunas VS Matanzas
Osmani Urrutia had 2 hits increasing his average to 446 and Las Tunas beat 7x4. The winning pitcher was Yoelkis Cruz.

Santi Spiritus VS Guantanamo
Santi Spiritus beat Guantanamo 11x5. LHP Ramon Licourt was the winning pitcher and Frederich Cepeda homer for the Roosters.

Standings

GROUP A
Teams W L PCT GB
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 35 21 .625 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 30 24 .556 4
Matanza Cocodriles 17 39 .304 18
Metropolitanos Warriors 11 45 .196 24

GROUP B
Teams W L PCT GB
Industriales Lions 38 18 .679 -
Havana Cowboys 34 24 .607 4
Santi Spiritus Roosters 26 29 .473 11.5
Cienfuegos Shrimps 21 35 .375 17

GROUP C
Teams W L PCT GB
Villa Clara Orange Growers 36 19 .655 –
Ciego de Avila Tigers 33 22 .600 3
Las Tunas Magicians 32 24 .571 4.5
Camaguey Ceramists 25 31 .446 11.5

GROUP D
Team W L PCT GB
Granma Sorrels 34 22 .607 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 30 26 .536 4
Holguin Hounds 24 32 .429 10
Guantanamo Indians 19 36 .345 14.5

[Cubano100%]

Granma VS Industriales
Rookie pitcher Alberto Soto got his 8th win in 10 decisions helping Granma beat Industriales 8x4. Yordanis Samón (7) homer and doubled twice with 4 RBIs.

Cienfuegos VS Santiago de Cuba
RHP Osmel Cintra beat LHP Yosvani Perez and Santiago won 4x2. Perez allowed 4 earned runs and lost is not longer the ERA leader.

Villa Clara VS Isla de la Juventud
Isla de la Juventud beat Villa Clara 9x4 with veteran RHP Carlos Yanes (9-3) as the winning pitcher and Orlis Diaz hit a Grand Slam for his 8th HR of the season. The losing pitcher was LHP Rogelio Carrillo (4-2).

La Habana VS Holguin
La Habana got closer to group leader Industriales by beating Holguin 12x2. The Cowboys had 11 hits including homers by Juan Linares (9) and a Grand Slam by Pedro Arozarena (6).

Camaguey VS Metropolitanos
Metros beat Camaguey 9x6. Alexander Barrios doubled twice and had 6 RBIs.

Pinar del Rio VS Ciego de Avila
Ciego de Avila sweept Pinar del Rio. The mercy rule was in force in the first game 12x2. Michel Pino (5-4) was the winning pitcher. The second game ended 10x4 with Jose Barroso (3-5) as the winning pitcher. The Tigers connected 27 hits during the doubleheader with 3 HRs, Yorelvis Fiss (2) and Rogel Poll (1). The losing pitchers for the Cigar Makers were Raidel Miranda (3-5) and Vladimir Banos(6-2).

Las Tunas VS Matanzas
Rookie RHP Jesus Guerra completed his first game of his career helping Las Tunas beat Matanzas 9x4. Juan Carlos Pedroso homer for the 12th time.

Santi Spiritus VS Guantanamo
Santi Spiritus beat Guantanamo 7x0 and 13x1. In the first game Angel Pena allowed 4 hits winning for the 5th time with 6th loses. The Mercy Rule was applied in the second game with Yovani Aragon winning his 4th game.

New Subseries:

Metropolitanos-Las Tunas
Matanzas-Camagüey
Villa-Clara Pinar del Río
Ciego de Ávila vs. Isla de la Juventud
Holguín-Industriales
Granma-La Habana
Santiago de Cuba-Sancti Spíritus
Guantánamo-Cienfuegos

[Cubano100%]

Hitting Leaders


jonrones/HR

SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 16
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 16
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA 15
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 13
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 13
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 12
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 12

triples/3B

RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 9
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 8
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 5
GOURRIEL C, YUNIESKY SSP 5
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 4
PEREZ CARDOSO, FELIX (N) IJV 4
CANTO RAMIREZ, YANDY (N) MTZ 4
RUIZ BARZAN, JOSE JULIO SCU 4
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL 4

dobles/2B

SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA 23
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV 19
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 19
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA 18
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 18
MIRANDA A, DANNY CAV 17
MERIÑO B, ROLANDO SCU 17


HITS

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 95
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 86
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 86
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA 85
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 79
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 79
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG 76
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL 75

Bases Robadas/SB

TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND 17
REYES ERICE, RUDY IND 15
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND 15
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 11
FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS GRA 10
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 9
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 8
LUIS MARQUEZ, MARINO CMG 8
RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 8
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, ARIEL (N) MTZ 8


Carreras Impulsadas/RBI

DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS IJV 63
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA 56
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 55
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 55
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA 52
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 52
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL VCL 48
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 47
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 47
FERRALES J, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 46

Bases Por Bolas/BB

CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP 52
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 49
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 48
PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO VCL 45
RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 44
BORROTO J, YORBIS CAV 43
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 42
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL VCL 40
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY IND 39

ponches/SO

LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 48
IBAÑEZ ARAGON, YUSNIEL CFG 47
CANTO RAMIREZ, YANDY (N) MTZ 47
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 45
AGUILERA P, LERIS HOL 41
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 40
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 39
CHIRINO ARROYO, IRAIT MET 39
HERNANDEZ A, STAYLER MET 39
RODRIGUEZ ROMAN, PEDRO JOSE CFG 38


Promedio De Slugging/SLU

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .702
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA .688
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .669
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .654
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU .648
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP .610
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA .596
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL .593
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM .585
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM .568

Carreras Anotadas/RUNS

CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA 66
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 64
RODRIGUEZ L, MICHEL HAB 57
RIVERA D, LUIS FELIPE IJV 53
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 51
LINARES I, JUAN CARLOS HAB 51
GOURRIEL C, YULIESKY SSP 49
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND 48
DESPAIGNE R, ALFREDO GRA 48
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 47

Promedio De Bateo/AVERAGE

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .450
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .450
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .417
CESPEDES M, YOHENIS GRA .385
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY IND .372
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL .368
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU .366
PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO VCL .358
VIDEAUX M, ROBERQUI GTM .351
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU .346



Pitching Leaders


Juegos Ganados/WINS

SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (Rookie) GRA 9
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 9
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 9
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 8
PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 8
GONZALEZ R, YANIER GRA 8
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 8


Juegos Perdidos/LOSES

BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 8
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 7
COLLAZO BLANCO, HERIBERTO MET 7

Lechadas/SHO

PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 3
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 2
GONZALEZ M, NORBERTO CFG 2
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL GRA 2
MARTINEZ M, JONDER HAB 2

Juegos Salvados/SAVES

DIGURNAY P, ALEXANDER GTM 10
GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL HAB 9
BORBON DRIGGS, FELIX HOL 7
GONZALEZ B, DAMICHEL LTU 7
REYES PEREZ, RAUL HOL 6
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 6
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 6


Entradas Lanzadas/IP

LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 106.1
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 99.0
BERMUDEZ M, UBISNEY LTU 93.2
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 92.2
GONZALEZ M, NORBERTO CFG 90.1
GONZALEZ L, YULIESKI HAB 84.2
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 83.2
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 83.1

ponches/SO

PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 82
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 79
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 76
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 70
SUAREZ L, DEINYS IND 69
MARTINEZ M, JONDER HAB 61
MIRANDA SANCHEZ, RAIDEL PRI 60
RODRIGUEZ R, LUIS MIGUEL HOL 59
GONZALEZ L, YULIESKI HAB 57
TUERO RODRIGUEZ, YUSDEL HAB 57

Bases Por Bolas/WALKS

CHAPMAN DE LA C, AROLDIS (Rookie) HOL 43
SOTO DELIS, ISRAEL IJV 43
RODRIGUEZ V, YUNIER GRA 41
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 40
SUAREZ L, DEINYS IND 40
VIEGO MONTANO, ABEL MET 37
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 37
PAUSA PEREZ D, LAZARO LTU 36
SOCARRAS ROJAS, YORMANI CMG 35
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 35

Promedio De Carreras Limpias/ERA

PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 2.18
HERNANDEZ P, NOELVIS SSP 2.18
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 2.22
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 2.29
TORRES ESPINOSA, YADIEL MET 2.34
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 2.50
BETANCOURT C, DANNY SCU 2.59
DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL IND 2.64
MIRANDA SANCHEZ, RAIDEL PRI 2.66
PEDROSO G, YADIER HAB 2.78

[cuban_aficionado]

After 60 games or 2/3 of the Cuban national Series Industriales and Villa Clara came up as the Winniest Teams in the leage.:cool:

WINS LOSSES
IND 41 20

VCL 41 20

Clossest Teams

WINS LOSSES
IJV (Group A leader) 38 23
HAB (2cond Place Group B) 37 23
CAV (2cond Place Group C) 37 24

[siromaniyon]

I want to know Cuban roster of lanzadores,especially Maikel Folch and Alberto Soto,etc
I think they are similar to someone of what kind of Major or Japanese leage ?

[Cubano100%]

Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers vs Havana Cowboys


Vladimir Banos pitched a complete game helping Pinar win 8x1. Alexei Ramirez(9), Tomas Valido(3) and Donald Duarte(4) homer for Pinar. Yuliesky Gonzalez was the losing pitcher.

Jonder Martinez allowed 5 hits and the Cowboys beat Pinar 4x1.

Pinar del Rio beat Havana 7x3 with homers by Reinier Leon and Donald Duarte. Pedro Lazo won his 9th game.

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers vs Industriales Lions

Carlos Yanes and the Grapefruit Growers beat the Lions 4x1. The Lions made 4 errors that contributed to 2 unearned runs. Deinys Suarez was the losing pitcher.

Yadel Marti shutout Isla de La Juventud by the final score of 5x0. Carlos Tavares, Frank Morejon and Alexander Mayeta had 3 hits a piece. Israel Soto lost his fifth decision.

Frank Menedez retired 14 batters in relief helping the Lions beat Isla de La Juventud 7x3.

Cienfuegos Shrimps vs Matanzas Crocodiles

Osvaldo Arias homer and Norberto Gonzalez won his fifth decision and the Cienfuegos Shrimps beat Matanzas 7x5. Burney Perez was the losing pitcher.

Matanzas scored 3 runs in the 9th inning to beat Cienfuegos 7x6. Pedro Jose Rodriguez (5) and Osvaldo Arias (11) homer for Cienfuegos.

Pedro Jose Rodriguez (6) homer and Cienfuegos beat Matanzas 5x4.

Santi Spiritus Roosters vs Metropolitan Warriors

The Roosters won by the mercy rule 12x2. The Roosters had 19 hits including HR by Eriel Sanchez (6) and Yoanis Delgado (6). The winner was Angel Pena (6) and the loser was Heriberto Collazo (8).

The Roosters beat the Warriors for the second day in a raw. The final score was 6x5. Yuniesky Gourriel (7) homer. Yovani Aragon was the winner.

Noelvis Hernandez pitched 6 innings and Santi Spiritus beat the Warriors again. The final scored was 8x1.

Camaguey Ceramists vs Santiago de Cuba Wasps

Elier Sanchez helped the Ceramists beat the Wasps 6x3. Loidel Chapelli homer and had 3 RBI for Camaguey. The losing pitcher was Ormary Romero.

Vicyhondri Odelín pitched into the 7th helping the Ceramists beat the Wasps 12x0. William Luis, Yusquiel García and Alexander Ayala homer for Camaguey. Danny Betancourt lasted only 2/3 for the Wasps.

The Wasps finally beat the Ceeramists 11x7 despite Alexander Ayala Grand Slam.

Guantanamo Indians vs Las Tunas Magicians

Roberquis Videaux hit for the cycle helping the Indians beat the Magicians 8x5 in thirteen innings. Alexander Digurnay was the winning pitcher and the loser was Yoandry Molina.

Osmani Urrutia homer twice including a Grand Slam helping Las Tunas beat Guantanamo 6x4.

Las Tunas beat the Indians 12x2 in 8th innings. Wilber Verdecia allowed 5 hits. Osmani Urrutia hit his 12 HR.

Villa Clara Orange Growers vs Holguin Hounds

Veteran RHP Eliecer Montes de Oca and young sensation Dayan Viciedo (10, 11) homer twice helping the Orange machine beat the Hounds.

Robelio Carrillo helped Villa Clara beat the Hounds 8x1.

Villa Clara swept the Hounds by winning the final game 10x1. Gustavo Olano (2) and Dayan Viciedo (12) homer for Villa Clara.

Granma Sorrels vs Ciego de Avila Tigers

Luis ferrales hit his 11 home run and had 3 RBI helping the Sorrels beat the Tigers 3x0. Ciro Licea was the winning pitcher and Alien Mora was the loser.

Luis Ferrales and Victor Vejerano homer for the Sorrels who beat the Tigers 12x8.

Ciego de Avila beat Granma 2x0. Jose Barroso allowed only 4 hits.


New Subseries


La Habana-Isla de la Juventud
Industriales-Pinar del Río
Cienfuegos-Metropolitanos
Sancti Spíritus-Matanzas
Camagüey-Guantánamo
Las Tunas-Santiago de Cuba
Holguín-Ciego de Ávila
Granma-Villa Clara


Standings

GROUP A
Teams W L PCT GB
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 38 25 .603 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 32 31 .508 6
Matanza Cocodriles 20 43 .317 18
Metropolitanos Warriors 12 51 .190 26

GROUP B
Teams W L PCT GB
Industriales Lions 43 20 .683 -
Havana Cowboys 38 24 .613 4.5
Santi Spiritus Roosters 33 30 .524 10
Cienfuegos Shrimps 25 38 .397 18

GROUP C
Teams W L PCT GB
Villa Clara Orange Growers 43 20 .683 –
Ciego de Avila Tigers 38 25 .603 5
Las Tunas Magicians 38 25 .603 5
Camaguey Ceramists 28 35 .444 15

GROUP D
Team W L PCT GB
Granma Sorrels 37 25 .597 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 33 30 .524 4.5
Holguin Hounds 24 39 .381 13.5
Guantanamo Indians 21 42 .333 16.5

[Licey Fan]

I read that the cuban national series we're going to halt for the national team training at Latinoamericano Stadium... When is that going to happen, or is that info incorrect?

Let's go industriales!

[Kiefer]

February 15.

[Cubano100%]

I read that the cuban national series we're going to halt for the national team training at Latinoamericano Stadium... When is that going to happen, or is that info incorrect?

Let's go industriales!

I am not to happy with the fact that we can not play against anyone before the tournament. Cuba invited PR and they declined. We won't be able to play exibition games against MLB teams either. The rules should be the same for everyone.

[Agente Libre]

Huh? Cuba is/was welcome to play against anyone they wanted.

[Cubano100%]

Huh? Cuba is/was welcome to play against anyone they wanted.

No. They would not be allowed to come to the USA and no USA base players would be allowed to go to Cuba. You know what we went through just to be allowed to participate in the classic. How come the Venezuelan, Dominican and other teams can come and play against MLB teams?

Cuba invited Puerto Rico and they declined. Peter Angelos tried for years to take the Orioles to Cuba.

[cuban_aficionado]

I am not to happy with the fact that we can not play against anyone before the tournament. Cuba invited PR and they declined. We won't be able to play exibition games against MLB teams either. The rules should be the same for everyone.

It really sucks that the Cuban National Team can't play exibition games against Puerto Rico. Now what about if Cuba goes to Mexico, Venezuela or the Dominican Republic to play some games there before March 7th?:confused: Or maybe ask Japan, Australia or Panama to go to Cuba???

Anyway you look at it the Cuban National Team will be incomplete because Orlando Hernandez, Livan Hernandez, Jose Contreras and Danny Baez are not allow to pitch for Cuba even though they are Cuban Nationals; so the rules of this tournament regarding who can play don't apply to all players the same way:mad: :grouchy

Cuban born players that are exiles are not allow to represent their country:grouchy Now is that JUSTICE???????:mad:

[Agente Libre]

Cubano100% -- Cuba is not a victim here. Cuba was/is free to play anyone they want. It's still not even certain that Cuba will show up; do you really think Castro wants his players in the U.S. even longer for exhibition games?

Regardless, nothing is stopping Cuba from playing exhibition games in Mexico, D.R., Panama, etc., and nothing is stopping the 14 non-embargoed teams from traveling to Cuba.

[Cubano100%]

Cubano100% -- Cuba is not a victim here. Cuba was/is free to play anyone they want. It's still not even certain that Cuba will show up; do you really think Castro wants his players in the U.S. even longer for exhibition games?

Regardless, nothing is stopping Cuba from playing exhibition games in Mexico, D.R., Panama, etc., and nothing is stopping the 14 non-embargoed teams from traveling to Cuba.


Other countries can not control their own players. The Dominicans wanted to start training for the Classic long time ago and MLB shutdown the idea. Ismael Roldan in Puerto Rico does not have any power to gather players. He is a clown.

No MLB team would be allowed to go to Cuba. It is true Castro does not want team Cuba coming to the USA. Cuba invited PR and Panama to play. None have accepted.

Do you have any backgroung on Limonta?

[Cubano100%]

La simpática historia de un maestro lanzador
Por Juan Zamorano





PANAMÁ.- El legendario lanzador cubano que le enseñó el lanzamiento de "Tenedor" al grandes ligas José Ariel Contreras, uno de los ases de las Medias Blancas de Chicago, está cosechando éxitos en el béisbol aficionado panameño.

Otros entrenadores de la isla también lo están haciendo.

Rogelio García, líder histórico en ponches con 2,499 en el béisbol cubano, fungió como el coach de pitcheo del equipito de los Indios de la provincia de Veraguas, que se consagró campeón nacional juvenil la noche del miércoles al vencer a Chiriquí 6-5 en 12 episodios. El maánager de la "Tribu", un equipo que también ha sido varias veces campeón latinoamericano en las pequeñas ligas, es el cubano Primitivo Díaz, ex coach de tercera de la selección de su país. Veraguas, una de las nueve provincias del país, nunca había ganado un campeonato juvenil.

Pero en los últimos tiempos, esa provincia del occidente recibió un fuerte respaldo económico y en el último año se dio el lujo de contar con el "Ciclón" García.

Cuando García llegó hace un año y dos meses, Veraguas ya se había dado a conocer en el mapa latinoamericano y mundial. Pero con su presencia, este grupo de peloteritos, algunos de los cuales ya son tentados por los equipos de las grandes ligas, aprendió un poco más sobre los secretos del pitcheo. "El señor García es todo un maestro", comentó el relevista Adolfo Reina, que se adjudicó la victoria del campeonato con un trabajo casi perfecto. "Nos ha ayudado a mejorar y a disfrutar cada vez que vamos a la lomita".

García, como otros entrenadores cubanos en Panamá, llegó al istmo gracias a un acuerdo entre las autoridades deportivas de los dos países y porque también acá tiene a viejos amigos del béisbol. El pitcher, que jugó para la provincia de Pinar del Río, también trabajó en Brasil, México, Perú y Venezuela.

Dijo que desde que arribó a Veraguas "me llamó la atención el entusiasmo y la dedicación que tienen los padres con estos muchachos. Hay una gran cantera de juveniles en Panamá".

García explicó que su misión fue básicamente enseñarles cómo mejorar la mecánica y el "ABC" del béisbol: dominar la recta, la curva y el cambio de velocidad.

En sus años de gloria con Pinar del Rio, García dominó a placer esos lanzamientos básicos pero perfeccionó entre su repertorio el llamado "Tenedor", una recta que rompe en el home.

García aseguró que le tomó unos seis meses perfeccionar ese lanzamiento y que le dio grandes resultados.

Agregó que esa arma se la enseñó en la isla a Contreras, quien en el 2005 ganó su primer anillo de Serie Mundial con las Medias Blancas de Chicago, equipo al llegó después de su paso por los Yanquis de Nueva York.

"El tenedor es como un lanzamiento para matar. Lo tiraba generalmente en dos strikes y siempre para ponchar", explicó García a la AP, previo al sexto partido de la serie final de siete entre Veraguas y Chiriquí en el estadio Rod Carew. "Él (Contreras) se enamoró mucho de ese lanzamiento y yo lo le dije: vamos a probarlo".

"Le dio tremendo resultado el año pasado con los Medias Blancas", agregó. "Eso me llena de mucha satisfacción".

García aseguró que Contreras lo contactó por teléfono el año pasado y que hablaron largo rato.

Dijo que también ayudó y aconsejó a lanzadores como Liván Hernández y Danys Báez, que también triunfan en las Mayores. García seguirá trabajando en Veraguas tras el cierre del torneo juvenil. Comentó que entre sus proyectos está el de abrir una academia de pitcheo en esa provincia. Trabajará en esa empresa hasta septiembre, luego se irá de vacaciones a su natal Cuba y retornará semanas después para el campeonato juvenil del 2007.

El mánager Díaz, que apenas tiene un mes con Veraguas, ahora se dispone a dirigir al equipo mayor de esa provincia. Dijo que después no sabe cuál será su futuro. "Con Cuba he ganado varios títulos, sin embargo, éste es el que más he disfrutado por la humildad y la garra con que juega este grupo de peloteros", señaló Díaz con lágrimas.

Actualmente hay ocho entrenadores cubanos trabajando en Panamá y se esperan en los próximos días siete más que ayudarán a otras provincias, informó a la AP el director del Instituto de Deportes de Panamá, Ramón Cardoze. "Panamá tiene un gran nivel en el béisbol", explicó. Pero "el trabajo que vienen realizando estos técnicos en Chiriquí y Veraguas es muy beneficioso para levantar ese nivel y para cubrir necesidades en aspectos como el pitcheo y el bateo".

[Licey Fan]

Anyway you look at it the Cuban National Team will be incomplete because Orlando Hernandez, Livan Hernandez, Jose Contreras and Danny Baez are not allow to pitch for Cuba even though they are Cuban Nationals; so the rules of this tournament regarding who can play don't apply to all players the same way:mad: :grouchy

Cuban born players that are exiles are not allow to represent their country:grouchy Now is that JUSTICE???????:mad:

They ARE allowed, at least for WBC Inc., to play for Cuba. The fact is, that since the tournament is under the rules of the IBAF, the national teams have to be made by the National Federations... Is Fidel's option, and he decided not to allow the defectors to play...

What I meant is, that even though they won't be in cuba's team, is not the fault of the MLB, but of the cuban baseball federation... The rules ARE the same for everyone

MLB would be mad if they allow a Cuban team made of exiles participate instead of the Cuban (Fidel) Team, since Cuba has a recognized NOC (national olympic committee), and a recognized national baseball federation, therefore, it'd overule any sanction of the IBAF

[Kiefer]

They ARE allowed, at least for WBC Inc., to play for Cuba. The fact is, that since the tournament is under the rules of the IBAF, the national teams have to be made by the National Federations... Is Fidel's option, and he decided not to allow the defectors to play...

What I meant is, that even though they won't be in cuba's team, is not the fault of the MLB, but of the cuban baseball federation... The rules ARE the same for everyone

MLB would be mad if they allow a Cuban team made of exiles participate instead of the Cuban (Fidel) Team, since Cuba has a recognized NOC (national olympic committee), and a recognized national baseball federation, therefore, it'd overule any sanction of the IBAF

Yeah, it is Fidel's fault. :mad:

[cuban_aficionado]

They ARE allowed, at least for WBC Inc., to play for Cuba. The fact is, that since the tournament is under the rules of the IBAF, the national teams have to be made by the National Federations... Is Fidel's option, and he decided not to allow the defectors to play...

What I meant is, that even though they won't be in cuba's team, is not the fault of the MLB, but of the cuban baseball federation... The rules ARE the same for everyone

MLB would be mad if they allow a Cuban team made of exiles participate instead of the Cuban (Fidel) Team, since Cuba has a recognized NOC (national olympic committee), and a recognized national baseball federation, therefore, it'd overule any sanction of the IBAF

Licey Fan what I am trying to say is that MLB and IBAF should had it together before inviting Castro's Dictatorship Government to send a Team for the WBC. In my opinion MLB, the Major Leage Players association and the IBAF should had put pressure on Castro to allow Exile Cuban baseball players to participate on the WBC. I have nothing against the 60 men roster of the Cuban National Team, I think they deserve to showcase their talent in this important competition but at the same time is really important that the exile players, that made the life changin decision to live in a free country, be allow to represent their homeland so the true talnet and capacity of the Cuban baseball player can be enjoyed by everyone in the World. ;)

This Cubano 100% posting relates to this discussion. Ariel Prieto is mad because he feels left out, is like leaving your country and automatically you become the citizen of the world???

Originally Posted by Cubano100%
Ariel Prieto se deshace de su ‘rabia’
6 de febrero de 2006

VALENCIA, Carabobo, Venezuela.— El tiempo transcurrido desde que el Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos aprobó la participación de Cuba en el Clásico Mundial de Beisbol no ha curado las heridas que tal decisión causó al lanzador cubano Ariel Prieto.

Antes de que Cuba fuera admitida oficialmente en el campeonato que enfrentará a 16 países, algunos sectores del exilio cubano en Estados Unidos plantearon la idea de armar un equipo compuesto por los peloteros que han desertado de la isla.

“Estoy molesto por no poder jugar en ese torneo. Tengo rabia por eso”, dijo Prieto a ESPNdeportes.

“Cuba no tiene que participar en ese torneo porque siempre ha criticado el beisbol profesional. Si Fidel Castro no quiere profesionalismo que se vaya a casa del c&$%*”, dijo Prieto.

“Los peloteros cubanos que hemos desertado por los problemas políticos en Cuba podíamos armar un equipo para jugar en el Clásico Mundial”, agregó Prieto, quien desertó de la isla en 1995.

“La culpa de eso la tienen Estados Unidos y el beisbol organizado de las Grandes Ligas, que es la peor porquería que existe”, agregó.

Prieto aclaró que no tiene nada en contra de los peloteros de la selección nacional cubana, pero que esta incómodo por su aprobación para jugar en el Clásico. El derecho se encuentra en Venezuela participando en la Serie del Caribe como refuerzo de los Venados de Mazatlán, campeones de México. Prieto lanzó con los Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón en la temporada regular de la Liga Mexicana del Pacifico y luego se trasladó a Venezuela para reforzar a los Tigres de Aragua, que cayeron en la final ante los Leones de Caracas.

Prieto, de 35 años, lanzó en seis temporadas en las Grandes Ligas con Oakland y Tampa Bay entre 1995 y 2001. Tuvo una marca de 15-24 y efectividad 4.85 en 70 partidos en las Ligas Mayores.


To sum up, Ariel Prieto, a Cuban player who saw action with Oakland, is mad because Cuba is allowed to play in the classic. He does not understand why MLB allows Cuba to send a team when Castro abolished professional baseball in Cuba and have criticized professional baseball over the years. MLB officials are hypocritical. He also stated that he does not have anything against the Cuban players on the team.

[Licey Fan]

It's too bad... I understand your point... It may not seem fair, but really is not MLB's, nor IBAF's, nor the IOC's decision... They're just doing what the olympic charter says...

So, in this case, is just Fidel to blame...

In the Treasury Dpt decision, MLB had to intervene, since they had to guarantee Cuba's participation... IT WAS UP TO THEM... Now they guaranteed the "nation's" participation... Now, who makes the team is the NOC decision...

Still, I think Cuba'll make a good show (even though there's now question that a team including both residents and exiles cuban, will be the TRUE cuban team, and would make a better job)

[Cubano100%]

As many of you may already know, the Cuban National Series has been suspended until the Classic is over. The Cuban preseleccion has begun its preparation for the WBC.:clapping


Standings

GROUP A
Teams W L PCT GB
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Croppers 41 25 .621 -
Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers 33 32 .508 7
Matanza Cocodriles 20 46 .317 21
Metropolitanos Warriors 12 53 .185 28.5

GROUP B
Teams W L PCT GB
Industriales Lions 44 21 .677 -
Havana Cowboys 38 27 .613 6
Santi Spiritus Roosters 36 30 .545 8.5
Cienfuegos Shrimps 27 38 .415 17

GROUP C
Teams W L PCT GB
Villa Clara Orange Growers 44 22 .667 –
Ciego de Avila Tigers 41 25 .621 3
Las Tunas Magicians 38 28 .576 6


GROUP D
Team W L PCT GB
Granma Sorrels 39 26 .600 -
Santiago de Cuba Wasps 36 30 .545 3.5
Holguin Hounds 24 42 .364 15.5
Guantanamo Indians 22 44 .333 17.5

[Agente Libre]

Actually, the National Series is only suspended until Feb. 23. After that, all of the teams will be back together for "training."

[Cubano100%]

Actually, the National Series is only suspended until Feb. 23. After that, all of the teams will be back together for "training."


You know what I meant. The real games are suspended until the end of the Classic.:mad:

[Kiefer]

Well, I won't be rooting for Cuba because this team represents Fidel Castro and his communist regime. Actually I have never rooted for Cuba, and never will, until Cuba is free from Castro's tyranny and oppression.

[Agente Libre]

Cubano100% -- What I meant is, the National Series will be ready to go as of Feb. 23 in case Cuba decides not to show up.

[Cubano100%]

Well, I won't be rooting for Cuba because this team represents Fidel Castro and his communist regime. Actually I have never rooted for Cuba, and never will, until Cuba is free from Castro's tyranny and oppression.


I prefer a defectors team but MLB, the Baseball Union, IBAF and some baseball officials from other countries prefer a team from Cuba for economic reasons. They are a bunch of greedy clowns.

In the past I was like you, but now you never know who wants to defect. Therefore, I like them to play well and maybe some defect now or in the future. The Classic itself is already a success for Cuba because for the first time in 50 years Cubans are talking about the Big Leagues and Major League players such as Clemens, Martinez, Santana, Ivan Rodriguez and many more.

What Cuba needs is the flow of information so the Cuban people have the other side of the story.

Picture this:

A Cuban player reach first base and realized that he just got a hit from Clemens o Martinez, then talks to Carlos Delgado in first base, steal second of Ivan Rodriguez.

The Classic is opening some eyes in the island that is already a success for Cuba. The tyrant is going to die soon. The USA will lift the Embargo after that. The rest is history for the Cuban history books.

[jon7jmets]

From: NYPost:

-There is another Cuban pitcher sitting in the Dominican Republic hoping to sign with someone… Yamel Guevara… Cuban Team: Industriales Lions - Place of Birth: Playa, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba - DOB: 05/09/83 - Pitcher - Yamel Guevara has exceptional physical abilities. His repertoire includes a 94 MPH fastball, great curveball and slider. During the 42nd Cuban National Series, Guevara finished with a perfect 10 and 0 record and 2.06 ERA. Hitters batted an anemic 198 average against him. -- Cuban National Series Stats: 18 7 2.99 223 Ks 129 Ws

[Cubano100%]

From: NYPost:

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That is me at http://www.baseballguru.com/archives/entries/00001642.htm

I am posting some info on Cuban players who are new to the Majors, signed with MLB teams or are waiting tryouts. If any one has any additional info, I'll be happy and thankfull to post it.

Can you provide the URL where you saw the info?

[Agente Libre]

That info. on Guevara is no longer accurate or someone would have signed him by now. He got injured after defecting in Oct. 2004. I don't think he's even having workouts. It's very similar to what happened to Maels Rodriguez.

[Cubano100%]

I think it is just speculation. He may be injured or not nobody knows. As for he signing with somebody, you know that teams now want Cuban players to be able to travel before signing them.

There are other players who are still unsigned in the Dominican Republic because I assume they can not travel yet. The info is from Cuban sources when he was there.


Osbeck Castillo is still unsigned in the Dominican R. and Francisley Bueno (Braves) spent a lot of time in a similar situation.

[Agente Libre]

Cubano100% -- If Guevara was still throwing 94 mph, some team would have signed him already. He's hurt.

[jon7jmets]

The Braves have signed outfielder Barbaro Canizares and agreed to a deal with left-handed pitcher Francisley Bueno. The deals represent a greater emphasis on the international market by the Braves, who were helped with their international scouting earlier this winter by the return of Rene Francisco from the Dodgers as the International Scouting Director.

Canizares just turned 26 years old last November. He’s six-foot-two, 220 pounds and can play the outfield, first base, and even catch. Canizares played this winter in the Nicaraguan Winter League and hit .352 with 10 home runs and 29 runs batted in 54 games and 193 at bats. He also had a .445 on base percentage. He played on the same team with Braves’ prospects Ardley Jansen, Devin Anderson, and Ben Grezlovski.



Bueno will turn 25 years old on March 5th. He was the Player of the Year in Cuba in 2002 and on Cuba’s Gold-winning Olympic team in 2004. He has been playing this winter in the Dominican Winter League with the Escogido Lions, with Wilson Betemit being one of his teammates. Bueno is being compared by Braves’ scouts to Odalis Perez. He has a fastball in the 88-92 mph range, along with a sharp curve, a change up, and a split. But his curve ball is his main breaking ball. Bueno is 5’11”, 200 pounds. He’ll compete for a job as a starter with the Double-A team this spring at Disney.

The Braves believe Bueno is their best addition this winter from the international market. Francisco was also instrumental in the signing of Yoel Campusano, a 17-year-old third baseman from the Dominican. The Braves compare Campusano's body type to that of Adrian Beltre at the same age. Campusano will be in Florida this spring and fight for a job on the Gulf Coast League roster.

Atlanta is negotiating with at least one more Cuban defector and hopes to have a deal soon. http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=248&p=2&c=490540&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fbraves.scout.com%2f2%2f4 90540.html

[Licey Fan]

Francisley Bueno DID pitch this year for the Lions... BUT HE HAD HORRIBLE NUMBERS:

0-1, 7.04ERA, 3 App, 7.2 IP, .310 OBA, 9H, 6 Runs (all earned), 6BB, 3K, HORRIBLE 2.08 WHIP

He got cancelled before the playoffs...

[jon7jmets]

Alay Soler life in U.S.A http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/390489p-331253c.html

[Agente Libre]

A lot of fiction in that Scout.com story. Bueno was not the pitcher of the year in 2002 and he was not even on the 2004 Olympic team. In fact, he was kicked off the pre-selection for drug use, and then defected not long after.

Canizares is not 26; he's more like 30 or 31.

I assume the "other" Cuban defector is Osbeck Castillo, Yamel Guevara or Juan Miguel Miranda.

[siromaniyon]

I think why USA's medias and mejor leage teams are usually cheated by defectors about their career and ages???

I (even living at the opposite saide of the earth) know that Canizares is about 30 yeras old,
And Francisley Bueno was not present at Athene Olympic.

If they have a glance at cuban site (radiococo.cu / inder.co.cu etc.),
they can realize defecters' lies.

I must think they pretend not to aware of there fiction by some deep rezsons?

[Cubano100%]

Cubano100% -- If Guevara was still throwing 94 mph, some team would have signed him already. He's hurt.


So what happened to Juan Miranda, Ayalen Ortiz and Osbeck Castillo. Are they hurt too? It is just speculation unless you represent him or are close to him.

[Cubano100%]

Francisley Bueno DID pitch this year for the Lions... BUT HE HAD HORRIBLE NUMBERS:

0-1, 7.04ERA, 3 App, 7.2 IP, .310 OBA, 9H, 6 Runs (all earned), 6BB, 3K, HORRIBLE 2.08 WHIP

He got cancelled before the playoffs...


He was released soon. Remember, these guys have not seen to much action after defection. Probably, they were just playing to show their skills to scouts and then realesed.

Osbeck Castillo also pitched for the same team this year.

[Cubano100%]

Alay Soler life in U.S.A http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/390489p-331253c.html


Great story! :clapping

I am rooting for the Mets and Angels this year. Hopefully, they meet in the World Series though the Chicago White Sox look better than last year.

[Cubano100%]

I think why USA's medias and mejor leage teams are usually cheated by defectors about their career and ages???

I (even living at the opposite saide of the earth) know that Canizares is about 30 yeras old,
And Francisley Bueno was not present at Athene Olympic.

If they have a glance at cuban site (radiococo.cu / inder.co.cu etc.),
they can realize defecters' lies.

I must think they pretend not to aware of there fiction by some deep rezsons?


So you really can tell how old are Cuban players by visiting radiococo.cu?

How old is Loidel Chapelli then?

[Cubano100%]

All agents lie about their clients. Presidents lie too and everybody lies at some point to push their agenda or interest.

Arian Cruz was never a top left handed in Cuba. I got the stats.


SYRACUSE, New York — Arian Cruz, 23, one of Cuba's top young left-handed pitchers, has been declared a free agent by major league baseball and will hold a showcase Tuesday for baseball scouts in San José, Costa Rica, his agent said

The exhibition will be in Estadio Antonio Escarre, the agent said.

Nicknamed "El Zurdo" — "The Lefty" — Cruz is a 5-foot-11 left-handed pitcher with an 89- to 91-mph fastball and a repertoire of quality off-speed pitches, including a curveball, slider and changeup, a spokesman for the the agent, Joe Kehoskie Baseball, said in a press release.

"Arian Cruz was one of Cuba's top young lefties and I believe he has a very bright future in Major League Baseball," Kehoskie was quoted as saying.


http://www.redszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36231

[siromaniyon]

Loidel Chapelli = 1971/11/14 veteran first baseman

I think he should be a athene gold-medalist
because Antonio Scull is not well at defensing ability.

[Licey Fan]

He was released soon. Remember, these guys have not seen to much action after defection. Probably, they were just playing to show their skills to scouts and then realesed.

Osbeck Castillo also pitched for the same team this year.

Castillo only pitched 2 innings, allowing 2 runs in a single appearence

Bueno made 3 appearances...

[jon7jmets]

72 Alay Soler http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/5b80eb8f-dc5c-452b-b71a-7dcb11a25027.jpg

[Cubano100%]

Loidel Chapelli = 1971/11/14 veteran first baseman

I think he should be a athene gold-medalist
because Antonio Scull is not well at defensing ability.


Can you provide a working link where it shows he was born in 1971?

[Cubano100%]

72 Alay Soler http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/5b80eb8f-dc5c-452b-b71a-7dcb11a25027.jpg

Mets fan show me the link so i can share the info with others. He had the following nickname in Cuba: El Toro/the Bull. He is a strong and big dude.

[siromaniyon]

http://www.radiococo.cu/Fichas/camaguey/cmgchapelli.htm

You can search this site easily(Yahoo search)
But it is last-season version.

In this season,"Radiococo" nor "Cubahora" etc,all other cuban sites cease individual introduction
Therefore I have no data about Maikel Folch and Alberto Soto
...
but,later I gained some data about A.Soto by other site
1988/6/18BORN RHP 9-2 PCL3.28 79.2INN 55SO 13BB

[Agente Libre]

Cubano100% -- I know you are a huge fan of Cubans and I can appreciate that, but do you really believe a Cuban pitcher who is throwing 94 mph would still be unsigned 16 months after he defected? MLB teams practically own the Dominican Republic; if Guevara was healthy and some team wanted him, he would have signed by now. (If he needs papers, some team would have paid for papers by now.)

As for Miranda, Ortiz and Castillo, only Miranda is a prospect and he's a very marginal prospect at that. It's not surprising they haven't signed, whether they're healthy or not. Teams don't waste visas on mid-20's players who are fringe prospects.

Also, as for Cruz, the story said he was one of Cuba's top "young" lefties, which he was. From the same story you quoted:

"Cruz, 23, pitched for Camaguey of Cuba's National Series for three seasons from 1997 to 2000. In his final season for Camaguey [when he was 21], Cruz appeared in 15 games and posted a 1-0 record with a 3.42 earned run average. Opponents batted .265 against him, and had 26 hits in 26.1 innings pitched. Cruz struck out 23 batters that season."

If Cruz was 21 in 2000 and was already in his 3rd season in the Cuban National Series, he was obviously a pretty good lefty. As you should know if you are a serious Cuban fan, Camaguey was a good team for those years and had a lot of veteran pitchers.

(I've actually seen Cruz pitch and he's good. His problem is that he's small -- far shorter than 6 feet -- which is probably why scouts weren't crazy about him when he was a free agent. He probably would have received a lot of money if he was 6 feet tall.)

[Cubano100%]

http://www.radiococo.cu/Fichas/camaguey/cmgchapelli.htm

You can search this site easily(Yahoo search)
But it is last-season version.

In this season,"Radiococo" nor "Cubahora" etc,all other cuban sites cease individual introduction
Therefore I have no data about Maikel Folch and Alberto Soto
...
but,later I gained some data about A.Soto by other site
1988/6/18BORN RHP 9-2 PCL3.28 79.2INN 55SO 13BB


All the info is from last year. They have not updated players profile for this year. Thanks for the info. I checked new sites in the process.

[Cubano100%]

Juan Miguel Miranda is not that bad. His numbers in Cuba were good.

Why has not Osbeck Castillo signed yet? He was like Francisley Bueno and not too old.

[Agente Libre]

Miranda's numbers were good for Cuba, but for MLB, he's a mid-20's outfielder with average or even below average power.

Osbeck Castillo was a very fringe prospect -- good one year and then really bad the next. (I think he led the league in losses in 2002 or 2003.) Real good curveball -- maybe the best in Cuba -- but he never really put everything together.

[cuban_aficionado]

Cuban Pitcher Maya:

[cuban_aficionado]

Dayan Viciedo:
16 year old Villa Clara's own...

[cuban_aficionado]

Adiel Palma:
This is a veteran pitcher for the Cuban National Team.
May be in the Final Team Cuba on March....

[cuban_aficionado]

Frank Montieth:

One of the best cuban pitchers of the moment.

[Agente Libre]

Speaking of Cuba, I haven't been able to access some of the Cuban web sites for about a week. Can any of you access the following:

http://www.inder.co.cu/

http://www.beisbolcubano.cu

... or do you get "could not contact the server" errors?

[Cubano100%]

I was not selected for the 60 Men Roster but I am good and only 22 years old.:grouchy


Ifreidi Coss

The youngster from Caibaiguan, Sancti Spritus has helped make that province’s pitching staff one of the most improved. Coming off an injury in ‘03, Coss finished that season with an outstanding ERA of 2.25. With a record of 10-3 in 2002, he debuted with Team Cuba at the Intercontinental Cup the same year. In '03 he was on Cuba's World Cup champion squad. In '04 he placed fifth among all pitchers with a 2.34 ERA.

http://www.cubancards.com/images/gallery/Ifreidi-Coss.jpg
Courtesy of Cubancards.com

[cuban_aficionado]

Yadiel Pedroso:

Pitcher for Team Havana.

[cuban_aficionado]

Veteran RHP for Team Villa Clara:

Eliecer Montes de Oca.

[Cubano100%]

Deinis Suares, Industriales and Rolando Merino, Santiago de Cuba Wasps

This is the biggest rivalry in the Cuban National Series.

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/coberturas/deportes/beisbol/nacional/45/galeria/beisbol_10.jpg

[Cubano100%]

Luis Felipe Diaz, Metropolitan Warriors

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/coberturas/deportes/beisbol/nacional/45/galeria/beisbol_11.jpg

[Cubano100%]

Alexander Jorge, Santiago de Cuba Wasps

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/coberturas/deportes/beisbol/nacional/45/galeria/beisbol_12.jpg


Antonio Pacheco, Satiago de Cuba Wasps Manager and former Cuban National Team 2B. One of the Cuban greats after 1959.

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/coberturas/deportes/beisbol/nacional/45/galeria/beisbol_13.jpg

Votalo por Comunistoide!

[Cubano100%]

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Leaders before the break!

(02/12/2006)

Hitting Player Team

AVE:
Michel Enríquez (IJV),
.448 (223-100)

Runs:
Michel Enríquez (IJV),
71

Hits:
Osman Urrutia (LTU),
109

2b:
Yordanis Samón (GRA),
24

3b:
Yordanis Scull (LTU),
10

HR:
Yulieski Gourriel (SSP),
17

SLU:
Michel Enríquez (IJV),
.709

Stolen Bases:
Carlos Tabares (IND),
20

Caught Stealing:
Yusquiel García (CMG),
11


Ariel Sánchez (MTZ),
11


RBI:
Orlis L. Díaz (IJV),
69

Hit by a Pitch:
Vismay Santos (GTM),
22

BB:
Frederich Cepeda (SSP),
64

SO:
Yandy Canto
(MTZ),
53.


Pitching Player Team

Winning %:
Maikel Folch (CAV),
1.000 (10-0),

ERA:
Noelvis Hernández (SSP),
2.03 (71.0-16)

Games Pitched:
Vladimir Pérez (CMG)
Kenny Rodríguez (HAB)
Sergio Espinosa (IJV)
Yosuel Aguilar(MTZ),
27

Games Started:
Pedro L. Lazo (PRI),
16

Complete Games:
Pedro L. Lazo (PRI),
10

Relief Appearances:
Sergio Espinosa (IJV),
27

Wins:
Carlos Yanes (IJV)
Maikel Folch (CAV),
10

Loses:
Alexander Rodríguez (GTM)
Heriberto Collazo (MET)
Alberto Bicet (SCU),
8

Shutouts:
Yosvani Pérez (CFG),
3

Saves:
José A. García (HAB),
11

INN:
Pedro L. Lazo (PRI),
122.1

SO:
Luis Borroto (VCL),
90

BB:
Israel Soto (IJV),
49

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Giorvis Duvergel
Duvergel first cracked Team Cuba’s line-up at the ’01 World Cup in Taipai. One of Cuba’s premiere centre fielders, the southpaw batted an identical .352 in both ’01 and ’02 Serie Nacional seasons. With team mates Roberquis Videaux and Ariel Benavides, Duvergel gives Guantanamo one of the nation’s most potent outfield combinations. In the ’05 season he re-emerged as a leading hitter.



How come am I not part of the 60 men roster?


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Yasser Gomez
Injured during part of the 2003 season, the speedy left-handed batter has returned to full capacity with the Havana Industriales. He won rookie of the year in 1998 and joined Team Cuba for the 2000 Olympics and Intercontinental Cups in 1999 and 2002. He is considered to be among the best outfielders in Cuba.


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Alexander Malleta
More than a decade after joining the Industriales at age 18, Alexander Malleta is back in the line-up of his favourite team, after spending three straight seasons with the Metropolitanos. The southpaw slugger, who plays both first base and outfield positions is the Industriales' designated hitter and a leading batter in the Serie Nacional today.

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Yordanis Scull
The left fielder from Las Tunas has emerged during the '04 and '05 seasons. In '04 he led the Serie Nacional in hits and runs scored, wtih 131 and 74 respectively. Outfield mate of the formidable Osmani Urrutia and Amaury Suarez, Scull is a defensive standout and top base stealer.


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Asley Sanchez
The young southpaw from Havana City has been impressive as a relief pitcher. During the '04 Serie Nacional, he appeared in 22 games with a 3.92 ERA. Asley is one of several youthful lefthanders that are being groomed for international competition.

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Maicel Diaz
Diaz debuted in the '03 Serie Nacional season and was selected for the All-Star game that year, representing the Metropolitanos. During the '04 season he was 11-7 for the Metros with a 3.25 ERA. The lefthander switched to the Havana Industriales for outstanding performances during the '05 season.

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Ops! They left me out of the Cuban roster despite being one of the best pitchers during the 45th Cuban National Series:hp .


Yoelvis Fiss
Fiss debuted for Team Cuba at the 2005 World Cup qualifier in Columbia and narrowly missed being selected for the national team at the '04 Athens Olympics. A fast and versatile player who plays infield and outfield positions for Ciego de Avila, Fiss batted .317 during the '04 Serie Nacional season.

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Jose Dariel Abreu
The young outfielder from Cruces, Cienfuegos debuted during the 2004 season at age 16. During the season year he hit in 31 consecutive games – 6 games short of a record set in ’95 by Santiago’s Rey Isaac. He also hit .289 for the year and was elected to the '04 All-Star game. In September '04 he played for Team Cuba’s junior squad in the World Championships.

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Michel Fors
Michel Fors, from Artemisia in Havana Province, is a leading slugger for the Metropolitanos. He is arguably Cuba's most powerful batter. The oufielder hit .311 in the '02 season. Michel bats clean-up for the Metros.

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Wilber Perez
The agile southpaw from Manzanillo, Granma province, debuted in the Serie Nacional for the Isle of Youth team during the '01 season. A breaking ball pitcher who had a 3.64 ERA in the '04 Serie Nacional, Perez is one of several lefties that Cuba is grooming for international competition.

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Roberquis Videaux, outfielder from Guantanamo province.
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THE PINSTRIPERS
Camaguey stars Marino Luis (left) and Orlando Gonzalez take a break in the action to chat with coach Jose Antonio Herrera (right).

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TIME OUT CAMAGUEY!
Seen here is Camaguey slugger Loidel Chapelli calling time out while at bat. Chapelli, a leading hitter in the '05 season, is one of Cuba's best first basemen. Loidel has been a runner-up for a Team Cuba position since the late 90's.

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¡JONRON MARINO!
Camaguey first baseman Marino Luis gets a round of high fives from teammates following a shot out of the park for the home team.

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The 45th Cuban National Series resumed its schedule.

C=R
G=W
P=L
Jrs=Home Runs



RESULTS[03/28/2006]

15 DE MAYO STADIUM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 5 2 0 0 0 3 4 X X 14 14 4
IJV 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X X 2 7 2

G: Ciro S. Licea (7-5)
P: Carlos Yanes(10-4)

NELSON FERNANDEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 8 12 0
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 0

G: Luis Borroto (10-3)
P: Yusdel Tuero (6-4)
Jr: L.Martín

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
PRI 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 5 9 0

G: José R. Meléndiz (3-4)
P: Javier Fernández (3-7)
Jr: Y.Peraza

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
IND 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 12 2

G: Frank Montieth (7-1)
P: Michel Pino (5-5)
Jr: A.Mayeta

CANDIDO GONZALEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 9 2
CMG 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 X 7 15 1

G: Luis Campillo (8-4)
P: Norberto González (5-7)
S: Vladimir Pérez (2)

JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H
SSP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 10
LTU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

G: Liuber Morales (2-4)
P: Wilbert Verdecia (5-7)
S: Ismel Jiménez (6)
Jr: J.C.Pedroso

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
SCU 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 X 9 13 1

G: Osmel Cintra (6-2)
P: Yusef Pagés (2-5)
Jr: R.Mustelier

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MET 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
GTM 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 X 11 14 1

G: Loavis Perán (1-1)
P: Alexei Chorot (0-1)
S: Alexander Digurnay (2)
Jrs: A.Laborde; A.Dela Cruz; Y.Southeran

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Cuban National Team and Villa Clara Oranges Catcher Ariel Pestano connected for his 1000 hits in Cuban National Series.

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Alexander Mayeta had a double in the 9th to help the Blues (Industriales Lions) beat the Ciego de Avila Tigers 6x5.

RESULTS [03/29/2006]

C=RUNS
G=W
P=L
Jrs=Home Run

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 9 13 4
IJV 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 x 11 11 1

G: Omar Licourt (9-2).
P: Yanier González (8-5).
Jrs: Y. Samón y R.Cabrera

NELSON FERNANDEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 9 2
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

G: Eliécer Montes de Oca (7-4)
P: Yadier Pedroso (7-4)

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
PRI 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 x 4 11 0

G: Armando Martínez (4-4)
P: Luis Miguel Rodríguez (5-6)

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
IND 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 13 1

G: Sandy Ojito(2-0)
P: Vladimir García (3-4)

CANDIDO GONZALEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 11 15 2
CMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 3

G:Adiel Palma (4-7)
P: Elier Sánchez (6-7)

JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 6 9 1
LTU 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 9 2

G: Ismel Jiménez (5-3)
P: Yorquis Cruz (4-6)
Jr: J. C. Pedroso

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 11 4
SCU 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 x 11 13 1

G: Norge Luis Vera (2-3)
P: Yousel Aguilar (6-8).
Jr: R. Meriño

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Veteran RHP Ciro Silvino of the Granma Sorrels


Five teams managed to sweep their opponents during this past weekend. The pennant race in the East League is getting tighter with several teams still in contention. Las Tunas Magicians and the current champ, Santiago de Cuba Wasps sweept the Cienfuegos Shrimps and the Metropolitan Warriors. Thus both teams remained tie for the final two postseason spots with the Ciego de Avila Tigers with 41 victories and 31 loses. Villa Clara Orange Growers and Granma Sorrels are the leaders thus they should advanced to the playoffs.

In the West, the Industriales Lions have a postseason birth assured and Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers, Santi Spiritus Roosters and La Havana Cowboys should joint them after completing the other three sweeps over the Holguin Hounds, Camaguey Ceramists and the Ciego de Avila Tigers.

RESULTS[03/30/2006]
C=RUNS
G=W
P=L
Jrs=Home Run


15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 1 0 5 0 3 1 1 0 11 16 1
IJV 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 10 1

G: Misael López (6-4).
P: Israel Soto (5-6).
Jrs: L. Ferrales; L. F. Rodríguez y R. Molina.

CAPITÁN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 5
PRI 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 x 6 12 1

G: Raidel Miranda (4-5).
P: Orelvis Ávila (5-8).

8 DE NOVIEMBRE, MELENA DEL SUR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
HB 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 x 6 10 1

G: Yulieski González (6-5).
P: Ediasbel García (4-2).

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 9 1
IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 13 1

G: Darwin Beltrán (2-0).
P: José Antonio Barroso (4-2).
Jr: D. Linares.

TRICONTINENTAL, GUAIMARO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 1
CMG 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 x 7 17 3

G: Vladimir Pérez (5-2).
P: Alexander Quintero (3-6).

CARLOS GASPAR ZALDIVAR, COLOMBIA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 12 0
LTU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

G: Ifreidi Coss (6-2).
P: Lázaro Pausa (7-2).
Jr: Y. Scull.

AMERICA LIBRE, CONTRAMAESTRE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 12 1
SCU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2

G: Guillermo Tortoló (3-7).
P: Albert Carrión (2-1).

PEDRO ELADIO SANCHEZ, MAISI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MET 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 11 0
GTM 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 x 5 11 2

G: Alexander Digurnay (2-2).
P: Luis Alberto González (1-7).
Jrs: G. Duvergel y R. Furet.


STANDINGS
(03/30/06)

WEST
Group A W L AVE DIF
1 IJV 45 27 0.625 —
2 PRI 37 34 0.521 7.5
3 MTZ 22 50 0.306 23
4 MET 13 58 0.183 31.5

Group B W L AVE DIF
1 IND 49 22 0.69 —
2 HAB 42 29 0.592 7
3 SSP 42 30 0.583 7.5
4 CFG 28 43 0.394 19

EAST
Group C W L AVE DIF
1 VCL 47 25 0.653 —
2 CAV 41 31 0.569 6
3 LTU 41 31 0.569 6
4 CMG 32 40 0.444 15

Group D W L AVE DIF
1 GRA 43 28 0.606 —
2 SCU 41 31 0.569 2.5
3 GTM 26 46 0.361 17.5
4 HOL 24 48 0.333 19.5

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Offensive Leaders as of 03/30/06


COMPARECENCIAS AL BATE/AB

RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV
355
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU
346
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU
336
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV
334
DUARTE H,, DONAL PRI
334
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
329
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB
328
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG
327
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND
326




VECES AL BATE/OFFICIAL AB

SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU
306
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG
294
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV
294
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU
290
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV
286
DEL ROSARIO B,, OSCAR HOL
286
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV
286
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
283
DUARTE H,, DONAL PRI
279
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
276




CARRERAS ANOTADAS/RUNS

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
77
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
74
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
67
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV
65
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB
63
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU
62
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM
60
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
59
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG
57
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND
56




HITS

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
114
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
109
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG
101
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG
101
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU
99
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
98
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
98
LABORDE CALUNGA, ALEXIS GTM
94
3 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON
93




DOBLES/DOUBLES

SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA
28
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV
26
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
23
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV
22
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
21
VIDEAUX M,, ROBERQUI GTM
20
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO SCU
20
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU
20
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
19




TRIPLES

SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU
10
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV
9
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
7
ORTA LUIS, RAFAEL HAB
6
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY SSP
6
REYES ERICE, RUDY IND
5




JONRONES/HOME RUNS

GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
18
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU
17
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM
17
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
16
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO GRA
15
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
15
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV
15
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM
14




TOTAL DE BASES/TOTAL BASES

CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
173
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
172
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
169
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
168
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
166
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG
158
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL
151
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV
149
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM
146
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM
146




BASES ROBADAS/STOLEN BASES

TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND
20
REYES ERICE, RUDY IND
18
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND
18
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
15
FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS GRA
13
BENAVIDES MUÑOZ, MANUEL SCU
12
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY VCL
11
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV
11
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU
11
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM
10




COGIDO ROBANDO/CAUGHT STEALING

SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU
12
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG
11
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, ARIEL (R) MTZ
11
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV
10
LINARES I,, JUAN CARLOS HAB
10


CARRERAS IMPULSADAS/RBI

DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS IJV
76
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA
68
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
65
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV
65
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
63
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
63
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO GRA
61
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU
61
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV
60
LABORDE CALUNGA, ALEXIS GTM
59




SACRIFICIOS DE TOQUE/BUNT SACRIFICIES

SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU
13
MUJICA DIAZ, YADIL MTZ
13
VALDES CASOLA, RAFAEL PRI
12
MONTEAGUDO C,, LIVAN SSP
11
CONCEPCION F,, NORLIS LTU
10
ZAMORA ACOSTA, ADONIS (N) SSP
10
BORRERO M,, ROBERTO GTM
9
GARCIA R,, DENIS VCL
9
8 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON
8




SACRIFICIOS DE FLY/FLY SACRIFICES

PEREZ GARCIA, YOANIS IJV
6
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV
6
9 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON
5




GOLPEADO POR LANZAMIENTOS/HBP

SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM
23
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV
17
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG
15
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV
15
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU
14
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA
13
RONDON S,, JUAN HOL
13
4 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON
12




BASES POR BOLAS/WALKS

CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP
72
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV
56
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
56
PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO VCL
56
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV
53
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ
52
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB
51
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL VCL
49
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY VCL
47
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
46




BASES INTENCIONALES/INTENTIONAL WALKS

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
21
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
16
MAYETA KERR, ALEXANDER IND
12
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ
11
PERAZA MARIN, YOSVANI PRI
11
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV
10
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
10
GIL ACOSTA, JOKEL MET
9
RAMIREZ R,, ALEXEI PRI
9
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP
9



PONCHES/SO

IBAÑEZ ARAGON, YUSNIEL CFG
53
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB
53
LINARES I,, JUAN CARLOS HAB
53
AGUILERA P,, LERIS HOL
53
CANTO RAMIREZ, YANDY (N) MTZ
53
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG
49
HURTADO P,, REUTILIO SCU
47
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM
46
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU
45
SERRANO ACOSTA, DUNIER MTZ
45




BATEO PARA DOBLE JUGADA/HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY

LABORDE CALUNGA, ALEXIS GTM
17
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
16
PERAZA MARIN, YOSVANI PRI
16
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO GRA
15
GIL ACOSTA, JOKEL MET
15
SOUTHERAN H,, YOENNY GTM
14
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY SSP
14
5 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON
13




VECES QUE IMPULSA EL EMPATE O LA VENTAJA/TIEYING OR WINNING RBI

CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV
21
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
21
CHAPELLI J,, LOIDEL CMG
20
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
20
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY IND
18
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU
18
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
17
CASTRO M,, DANEL LTU
17
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU
17



PROMEDIO DE BATEO/AVE

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
0.449
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
0.432
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ
0.409
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG
0.381
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY IND
0.366
VIDEAUX M,, ROBERQUI GTM
0.358
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
0.356
LABORDE CALUNGA, ALEXIS GTM
0.351
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL
0.35
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL VCL
0.35




PROMEDIO DE SLUGGING

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV
0.691
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU
0.657
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU
0.652
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
0.629
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ
0.627
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
0.612
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG
0.596
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM
0.593
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO GRA
0.587
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN VCL
0.568




PROMEDIO DE BASES POR HIT/NUMBER OF TOTAL BASES PER HIT AVE

GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP
1.97
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU
1.92
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM
1.9
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO GRA
1.82
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA
1.77
ARIAS GONZALEZ, OSVALDO CFG
1.76
LINARES ABREU, DOELSY IND
1.75
AROZARENA ZAYAS, PEDRO HAB
1.73
SOUTHERAN H,, YOENNY GTM
1.72
MAYETA KERR, ALEXANDER IND
1.72


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Yuliesky Gourriel during the WBC. Gourriel is among the leaders in several offensive categories.

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Pitching Leaders as of 04/03/06

JUEGOS LANZADOS/GAMES PITCHED

PEREZ S,, VLADIMIR CMG 31
RODRIGUEZ M,, KENNY HAB 29
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 29
AGUILAR CRESPO, YOUSEL MTZ 29
BERMUDEZ LEON, MANUEL GRA 28
GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL HAB 28
MARTINEZ S,, ARMANDO PRI 27
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX SCU 27
GONZALEZ B,, DAMICHEL LTU 26





JUEGOS INICIADOS/GAMES STARTED

YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 17
BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 17
PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 17
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 17
RODRIGUEZ MATOS, ALEXANDER GTM 16





JUEGOS COMPLETOS/COMPLETE GAMES

LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 10
PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 8
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 7
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 7
MORA SANCHEZ, ALIEN CAV 6
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 6
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 6
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 6





JUEGOS RELEVADOS/RELIEVE APPEARANCES

PEREZ S,, VLADIMIR CMG 30
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 29
BERMUDEZ LEON, MANUEL GRA 28
GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL HAB 28
RODRIGUEZ M,, KENNY HAB 28
GONZALEZ B,, DAMICHEL LTU 25
PAUSA PEREZ D,, LAZARO LTU 25
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX SCU 25
SOCARRAS SUAREZ, YOEN (N) SSP 25





JUEGOS GANADOS/WINS

FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 10
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 10
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 10
PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 9
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (N) GRA 9
MARTINEZ M,, JONDER HAB 9
LICOURT PEDROSO, OMAR IJV 9
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 9





JUEGOS PERDIDOS/LOSES

COLLAZO BLANCO, HERIBERTO MET 9
RODRIGUEZ MATOS, ALEXANDER GTM 8
AVILA MARRERO, ORELVIS HOL 8
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 8
AGUILAR CRESPO, YOUSEL MTZ 8
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 8





LECHADAS/SHUTOUTS

PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 3
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 2
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 2
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL GRA 2
MARTINEZ M,, JONDER HAB 2
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 2
BOICE CAMACHO, GIONNI LTU 2
COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI SSP 2





JUEGOS SALVADOS/SAVES

GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL HAB 12
DIGURNAY P,, ALEXANDER GTM 11
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 8
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 8
BORBON DRIGGS, FELIX HOL 7
GONZALEZ B,, DAMICHEL LTU 7
JIMENES S,, ISMEL SSP 7
4 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON 6




ENTRADAS LANZADAS/IP

LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 124.0
BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 116.1
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 115.2
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 113.0
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 110.0
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 109.1
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 108.2
TUERO RODRIGUEZ, YUSDEL HAB 100.2
ARAGON R,, YOVANI SSP 100.1
GONZALEZ L,, YULIESKI HAB 100.0


BATEADORES ENFRENTADOS/BATTERS FACED

BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 509
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 499
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 498
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 482
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 473
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 466
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 462
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 449
CAMPILLO H,, LUIS CMG 435
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 433




HITS ALLOWED

BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 138
CAMPILLO H,, LUIS CMG 133
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 130
PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 124
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 122
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL SSP 120
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 119
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 116
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 115
2 JUGADORES EMPATADOS CON 113




CARRERAS PERMITIDAS/RUNS ALLOWED

PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 76
BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 69
RODRIGUEZ MATOS, ALEXANDER GTM 64
CRUZ RONDON, YOELKIS LTU 64
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 62
SOCARRAS ROJAS, YORMANI CMG 60
DIAZ MEDINA, LUIS FELIPE MET 59
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 58
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL GRA 58
AGUILAR CRESPO, YOUSEL MTZ 58




CARRERAS LIMPIAS PERMITIDAS/EARNED RUNS ALLOWED

BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 63
PAGES GARCIA, YUSEF MTZ 63
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 57
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 55
RODRIGUEZ MATOS, ALEXANDER GTM 55
CRUZ RONDON, YOELKIS LTU 54
DIAZ MEDINA, LUIS FELIPE MET 54
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 51





PONCHES/SO

BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 100
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 89
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 87
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 85
ARAGON R,, YOVANI SSP 78
SUAREZ L,, DEINYS IND 75
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 72
SANCHEZ QUESADA, ELIER CMG 70





BASES POR BOLAS/WALKS

SOTO DELIS, ISRAEL IJV 51
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 51
CHAPMAN DE LA C, AROLDIS (N) HOL 48
VIEGO MONTANO, ABEL MET 48
RODRIGUEZ V,, YUNIER GRA 47
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 46
LICOURT PEDROSO, OMAR IJV 45
SUAREZ L,, DEINYS IND 45





BASES INTENCIONALES/INTENTIONAL WALKS

QUINTERO ZAMORA, ALEXANDER CFG 11
GONZALEZ G,, LUIS ALBERTO MET 10
GONZALEZ B,, DAMICHEL LTU 9
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 9
RUIZ GONZALEZ, SAMUEL CFG 8
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 8
HERNANDEZ SOLAS, VLADIMIR VCL 8
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 8





DOBLES/DOUBLES ALLOWED

FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 27
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 24
CAMPILLO H,, LUIS CMG 24
PEDROSO G,, YADIER HAB 23
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 23
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 23
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 23
TUERO RODRIGUEZ, YUSDEL HAB 21
AVILA MARRERO, ORELVIS HOL 21
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL SSP 21




TRIPLES/TRIPLES ALLOWED

YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 6
BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 6
ARAGON R,, YOVANI SSP 6
CARDOSO SERPA, LEOVEL CFG 5
CAMPILLO H,, LUIS CMG 5
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 5
LICOR RODRIGUEZ, RAMON SSP 5





JONRONES/HR ALLOWED

LORES NOA, LEYAN GTM 14
PERAN SIMON, LOAVIS (N) GTM 13
VIEGO MONTANO, ABEL MET 13
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL GRA 11
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 11
MORA SANCHEZ, ALIEN CAV 10
FERNANDEZ C,, JAVIER HOL 10
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 10
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 10


GOLPEADOS POR LANZAMIENTOS/HIT BATTERS

BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 18
RODRIGUEZ R,, LUIS MIGUEL HOL 15
MELENDIS R,, JOSE ROSELL PRI 15
FERNANDEZ C,, JAVIER HOL 14
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 13
RODRIGUEZ MATOS, ALEXANDER GTM 13
LORES NOA, LEYAN GTM 13
AVILA MARRERO, ORELVIS HOL 13
BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 13
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 13




WILD PITCHES

SUAREZ L,, DEINYS IND 14
ARREBATO NUÑEZ, RIGOBERTO MET 12
LICOR RODRIGUEZ, RAMON SSP 11
GONZALEZ B,, DAMICHEL LTU 10
SANCHEZ QUESADA, ELIER CMG 9
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 9
RODRIGUEZ V,, YUNIER GRA 8
SOTO DELIS, ISRAEL IJV 8
CRUZ RONDON, YOELKIS LTU 8
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 8




PROMEDIO DE GANADOS/WINNING %

FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 1.000
HERNANDEZ P,, NOELVIS SSP .857
DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL IND .857
MARTINEZ M,, JONDER HAB .818
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (N) GRA .818
LICOURT PEDROSO, OMAR IJV .818
BAÑOS CHACON, VLADIMIR PRI .778
SUAREZ L,, DEINYS IND .778
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX SCU .778





PROMEDIO DE CARRERAS LIMPIAS/ERA

FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 2.09
HERNANDEZ P,, NOELVIS SSP 2.24
DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL IND 2.27
PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 2.30
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 2.40
BAÑOS CHACON, VLADIMIR PRI 2.81
MIRANDA SANCHEZ, RAIDEL PRI 2.83
SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS IND 2.84
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 3.03
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 3.05

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Pedro Luis Lazo speaking to fans in Pinar del Rio after arriving from the WBC.

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The Santi Spiritus Roosters have won 13 consecutive games.

There are only 18 games left in the Cuban National Series season. As of now,
the playoff teams are:

West

Industriales Lions
Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers
Havana Cowboys
Santi Spiritus Roosters

East

Villa Clara Orange Growers
Granma Sorrels
2 of the following teams with identical records:
Ciego de Avila Tigers
Las Tunas Magicians
Santiago de Cuba Wasps

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The Santi Spiritus Roosters have won 13 consecutive games.

:gt Go Santi Spiritus :dance

Please keep us informed!

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I think they will make the playoffs. They can hit for sure.

[Cuba_fan]

I think they will make the playoffs. They can hit for sure.

;) :D I hope so

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RESULTS [03/31/2006]

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Villa Clara Orange Grower Yolexis Ulacia (1,1 IP, 0 Hits against the the Industriales Lions)

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 11 4
IJV 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 1

G: Ronald García (4-4).
P: Aroldis Chapman (3-3)
S: Danni Aguilera (6).

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 C H E
GRA 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 15 2
PRI 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 0

G: Leandro Martínez (2-1).
P: Orestes González (0-4).
Jrs: A.Despaigne;Y.Peraza; D.Duarte

NELSON FERNANDEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
HAB 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 X 9 9 0

G: Jonder Martínez (9-2).
P: Vladimir García (3-5).
Jrs: I.Martínez;L.I.González

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 8 12 2
IND 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 7 14 2

G: Vladimir Hernández (6-3).
P: Reinier Roll (2-2).
Jrs: A. Mayeta (2) y D. Linares.

CANDIDO GONZALEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 6 15 0
CMG 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0

G: Liuber Morales (3-4)
P: VicyoandryOdelín (2-5).

JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
LTU 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 X 6 10 0

G: Yoendri Molina (1-1).
P: YosvaniPérez(9-5).

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MET 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 11 3
SCU 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 X 8 15 2

G: Leodanis Menéndez (1-2).
P: Heriberto Collazo (2-9).
S: Félix Rivera (5).

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
GTM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 X 4 12 0

G: Frank Navarro (1-1).
P: Yosvani Fonseca (0-1).
Jrs: L.Herrera; A.Sánchez

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RESULTS [04/02/2006]

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 0 11 17 1
IJV 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 2 12 19 2

G: Sergio Espinosa (6-2).
P: Yosvani Caballero (0-1).
Jrs: J. Pacheco; C. E. Pérez y L. Bent.

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
GRA 4 2 1 0 0 4 0 11 19 0
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

G: Ciro Silvino Licea (8-5).
P: Pedro Luis Lazo (9-7).
Jrs: R. Tamayo; Y. Céspedes y L. Ferrales.

26 DE JULIO, ARTEMISA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 x 4 6 1

G: Miguel Ángel González (1-0).
P: Alien Mora (7-5).
Jrs: R. Poll y D. Guerrero.

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
VCL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
IND 1 0 6 4 1 0 0 1 13 8 2

G: Carlos Manuel Puentes (2-2).
P: LuisBorroto (10-4).
Jrs: Dioelsis. Linares (2) y Carlos Tabares.

CANDIDO GONZALEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 14 3
CMG 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 2

G: Yovani Aragón (6-6).
P: Luis Campillo (8-5).

JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 C H E
CFG 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
LTU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 1

G: Jesús Guerra (2-1).
P: Alexander Quintero (3-7).
Jrs: O. Arias y Y. Flores.

ALBERTO FERNÁNDEZ (SAN LUIS)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
MET 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 6
SCU 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 x 16 14 1

G: Danny Betancourt (7-3).
P: Alexei Chorot (0-3).Jr: A. Bell.

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
MTZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
GTM 3 1 0 3 0 0 3 10 16 0

G: Alexander Rodríguez (5-8).
P: Yusef Pagés (2-6).

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RESULTS [04/04/2006]
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3B Yuliesky Gourriel during the WBC had a home run for the Roosters against the Warriors.

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IND 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 11 11 3
IJV 0 1 0 1 2 4 4 2 x 14 17 4

G: Sergio Espinosa (7-2).
P: Frank Montieth (7-2)
Jr: D. Linares

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 X 6 11 0

G: Pedro L. Lazo (10-7)
P:Yadier Pedroso (7-5).
Jrs: A. Ramírez y A. Castro

VICTORIA DE GIRON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 12 1
MTZ 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 12 0

G: Islet Santiago (1-2).
P:Yoannis Negrín (1-2).
S:Alexander Quintero (7)

CHANGA MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E
SSP 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
MET 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 1

G: Ismel Jiménez (6-3).
P: Miguel Angel Rubido (2-1).
Jr: Yuliesky Gourriel

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 10 4
VCL 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 X 6 11 3

G: YolexisUlacia (3-4).
P:Yosvani Caballero (0-2)

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 12 3
CAV 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 2

G: Yunier Rodríguez (3-2).
P: Ismael González (3-4).
Jrs: R. Machado y R. Tamayo (2).

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CMG 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
SCU 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 X 5 10 1

G: Osmel Cintra (7-2).
P: Elier Sánchez (6-8).
S: Alberto Bicet (9).
Jr: Y. García.

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14-Nov C H E
LTU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 20 2
GTM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 2

G: Yoendri Molina (2-1).
P: Frank Navarro (3-7).
Jr: J.C.Pedroso (2); H.Urrutia.

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RESULTS[04/05/2006]

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Santiago de Cuba Wasps CF Reutilio Hurtado had three RBI without getting a hit.

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IND 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 3
IJV 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 x 9 16 0

G: Israel Soto (6-6).
P: Arleys Sánchez (6-3).
Jr: L. Sánchez.

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

G: Ylieski González (7-5)
P: Vladimir Baños (7-3)

VICTORIA DE GIRON
CFG
MTZ

CALLED OUT DUE TO RAIN


SANTIAGO "CHANGA" MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 1 12 13 0
MET 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 7 3

G: Ifreidi Coss (7-2).
P: Abel Viego (1-8).
Jrs: L. Monteagudo (2); F. Cepeda y R. Yero

MILAGROS JIMENEZ, RANCHUELO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
VCL 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 x 8 13 2

G: Eliécer Montes de Oca (8-4).
P: Orelvis Ávila (5-9).
Jr: Y. Martínez.

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 16 3
VCL 4 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 x 11 14 0

G: Lázaro Santana (2-2).
P: Manuel Bermúdez (1-4).
Jrs: Y. Fiss; D. Miranda y L. Ferrales.

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
CMG 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 0
SCU 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 13 14 2

G: Norge L. Vera (3-3).
P: Yormani Socarrás (5-8)

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 7 12 0
GTM 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 6 1

G: Wilbert Verdecia (6-4).
P:Yandri Lestapier (5-5).
Jrs: Y.Scull; Y.Southeran

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RESULTS[04/06/2006]

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1B Ariel Borrero who played for the Cuban team during the WBC hit two homers helping Villa Clara to become the first team to win 50 games.

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IND 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
IJV 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 x 3 7 2

G: Ronald García (5-3).
P: Sandy Ojito (1-1).

CAPITÁN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 9 15 0
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3

G: Jonder Martínez (10-2).
P: Yunieski Maya (6-8).

VICTORIA DE GIRÓN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
MTZ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2

G: Adiel Palma (5-7).
P: Guillermo Tortoló (3-8).
Jr : J. D. Abréu .

VICTORIA DE GIRÓN (2do. juego)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 14 2
MTZ 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 2

G: Yosvani Fonseca (4-8).
P: Leovel Cardoso (3-5).
Jr: J. Delgado.

SANTIAGO "CHANGA" MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 9 12 1
MET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 3

G: Ángel Peña (9-6).
P: Heriberto Collazo (2-10).

MIGUEL TRIANA, SANTO DOMINGO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
VCL 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 x 10 13 2

G: Yoandry Ruiz (3-0).
P: Aroldis Chapman (3-4).
Jrs: Y. Manduley ; Y. Sánchez y A. Borrero (2).

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 4 3 3 4 14 15 0
CAV 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0

G: Alberto Soto (10-2).
P: Michel Pino Feo (5-7).
Jrs: Y. Céspedes; R. Machado y M. Fonseca.

JOSE MARTI, PALMA SORIANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E
CMG 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 11 0
SCU 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 10 1

G: Alberto Bicet (5-8)
P: Vladimir Pérez (5-3).

CENTRAL COSTA RICA (EL SALVADOR)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 9 13 3
GTM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 0

G:Jesús Guerra (3-1).
P: Leyán Lores (3-5).

[Cubano100%]

http://www.escambray.islagrande.cu/Esp/Deporte/images/Dvictorias.jpg
Yuliesky Gourriel and the Santi Spiritus Roosters are now in second place trailing only 4.5 games behind the Industriales Lions. The Lions were swept by la Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers.




STANDINGS AS OF (04/06/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL /WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 48 27 0.64 —
2 PRI 38 36 0.514 9
3 MTZ 23 52 0.307 25
4 MET 13 61 0.176 34.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 IND 49 25 0.662 —
2 SSP 45 30 0.6 4.5
3 HAB 44 30 0.603 5
4 CFG 30 44 0.405 19

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 50 25 0.667 —
2 LTU 44 31 0.595 6
3 CAV 42 33 0.56 8
4 CMG 32 43 0.427 18

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 GRA 45 29 0.608 —
2 SCU 44 31 0.595 1.5
3 GTM 26 49 0.347 19.5
4 HOL 24 51 0.32 21.5

[Cubano100%]

RESULTS [04/07/2006]

G=Win
P=Lose
Jr=HR

Players in bold were part of the Cuban roster in the WBC.

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-08/1012465/11092.jpg
Havana Cowboys closer José Ángel García leads the league with 14 saves. Garcia is in his
8th season and has 90 saves in his career.

15 DE MAYO STADIUM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 8 1
IJV 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 3

G: Yusdel Tuero (7-4).
P: Alex Baigorria (0-1).
S: José A. García (14). Jr : O.L.Díaz

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
IND 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 12 9 1
PRI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1

G: Yadel Martí (8-4).
P : José R. Melendiz (3-5).
Jrs : C.Tabares ; A.Mayeta (2); A.Regueira

VICTORIA DE GIRON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 1 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 12 14 1
MTZ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0

G: Yovani Aragón (7-6).
P: Lázaro Garro (2-4).
Jrs : Yul . Gourriel ; E.Sánchez ; F.Cepeda

SANTIAGO "CHANGA" MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1
MET 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 7 12 0

G: Alexei Chorot (1-3).
P: Norberto González (5-8).
S: Luis A. González (7)
Jr : R.O.Alvarez

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
VCL 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 X 9 13 0

G: Luis Borroto (11-4).
P: Ciro S. Licea (8-6).
Jrs : L.A.Ferrales ; Y.Céspedes

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 1
CAV 5 3 3 0 0 4 X 15 18 0

G: Alien Mora (8-5).
P: Javier Fernández (3-8)
Jrs : D.Miranda ; Y.Fiss

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
SCU 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 16 1

G: Ormari Romero (7-6).
P : Reinier Hernández (1-2).
Jr : J.C.Pedroso

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CMG 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 14 1
GTM 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 12 1

G: Luis Campillo (9-5).
P: Alexander Rodríguez (5-9).
Jr : W.Luis

[Cubano100%]

RESULTS [04/09/2006]

G=Win
P=Lose
Jr=HR

Players in bold were part of the Cuban roster in the WBC.


Three years ago when the Holguin Hounds became champions, many Cubans thought this was a major surprise. This year version of the Hounds features many players from that championship club. However, the Hounds entered the Cuban history books for more consecutive loses by a team with 26. The previous record was held by the 1972 Matanzas Crocodiles with 25.


http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-10/1012476/11096.jpg
Santi Spiritus Rooster Yuliesky Gourriel hit two home runs and is now leading the league with 22. The Roosters are now only two games behind the Lions in Group B in the West.



15 DE MAYO STADIUM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 5 1 15 17 0
IJV 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 11 4

G: Yadier Pedroso (8-5).
P : Omar Licourt (9-3).
Jrs : J. C. Linares; J. C. Moreno y M. Rodríguez.

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IND 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
PRI 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x 4 8 3

G: Pedro Luis Lazo (11-7).
P : Frank Montieth (7-3).
Jrs : C. Tabares y W. Otaño

MARIO MARTÍNEZ (COLÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
SSP 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 6 1
MTZ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 0

G: Liuber Morales (4-4).
P : Abel Oquendo (0-1).
Jrs : Yul . Gourriel (2).

CHANGA MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 2 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 12 16 2
MET 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 12 1

G: Islet Santiago (2-2).
P : Ebris Martínez (3-7).
Jrs : J. D. Abreu (2); O. Arias (2) y M. Fors

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 2
VCL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 12 0

G: Yolexis Ulacia (4-4).
P : Yunier Rodríguez (3-3).
Jr : C. Barrabí .

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 12 2
CAV 0 0 2 0 4 3 4 0 x 13 19 1

G: José Antonio Barroso (5-2).
P : Yosvani Caballero (0-3).
Jrs : I. Martínez; L. Aguilera y L. Bent .

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
SCU 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 x 8 12 3

G: Leodanis Menéndez (2-2).
P : Gionni Boice (4-6).
Jrs : A. Quiala y R. Hurtado.

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CMG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
GTM 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 x 4 13 0

G: Frank Navarro (4-7).
P : Elier Sánchez (6-9).
Jrs : L. Chapellí ; N. Concepción y R. Borr

[Cubano100%]

With only two weeks remaining in the schedule, the current champ, the Santiago de Cuba Wasps, is now in first place over the Granma Sorrels in group D in the East.


STANDINGS (09/04/06)
GRUPO=GROUP
JG=WINS
JP=LOSES

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 49 29 0.628 —
2 PRI 41 37 0.526 8
3 MTZ 23 55 0.295 26
4 MET 14 63 0.182 34.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 IND 50 28 0.641 —
2 SSP 48 30 0.615 2
3 HAB 46 31 0.597 3.5
4 CFG 32 45 0.416 17.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 52 26 0.667 —
2 CAV 45 33 0.577 7
3 LTU 44 34 0.564 8
4 CMG 34 44 0.436 18

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 47 31 0.603 —
2 GRA 46 31 0.597 0.5
3 GTM 27 51 0.346 20
4 HOL 24 54 0.308 23

[Cubano100%]

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-12/1012517/11121.jpg

RHP Misael Lopez of the Granma Sorrels on his 21st season beat the Santiago de Cuba Wasps. The Sorrels lead the Wasps by a .5 game.

Ciego de Avila Tigers beat Villa Clara Orange Growers and Camaguey Ceramists beat the Las Tunas Magicians making things more interesting with less than 10 games left in Group C in the East.


RESULTS [04/11/2006]

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
IJV 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
PRI 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 12 0

G: Vladimir Baños (8-3).
P : Israel Soto (6-7).

CHANGA MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 7 3
MET 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 11 2

G: Rigoberto Arrebato (2-5).
P :Yusef Pagés (2-7).
Jr : D. Serrano

5 DE SEPTIEMBRE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
IND 0 0 1 4 0 2 7 14 15 0
CFG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4

G: Deinys Suárez (8-2).
P : Adiel Palma (5-8).
Jr : D.Linares

JOSE ANTONIO HUELGA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
SSP 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 6 2

G: Noelvis Hernández (7-1).
P : Yulieski González (7-6).

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
CAV 2 0 4 0 0 2 1 2 x 11 17 0

G: Ismael González (4-4).
P : Eliécer Montes de Oca (8-5).
Jr : R. Poll .

JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E
CMG 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 6 1 5 2
LTU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1

G: Yormani Socarrás (6 -8).
P : Wilbert Verdecia (6-5 ).
S : Vladimir Pérez (3).

CALIXTO GARCIA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E
GTM 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 1 0 2
HOL 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 1

G: Dalier Hinojosa (2-5).
P : Orelvis Ávila (5-10).
Jrs : G.Duvergel ; V.Santos ; J. Rondón; R.Bent

MARTIRES DE BARBADOS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
GRA 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 X 8 13 0

G: Misael López (7-4).
P : Osmel Cintra (7-3).
Jrs : Y.Céspedes ; Y.Samón (2); L.A.Ferrales


STANDINGS
(11/04/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 49 30 0.62 —
2 PRI 42 37 0.532 7
3 MTZ 23 56 0.291 26
4 MET 15 63 0.192 33.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 IND 51 28 0.646 —
2 SSP 49 30 0.62 2
3 HAB 46 32 0.59 4.5
4 CFG 32 46 0.41 18.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 52 27 0.658 —
2 CAV 46 33 0.582 6
3 LTU 44 35 0.557 8
4 CMG 35 44 0.443 17

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 GRA 47 31 0.603 —
2 SCU 47 32 0.595 0.5
3 GTM 28 51 0.354 19.5
4 HOL 24 55 0.304 23.5

[Cubano100%]

RESULTS [04/12/2006]

G=Win
P=Lose
Jr=HR

Players in bold were part of the Cuban roster in the WBC.

http://www.cubancards.com/images/gallery/Yadel-Marti.jpg
Industriales Lion starter Yadel Marti could not beat the Cienfuegos Shrimps. Marti allowed only one run but the Lions were shutout.
http://www.cubancards.com/images/gallery/Frederich-Cepeda.jpg
Outfielder Frederich Cepeda and Santi Spiritus Roosters are now just one game behind the Lions in group B in the West.

CAPITAN SAN LUIS STADIUM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IJV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x 3 3 0

G: Yunieski Maya (7-8).
P: Sergio Espinosa (7-3).

ANTILLANA DE ACERO , COTORRO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 15 2
MET 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 13 1

G: Yusef Pagés (3-7).
P: Alexei Chorot (1-4).
Jr: Y. Garlobo .

5 DE SEPTIEMBRE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
CFG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 1 8 0

G: Leovel Cardoso (4-5).
P: Yadel Martí (8-5).

JOSE ANTONIO HUELGA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
SSP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0

G: Ismel Jiménez (7-3).
P: José Angel García (3 -5).
Jrs: Yul . Gourriel y J. C. Linares

PAQUITO ESPINOSA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL RAIN OUT
CAV



JULIO ANTONIO MELLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CMG 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8 14 0
LTU 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 13 1

G: Vicyohandri Odelín (3-5).
P: Jesús Guerra (3-2).

CALIXTO GARCIA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
GTM 0 1 0 3 0 2 4 4 14 16 1
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 3

G: Yandri Lestapier (6-5).
P: Aroldis Chapman (3-5).
Jrs: A. Laborde y Y . Southeran

MARTIRES DE BARBADOS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SCU 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2

G: Félix Rivera (8-2).
P: Alberto Soto (10-3).
Jrs: R. Tamayo y Y . Céspedes.



STANDINGS
(12/04/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 49 31 0.613 —
2 PRI 43 37 0.538 6
3 MTZ 24 56 0.3 25
4 MET 15 64 0.19 33.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 IND 51 29 0.638 —
2 SSP 50 30 0.625 1
3 HAB 46 33 0.582 4.5
4 CFG 33 46 0.418 17.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 52 27 0.658 —
2 CAV 46 33 0.582 6
3 LTU 44 36 0.55 8.5
4 CMG 36 44 0.45 16.5

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 48 32 0.6 —
2 GRA 47 32 0.595 0.5
3 GTM 29 51 0.363 19
4 HOL 24 56 0.3 24

[Cubano100%]

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-15/1012564/11150.jpg
Yuliesky Gourriel established a new record for more extrabases in a Cuban season with 50. Gourriel has hit 18 doubles, 9 triples and 23 home runs.


RESULTS [04/13/2006]
G=Win
P=Lose
Jr=HR

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IJV 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
PRI 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0

G: José R. Meléndiz (4-5).
P: Gervasio Miguel (3-4).
S: Orestes González (5). Jr : Y.Peraza

SANTIAGO "CHANGA" MEDEROS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 13 2
MET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2

G: Yasmarli Arias (1-0).
P: Abel Viego (1-9).
S: Lázaro Garro (3)

5 DE SEPTIEMBRE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IND 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0
HC 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 X 7 11 1

G: Alexander Quintero (5-7).
P : Frank J. Menéndez (5-5). Jr : J.D.Abreu

JOSE ANTONIO HUELGA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
SSP 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 X 8 13 0

G: Ángel Peña (6-6).
P : Yusdel Tuero (4-2).

CENTRAL VENEZUELA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 1
CAV 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 5 8 1

G: Lázaro Santana (3-2).
P : Luis Borroto (11-5).
S : Vladimir García (4). Jrs : Y.Pérez ;
Y.Borroto ; Y. Charles; Y. Tamayo

CENTRAL VENEZUELA (RAIN OUT)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VS
HC


HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS, PUERTO PADRE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CMG 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
LTU 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 X 10 15 0

G: Ubisney Bermúdez (8-4).
P : Luis Campillo (9-6). Jrs : L.Anderson;
A.Suárez

REMIGIO MARRERO, ANTILLA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GTM 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10 15 2
HOL 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0

G: Alexander Rodríguez (6-9).
P : Luis M. Rodríguez (5-8). Jrs : V.Santos;
A.Benavides (2) ; L.R.Bent

MATRIRES DE BARBADOS (RAIN OUT)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SCU
GRA



STANDINGS
(13/04/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 49 32 0.605 —
2 PRI 44 37 0.543 5
3 MTZ 25 56 0.309 24
4 MET 15 65 0.188 33.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 IND 51 30 0.63 —
2 SSP 51 30 0.63 —
3 HAB 46 34 0.575 4.5
4 CFG 34 46 0.425 16.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 52 28 0.65 —
2 CAV 47 33 0.588 5
3 LTU 45 36 0.556 7.5
4 CMG 36 45 0.444 16.5

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 48 32 0.6 —
2 GRA 47 32 0.595 0.5
3 GTM 30 51 0.37 18.5
4 HOL 24 57 0.296 24.5

[Cubano100%]

The Santi Spiritus Roosters reached 25 consecutive victories.
The Holguin Hounds have lost 32 consecutive games establishing a new record.


RESULTS[04/14/2006]

G=W
P=L
Jr=HR

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
MET 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
IJV 3 0 0 2 2 3 1 11 10 1

G: Omar Licourt (10-3).
P: Rigoberto Arrebato (2-6).
Jrs: J. Gil; R. Molina y V. García.

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MET 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
IJV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1

G: Miguel Ángel Rubido (3-1).
P: Israel Soto (6-8).

CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2
PRI 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 3 3 2

G:Pedro L. Lazo (12-7).
P: Burney Pérez (0-2).

LATINOAMERICANO
1 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 C H E
HAB 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 7 11 2
IND 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 8 11 1

G: Darwin Beltrán (3-0).
P: Ángel Morejón (1-2).
Jrs: M.Rodriguez (2); J.C.Linares

JOSE ANTONIO HUELGA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
SSP 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 X 9 12 0

G: Yovani Aragón (8-6).
P: Norberto González (5-9).
Jr: O.Arrozarena

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 12 1
VCL 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 4 X 11 13 1

G: Juan Y. Serrano;
P: Yoelkis Cruz.
Jrs: A.Pestano ; D.Viciedo ; Yo.La Rosa

PAQUITO ESPINOSA (MORÓN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CMG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
CAV 0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 X 8 11 0

G: Alien Mora (9-5).
P: Alberto Rodríguez (3-7).
Jrs: D. Miranda; Y. Tamayo y R. Machado

CALIXTO GARCIA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 8 11 0
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2

G: Ciro S. Licea (9-6).
P: Raúl Reyes (1-4).
Jrs: Y.Samón ; V.Bejerano

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
SCU 0 4 1 6 3 0 2 16 20 1
GTM 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 2

G: Ormari Romero (8-6).
P: Leyan Lores (3-6).
Jrs: A.Bell ; A.Jorge ; A.Laborde

RESULTS [04/16/2006]

15 DE MAYO (RAIN OUT)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MET
IJV



CAPITAN SAN LUIS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MTZ 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 8 17 0
PRI 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 2

G: Yusef Pagés (4-7)
P : Vladimir Baños (8-4).

LATINOAMERICANO
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 C H E
HAB 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 7 9 2
IND 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 11 0

G: José A. García (4-5).
P: Deinys Suárez (8-3).
Jrs: S.Pérez ; D.Guerrero

LUIS TORRES, YAGUAJAY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E
CFG 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 14 3
SSP 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 11 16 0

G: Danny González (1-3).
P: Leovel Cardoso (1-3).
Jrs: A.Sarduy ,R.Yero , E.Sánchez

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
VCL 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 11 0

G: Eliecer Montes de Oca (9-5).
P: Wilbert Verdecia (6-6 ).
S: Yoandry Ruiz (2).

PAQUITO ESPINOSA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
CMG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
CAV 1 2 0 0 3 1 3 10 13 0

G: Maikel Folch (11-0).
P: Yormani Socarrás (6-9).
Jrs: Y. Tamayo; R.Machado

CALIXTO GARCIA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 9 1
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1

G: Alexei Rodríguez (5-4).
P: Javier Fernández (3-9).
S: Yunier Rodríguez (6).
Jr: V.Bejerano

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SCU 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 7 0
GTM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1

G: Albert Carrión (1-0).
P: Rudier Peña (1-2).


STANDINGS
(04/16/06)


ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 50 33 0.602 —
2 PRI 46 38 0.548 4.5
3 MTZ 26 58 0.31 24.5
4 MET 16 66 0.195 33.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 SSP 54 30 0.643 —
2 IND 52 32 0.619 2
3 HAB 48 35 0.578 5.5
4 CFG 34 49 0.41 19.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 55 28 0.663 —
2 CAV 50 33 0.602 5
3 LTU 45 39 0.536 10.5
4 CMG 36 48 0.449 19.5

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 51 32 0.614 —
2 GRA 50 32 0.61 0.5
3 GTM 30 54 0.357 21.5
4 HOL 24 60 0.286 27.5

[Cuba_fan]

[QUOTE=Cubano100%]The Santi Spiritus Roosters reached 25 consecutive victories.

WOW!!!! :D :crazy :dance

[Cubano100%]

[QUOTE=Cubano100%]The Santi Spiritus Roosters reached 25 consecutive victories.

WOW!!!! :D :crazy :dance


Not only that they are in first place over the Industriales Lions.

[Cubano100%]

RESULTS [04/18/2006]


http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-19/1012601/11164.jpg
Yadel Marti pitched a two hitter working 7 innings striking out 7 Roosters. The Lions KO the Roosters stopping their winning streak at 25 consecutive games. Yuliesky Gourriel had his league leading 24 homer for the Roosters.
The Lions also known as the Blues scored 5 times of Noelvis Hernandez who is the ERA leader. His ERA rose to 2.29. The Blues reached the Cuban postseason with the victory.

Besides the Industriales Lions, the Villa Clara Orange Growers, The Santi Spiritus Roosters, Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers, the current champ Santiago de Cuba Wasps and the Ciego de Avila Tigers advanced also to the playoffs.

In group D in the East, Santiago de Cuba beat Granma twice securing first place for good.

In the West, the Habana Cowboys are leading the Pinar del Rio Cigar Makers by 2.5 games for the final playoff spot.

In the East, the Granma Sorrels are leading the Las Tunas Magicians by 6.5 games for the final palyoff spot. Las Tunas is the only team that have never advanced to the playoffs.



G=Wins
P=lost
Jr=Hr

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
PRI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
IJV 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 6 14 1

G: Carlos Yanes (11-4).
P: Yunieski Maya (7-9).

VICTORIA DE GIRON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
MET 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 8 1
MTZ 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 15 19 2

G: Yosvani Fonseca (5-8).
P: Yadiel Torres (1-6).
Jrs: Y. Varona y L. Herrera.

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
SSP 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
IND 2 0 1 3 3 2 x 11 8 0

G: Yadel Martí (9-5)
P : Noelvis Hernández (7-2).
Jrs : Y.Urgellés , A.Mayeta , Yul . Gourriel

DERYS GARCÍA (BATABANÓ)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 15 0
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1

G: Norberto González (6-9).
P: Yusdel Tuero (7-6).
Jrs: J. M. Pérez y E. Molinet

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 14 2
CAV 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 x 10 10 2

G: Michel Pino (6-7)
P: Fredy A. Alvarez (4-5).
Jrs: D.Miranda, R.Poll

AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO (2do.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
VCL 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x 4 8 2

G: Robelio Carrillo (6-2)
P: José A. Barroso (6-3)

CANDIDO GONZALEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 12 2
CMG 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 x 12 18 1

G: Vladimir Pérez (6-4)
P: Damichel González (7-5).
Jrs: J.C.Pedroso , N.Concepción ,
A.Ibarra , W.Luis

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
GRA 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2
SCU 0 5 3 2 3 0 x 13 15 0

G: Félix Rivera (9-2)
P: Alberto Soto (10-4).
Jrs: P.Poll , A.Bell

GUILLERMON MONCADA (2do.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SCU 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 12 0
GRA 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 2

G: Osmel Cintra.
P: Misael López.
Jrs: J.J.Ruiz, Y.Céspedes

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 3
GTM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 x 8 12 1

G: Alexander Rodríguez (7-9)
P: Orelvis Ávila (5-11)



STANDINGS
(04/18/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 51 33 0.607 —
2 PRI 46 39 0.541 5.5
3 MTZ 27 58 0.318 24.5
4 MET 16 67 0.193 34.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 SSP 54 31 0.635 —
2 IND 53 32 0.624 1
3 HAB 48 36 0.571 5.5
4 CFG 35 49 0.417 18.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 56 29 0.659 —
2 CAV 51 34 0.6 5
3 LTU 45 40 0.529 11
4 CMG 37 48 0.449 19

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 53 32 0.624 —
2 GRA 50 34 0.595 2.5
3 GTM 31 54 0.365 22
4 HOL 24 61 0.282 29

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RESULTS [04/19/2006]
http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-20/1012620/11177.jpg
Santi Spiritus Roosters Yuliesky Gourriel became the first player to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in the 90 games Cuban season.


15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
PRI 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
IJV 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 x 7 9 2

G: Ronald García (6-4).
P: Pedro Luis Lazo (12-8).

RUBÉN ALDAMA (P. BETANCOURT)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MET 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 0
HC 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2

G: Ebris Martínez (4-7).
P: Lázaro Garro (2-5).
Jrs: J. Delgado y M. Fors

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 10 0
IND 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0

G: Ifreidi Coss (8-2).
P: Arleys Sánchez (6-4).
Jr: R. Yero .

MARIO PEDROSO (BEJUCAL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 1
HAB 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 x 8 10 2

G: Kenny Rodríguez (6-4).
P: Leovel Cardoso (4-7).
Jrs: Y. Ibáñez; O. Arias y P. Arozaren

MUNICIPAL DE PLACETAS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 9 1
VCL 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 x 8 12 0

G: Duany Serrano (4-3).
P: Yanier Leyva (0-1).
Jrs : L. Díaz y D. Viciedo .

CÁNDIDO GONZÁLEZ
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 14 1
CMG 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 14 1

G: Jesús Guerra (4-2).
P: Luis Campillo (9-7).

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
SCU 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 X 6 11 0

G: Alberto Bicet (7-8).
P: Ciro Silvino Licea (9-7).
Jr: A. Bell.

NGUYEN VAN TROI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
HOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
GTM 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 X 7 8 2

G: Yandri Lestapier (7-5).
P: Luis Miguel Rodríguez (5-9).
Jrs: A. Laborde ; V. Santos y Y . Southeran




STANDINGS
(04/19/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 52 33 0.612 —
2 PRI 46 40 0.535 6.5
3 MTZ 27 59 0.314 25.5
4 MET 17 67 0.202 34.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 SSP 55 31 0.64 —
2 IND 53 33 0.616 2
3 HAB 49 36 0.576 5.5
4 CFG 35 50 0.412 19.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 57 29 0.663 —
2 CAV 51 35 0.593 6
3 LTU 46 40 0.535 11
4 CMG 37 49 0.43 20

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 54 32 0.628 —
2 GRA 50 35 0.588 3.5
3 GTM 32 54 0.372 22
4 HOL 24 62 0.279 30

[Cubano100%]

RESULTS [04/20/2006]

15 DE MAYO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
PRI 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
IJV 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 X 7 12 1

G: Luis Manuel Suárez (3-1).
P: Armando Martínez (5 -5).

BOCA DE CAMARIOCA, VARADERO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
MET 2 0 3 4 0 1 1 2 0 13 14 1
MTZ 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 15 2

G: Miguel Angel Rubido (4-1)
P : Yasmarli Arias (1-1).
Jrs : J. Gil (2); M. Fors ; I. Chirino; Y. Varona;
Y. Garlobo ; J. Delgado y A. Sánchez.

LATINOAMERICANO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 2
IND 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 x 9 10 0

G: Reinier Roll (3-2)
P: Angel Peña (10-7).
S: Frak Monthieth (4).
Jr:Yun . Gourriel

CVD. AGUACATE, MADRUGA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CFG 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
HAB 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 X 6 12 0

G: Yulieski González (9-6).
P: Isley Santiago (2-3).
Jrs: O. Arias; R. Horta y L. I. González.

HUMBERTO JORDÁN (CAIBARIÉN)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
CAV 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
VCL 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 X 5 8 1

G: Ediasbel García (5-1).
P: Alien Mora (9-6).
Jrs: Y. Borroto y A. Pestano.

MÁRTIRES DE BOLIVIA (SIBANICÚ)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
LTU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 3
CMG 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 10 17 0

G: Alberto Rodríguez (4-7).
P : Yoelkis Cruz (4-8).

GUILLERMON MONCADA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 7 11 0
SCU 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 x 8 12 1

G: Angel L. Puig (3-0)
P: Yunier Rodríguez (3-4).
Jrs: P.Poll , A.Bell , E.Silva (2).

ALFONSO LOPEZ, SAN ANTONIO DEL SUR
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
HOL 4 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 16 17 0
GTM 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 6

G: Raúl Reyes (2-4).
P : Frank Navarro (4-8).
Jrs : L. Bent ; L. Aguilera y A. Laborde .



STANDINGS
(04/20/06)

ZONA OCCIDENTAL/WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 53 33 0.616 —
2 PRI 46 41 0.529 7.5
3 MTZ 27 60 0.31 26.5
4 MET 18 67 0.212 34.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 SSP 55 32 0.632 —
2 IND 54 33 0.621 1
3 HAB 50 36 0.581 4.5
4 CFG 35 51 0.407 19.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 58 29 0.667 —
2 CAV 51 36 0.586 7
3 LTU 46 41 0.529 12
4 CMG 38 49 0.437 20

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 55 32 0.632 —
2 GRA 50 36 0.581 4.5
3 GTM 32 55 0.368 23
4 HOL 25 62 0.287 30

[cubaxpos]

cubano 100%, i did not know somebody in Miami knew all of this.
GO Industriales now in the playoffs. I will be there starting tuesday to catch the playoffs

[Cubano100%]

Actually, I am not in Miami but somewhere in the D.C. Metro area. I do travel to Miami often.

[Quicksilv3r]

Where do you get all that info actually from?

[Cubano100%]

Cuban media in Spanish!

[Cubano100%]

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-04-22/1012643/11193.jpg
Yuliesky Gourriel and the Santi Spiritus Roosters are heading to the Cuban postseason after a spectacular second half that included 25 consecutive victories..



04/21/2006

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E

IJV 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 2
MTZ 2 2 1 1 1 6 - 13 17 1
W: Burney Perez
L: Omar Licourt



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

IND 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 12 3
HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 1
W: Sandy Ojito
L: Jonder Martinez
S: Frank Menedez


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

SSP 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 9 13 1
CFG 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 12 1
W: Yovany Aragon
L: Alexander Quintero
HR: Yuliesky Gourriel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

VCL 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 9 1
CMG 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 13 0
W: Omar Barrero
L: Yoandry Ruiz


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

CAV 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 11 0
LTU 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 2 - 8 9 3
W: Lazaro Pausa
L: Lazaro Santana
S: Yoendry Molina
HR: Yordanis Scull
Yordanis Alarcon

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

HOL 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 10 14 0
GRA 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 6 14 2
W: Luis Gomez
L: Alexei Rodriguez
HR: Leris Aguilera

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

GTM 2 1 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 14 25 3
SCU 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 12 16 0
W: Leylan Lores
L: Danny Betancourt
S: Alexander Digurnay
HR: Reutilio Hurtado




04/22/2006


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E


PRI 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
MET 4 1 0 1 1 0 6 13 14 0
W: Luis Diaz
L: Vladimir Banos
HR: Ivan Pita
Yosvani Peraza
Wilber de Armas
Jockel Gil
Michel Fors

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


PRI 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 11 12 1
MET 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
W: Wandy Borges
L: Yadiel Torres
S: Orestes Gonzalez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


IJV 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 16 0
MTZ 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 12 3
W: Carlos Yanez
L: Jorge Martinez
S: Sergio Espinosa
HR: Luis Fonseca (2)
Alexis More

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


IND 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 14 1
HAB 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1
W: Angel Morejon
L: Frank Montieth
HR: Juan Linares
Pedro Arozarena

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


GTM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
SCU 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 1
W: Leodanis Menendez
L: Dalier Hinojosa
HR: Edilse Silva
Arnaldo Guerra

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


SSP 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 10 13 1
CFG 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
W: Ramon Licourt
L: Adiel Palma
HR: Yuliesky Gourriel
Eriel Sanchez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


VCL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0
CMG 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 2
W: Yormani Socarras
L: Alain Sanchez
S: Vladimir Perez


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


CAV 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 13 17 3
LTU 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 2 0 10 10 0
W: Jose Barroso
L: Dael Mejias
HR: Roger Machado(2)
Alexander Guerrero
Juan Carlos Pedroso

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


HOL 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 9 12 1
GRA 2 5 0 2 4 2 1 2 - 18 23 1
W: Lazaro Blanco
L: Carlos Santiesteban
HR: Adrian Duran
Leris Aguilera
Carlos Perez
Yohenis Cespedez



04/23/2006


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


PRI 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 7 15 1
MET 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 11 3
W: Jose Melendis
L: Ebris Martinez
S: Armando Martinez


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


IJV 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
MTZ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
W: Yosvani Fonseca
L: Oscar Jacomino
HR: Luis Fonseca


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


IND 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
HAB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
W: Odrisamer Despaigne
L: Jorge Longa
S: Asley Sanchez
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E


SSP 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 4 13 14 0
CFG 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
W: Yoarislevis Panama
L: Norberto Gonzalez
HR: Yuliesky Gourriel
Eriel Sanchez
Reinier Yero
Jose Perez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


VCL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 0
CMG 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 - 9 10 0
W: Ricardo Estevez
L: Yamian Hurrutinier
HR: William Luis
Joel Avalos


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


CAV 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 9 13 0
LTU 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 0
W: Michel Pino
L: Jose Santana
HR: Roger Machado
Lisdey Diaz
Yordanis Alarcon
Yordan Batista


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E


HOL 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 13 21 0
GRA 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 13 1
W: Luis Rodriguez
L: Alexei Ricardo
HR: Yeral Sanchez
Carlos Perez
Marcos Naranjo


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C H E


GTM 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 13 0
SCU 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 11 1
W: Alexander Digurnay
L: Yaumier Sanchez
HR: Yoenny Sutheran
Edilse Silva

[Cubano100%]

FINAL STANDINGS FOR THE 45TH CUBAN NATIONAL SERIES

ZONA OCCIDENTAL /WEST
Grupo A JG JP AVE DIF
1 IJV 54 35 607 —
2 PRI 48 42 533 6.5
3 MTZ 29 61 322 25.5
4 MET 19 69 216 34.5

Grupo B JG JP AVE DIF
1 SSP 58 32 644 —
2 IND 56 34 622 2
3 HAB 51 38 573 6.5
4 CFG 35 54 393 22.5

ZONA ORIENTAL/EAST
Grupo C JG JP AVE DIF
1 VCL 58 32 667 —
2 CAV 53 37 589 5
3 LTU 47 43 522 11
4 CMG 41 49 456 17

Grupo D JG JP AVE DIF
1 SCU 56 34 622 —
2 GRA 51 38 573 4.5
3 GTM 34 56 378 22
4 HOL 27 63 300 29


Teams in bold qualified for the playoffs.

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Nombre Equipo Ab R H 2b 3b Hr Rbi Bb So Ave

Enriquez Tamayo, Michel Ijv 255 77 114 26 0 12 58 57 14 .447
Urrutia Ramirez, Osmani Ltu 318 52 135 22 0 13 71 55 25 .425
Garlobo Romay, Yoandy Mtz 236 52 96 12 1 12 49 70 16 .407
Poll Martinez, Pedro Scu 325 57 119 27 0 7 82 53 20 .366
Anderson S,, Leslie Cmg 336 67 122 22 2 15 62 37 36 .363
Urgelles Cobas, Yoandry Ind 301 58 109 19 1 5 66 62 41 .362
Ruiz Barzan, Jose Julio Scu 241 45 86 14 4 2 48 26 38 .357
Pedroso Brooks, Joan Carlos Ltu 272 68 96 19 2 22 72 37 51 .353
Laborde Calunga, Alexis Gtm 331 48 117 16 1 11 74 36 27 .353
Garcia Martinez, Vladimir Ijv 247 33 87 16 0 4 60 37 41 .352
Cespedes M,, Yohenis Gra 339 89 119 24 4 23 78 44 43 .351
Videaux M,, Roberqui Gtm 276 51 97 22 2 9 47 34 34 .351
Chapelli J,, Loidel Cmg 302 55 106 21 1 8 57 55 44 .351
Borrero Alfonso, Ariel Vcl 286 53 99 13 1 11 61 41 27 .346
Charles M,, Yorelvis Cav 358 66 123 14 1 16 72 32 28 .344
Tamayo Martinez, Yaibel Cav 241 44 83 17 4 5 40 9 20 .344
Samon Matamoros, Yordanis Gra 329 64 112 36 1 12 80 30 35 .340
Meriño B,, Rolando Scu 297 68 101 26 2 7 57 48 39 .340
Suarez Burquez, Amaury Ltu 356 63 121 18 3 9 56 31 53 .340
Viciedo Perez, Dayan Vcl 323 54 109 16 4 14 58 21 44 .337
Abreu Correa, Jose Dariel Cfg 312 53 105 20 5 11 64 28 61 .337
Luis Marquez, Marino Cmg 333 62 112 8 1 2 35 14 39 .336
Perez Suarez, Yasser Mtz 314 51 105 19 4 3 33 28 41 .334
Ibarra Reyes, Adalberto Cmg 318 43 106 19 5 1 41 34 45 .333
Quiala Herrera, Andres Ltu 287 45 95 10 4 2 32 48 30 .331
Molina Guerrero, Rolexis Ijv 349 54 115 31 4 4 74 20 29 .330
Paret Perez, Eduardo Vcl 209 45 69 9 0 2 24 62 26 .330
Duvergel Rojas, Giorvis Gtm 325 71 107 14 2 15 39 38 27 .329
Gourriel C,, Yuliesky Ssp 349 89 114 19 11 27 92 51 30 .327
Garcia Salazar, Yusquiel Cmg 370 55 121 13 2 8 37 27 31 .327
Despaigne R,, Alfredo Gra 344 66 112 22 3 15 72 25 35 .326
Gil Acosta, Jokel Met 313 40 101 20 1 13 55 40 45 .323
Ramirez R,, Alexei Pri 337 54 109 18 1 12 54 48 23 .323
Bell Quintero, Alexei Scu 264 46 85 26 3 7 51 27 35 .322
Sanchez Souza, Yeral Hol 340 49 109 17 3 11 46 30 43 .321
Zamora Acosta, Adonis (n) Ssp 209 41 67 6 3 1 21 18 32 .321
Cepeda Cruz, Frederich Ssp 272 76 87 19 2 14 58 101 34 .320
Diaz Cordero, Orlis Luis Ijv 325 65 104 19 2 10 84 46 31 .320
Linares I,, Juan Carlos Hab 345 65 110 21 2 14 45 29 72 .319
Perez Hernandez, Yordanis Cav 229 37 73 10 2 2 29 12 26 .319
Cerce Martinez, Yoilan Gtm 289 67 92 18 1 7 28 30 31 .318
Cabrera Pedroso, Ricardo Gra 220 34 70 10 0 1 31 20 20 .318
Hurtado P,, Reutilio Scu 300 63 95 20 1 11 64 56 50 .317
Galvez Guerra, Dainniel Ijv 319 54 101 16 3 0 32 31 30 .317
Mayeta Kerr, Alexander Ind 238 51 75 12 0 15 71 57 22 .315
Santos Martinez, Vismay Gtm 318 62 100 17 3 20 75 31 54 .314
Arias Gonzalez, Osvaldo Cfg 303 38 95 13 0 18 62 25 28 .314
Tabares Padilla, Carlos Alberto Ind 318 68 100 21 0 9 40 37 15 .314
Borroto J,, Yorbis Cav 322 70 101 15 0 4 30 68 30 .314
Del Rosario B,, Oscar Hol 311 45 97 13 2 2 16 23 29 .312
Miranda A,, Danny Cav 319 65 99 17 1 18 73 47 25 .310
Sanchez Leon, Eriel Ssp 319 49 99 17 0 10 64 36 13 .310
Fonseca Garcia, Luis Yadiel Ijv 285 55 88 14 2 11 61 22 50 .309
Fiss Morales, Yoelvis Cav 276 54 85 15 5 14 61 21 33 .308
Reyes Erice, Rudy Ind 247 49 76 8 6 1 29 18 12 .308
Luis Campillo, William Cmg 300 57 92 10 3 15 53 33 42 .307
Tamayo Tamayo, Ramon Gra 215 41 66 15 1 7 22 22 30 .307
Castro M,, Danel Ltu 277 51 85 18 2 6 45 37 39 .307
Martinez Dorta, Isaac Cav 297 50 91 12 2 8 44 27 26 .306
Rodriguez L,, Michel Hab 330 71 101 12 2 9 39 61 65 .306
Molinet D,, Ernesto Hab 308 55 94 21 3 6 49 33 45 .305
Perez Guillen, Serguei Ind 273 42 83 18 1 5 35 34 25 .304
Zamora Farres, Andy Vcl 276 54 84 12 5 1 46 60 28 .304
Peraza Marin, Yosvani Pri 287 38 87 14 2 17 54 53 26 .303
Navas Gonzalez, Luis Miguel Scu 284 52 86 15 1 1 44 49 22 .303
Pacheco Masso, Jeison Hol 215 29 65 10 2 4 21 17 30 .302
Concepcion F,, Norlis Ltu 291 38 88 17 1 5 40 14 19 .302
Hernandez A,, Stayler Met 248 38 75 8 6 1 23 55 53 .302
Mujica Diaz, Yadil Mtz 278 34 84 9 2 4 28 24 33 .302
Rivera D,, Luis Felipe Ijv 342 76 103 11 10 2 34 67 46 .301
Benavides Muñoz, Manuel Scu 309 60 93 19 1 3 38 30 34 .301
Ferrales J,, Luis Alberto Gra 280 35 84 13 0 18 67 18 27 .300
Fonseca Alcea, Marcos Gra 293 54 88 12 1 3 20 24 40 .300
Padron Bravo, Jorge Pri 327 50 98 12 2 1 30 30 32 .300



Players in bold were members of the Cuban team that played in the WBC.

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Final Stats


Hitting Leaders

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Yordanis Samón of the Granma Sorrels established a new record for doubles with 36.


jonrones/HR

GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP 27
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA 23
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU 22
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 20
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO GRA 18
ARIAS GONZALEZ, OSVALDO CFG 18
MIRANDA A,, DANNY CAV 18
PERAZA MARIN, YOSVANI PRI 17
SOUTHERAN H,, YOENNY GTM 17
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV 16


triples/3B

SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 11
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP 11
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV 10
ORTA LUIS, RAFAEL HAB 6
REYES ERICE, RUDY IND 6
HERNANDEZ A,, STAYLER MET 6
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY SSP 6


dobles/2B

SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA 36
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 31
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 27
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 26
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO SCU 26
BELL QUINTERO, ALEXEI SCU 26
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA 24
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS IJV 24


HITS

URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU 135
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS CAV 123
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG 122
GARCIA SALAZAR, YUSQUIEL CMG 121
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 121
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA 119
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 119
LABORDE CALUNGA, ALEXIS GTM 117
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 115

Bases Robadas/SB

TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO IND 24
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP 21
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN IND 20
REYES ERICE, RUDY IND 20
BENAVIDES MUÑOZ, MANUEL SCU 14
FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS GRA 14
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV 14
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY VCL 13
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 12

Carreras Impulsadas/RBI

GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP 92
DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS IJV 84
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO SCU 82
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA 80
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA 78
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 75
LABORDE CALUNGA, ALEXIS GTM 74
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS IJV 74
MIRANDA A,, DANNY CAV 73

Bases Por Bolas/BB

CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP 101
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ 70
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV 68
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV 67
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY IND 62
PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO VCL 62
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB 61
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY VCL 60
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL VCL 58

ponches/SO

LINARES I,, JUAN CARLOS HAB 72
IBAÑEZ ARAGON, YUSNIEL CFG 68
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB 65
ABREU CORREA, JOSE DARIEL CFG 61
AGUILERA P,, LERIS HOL 60
CANTO RAMIREZ, YANDY (N) MTZ 57
RODRIGUEZ ROMAN, PEDRO JOSE CFG 56
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM 54
SUAREZ BURQUEZ, AMAURY LTU 53
HERNANDEZ A,, STAYLER MET 53

Promedio De Slugging/SLU

ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV .690
PEDROSO BROOKS, JOAN CARLOS LTU .680
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP .676
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA .649
GARLOBO ROMAY, YOANDY MTZ .619
URRUTIA RAMIREZ, OSMANI LTU .616
SANTOS MARTINEZ, VISMAY GTM .575
ANDERSON S,, LESLIE CMG .574
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS GRA .565
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP .559

Carreras Anotadas/RUNS

CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA 89
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP 89
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 77
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP 76
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV 76
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 71
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB 71
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 70
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV 70
CHARLES M, YORELVIS CAV 47

Promedio De Bateo/AVERAGE

CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS GRA 89
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY SSP 89
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL IJV 77
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH SSP 76
RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE IJV 76
DUVERGEL ROJAS, GIORVIS GTM 71
RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL HAB 71
SCULL ZAYAS, YORDANIS LTU 70
BORROTO J,, YORBIS CAV 70


Pitching Leaders


Juegos Ganados/WINS

YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 12
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 12
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 11
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 11
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (N) GRA 10
MARTINEZ M,, JONDER HAB 10
LICOURT PEDROSO, OMAR IJV 10
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL SSP 10

Juegos Perdidos/LOSES

AVILA MARRERO, ORELVIS HOL 11
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 10
COLLAZO BLANCO, HERIBERTO MET 10

Lechadas/SHO

PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 3
PINO FEO, MICHEL CAV 2
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 2
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL GRA 2
MARTINEZ M,, JONDER HAB 2
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 2
BOICE CAMACHO, GIONNI LTU 2
COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI SSP 2
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL SSP 2

Juegos Salvados/SAVES

GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL HAB 15
DIGURNAY P,, ALEXANDER GTM 13
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO IJV 10
GONZALEZ G,, LUIS ALBERTO MET 9
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO SCU 9
JIMENES S,, ISMEL SSP 8
QUINTERO ZAMORA, ALEXANDER CFG 7
BORBON DRIGGS, FELIX HOL 7
GONZALEZ B,, DAMICHEL LTU 7

Entradas Lanzadas/IP

LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 155.2
FONSECA GARCIA, YOSVANI MTZ 146.1
BERMUDEZ M,, UBISNEY LTU 139.0
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO IJV 135.0
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 133.2
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO GRA 127.1
GONZALEZ L,, YULIESKI HAB 125.2
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 124.2
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 123.2
ARAGON R,, YOVANI SSP 122.2

ponches/SO

BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 117
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 110
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 109
MAYA MENDILUZA, YUNIESKI PRI 100
SANCHEZ QUESADA, ELIER CMG 91
GONZALEZ M,, NORBERTO CFG 90
PEDROSO G,, YADIER HAB 90
SUAREZ L,, DEINYS IND 90
ARAGON R,, YOVANI SSP 89
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 85

Bases Por Bolas/WALKS

SOTO DELIS, ISRAEL IJV 64
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 59
PALMA LOPEZ, ADIEL CFG 58
RODRIGUEZ V,, YUNIER GRA 57
RODRIGUEZ MATOS, ALEXANDER GTM 56
AVILA MARRERO, ORELVIS HOL 56

Promedio De Carreras Limpias/ERA

HERNANDEZ P,, NOELVIS SSP 2.29
PEREZ RUIZ, YOSVANI CFG 2.30
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL CAV 2.43
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS VCL 2.45
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL IND 2.69
LAZO IGLESIAS, PEDRO LUIS PRI 2.78
MIRANDA SANCHEZ, RAIDEL PRI 2.95
BAÑOS CHACON, VLADIMIR PRI 3.13
ROMERO TURCAS, ORMARI SCU 3.33
ARAGON R,, YOVANI SSP 3.38

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For many Cubans, the Industriales Lions and the Santi Spiritus Roosters should meet for the championship in the West while the Villa Clara Orange Growers and the Santiago de Cuba Wasps should meet in the East finals. However, the Havana Cowboys should be taken seriously due to their strong pitching as well as the Granma Sorrels with their hitting. The Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers is a team that plays hard all the time and the Ciego de Avila Tigers play very well as team. Games are played on the field so let's see which team becomes the Cuban champion.

In the East:

Ciego de Avila Tigers vs Santiago de Cuba Wasps (current champ)

The Cuban postseason starts Tuesday night at 6:00 P.M. Cuban time at Guillermon Moncada Stadium in Santiago de Cuba. The current champ, the Santiago de Cuba Wasps will send veteran RHP Ormari Romero against the Ciego de Avila Tigers lefty Miakel Folch. Romero played in the WBC for Cuba as well as Folch. Folch is a young pitcher who led the league in ERA with 2.50 and finished with 11 wins and 0 loses.

The Tigers have never won a playoff game in 9 tries. The have a strong lineup led by Roger Machado (287 ave, 15 doubles and 8 HR), Danny Miranda (310 ave, 17 doubles and 18 homers), Yorelvis Charles (344 ave, 14 doubles and 16 homers). Their main pitchers are Alien Mora, Michel Pino and reliever Lazaro Santana.

The Wasps will rely on their strong pitching. Besides Romero, the Wasps have two of the Cuban best pitchers in Norge Vera and Danny Betancourt. Both were absent from the WBC do to injuries but the Wasps manager have been saving them for another championship run. Norge Vera beat the Orioles in Baltimore when the Cuban team played them. Betancourt was the winning pitcher in the Athens Olympics games for Cuba. The Wasps have also a strong lineup led by C Rolando Merino (340 ave, 26 doubles and 7 homers), Pedro Poll (366 ave, 27 doubles and 7 homers) and CF Reutilio Hurtado (317 ave, 20 doubles and 11 homers).

The regular season series favored the Tigers 4-2.


Villa Clara Orange Growers vs Granma Sorrels at Agusto Cesar Sandino Stadium in Villa Clara

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Villa Clara manager Victor "el Loco" Mesa is the winningest manager in the last 6 years. One of the Cuban great players of all time has not been able to deliver a championship for Villa Clara yet. Mesa holds the second place for most stolen bases with 588, sixth in hits with 2171 and fifth in doubles with 351. Villa Clara were sweept twice by the Lions 4-0 in a four year span. The Orange Machine won their last championship 10 years ago.

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The Orange machine will feature C Ariel Pestano who played in the WBC, Cuban team Captain SS Eduardo Paret and young sensation Dayan Viciedo. Their pitching will have to perform well against the best power hitting team in the Sorrels.

The Sorrels will try to upset Villa Clara will their hitting. Luis Ferrales (300 ave, 13 doubles and 18 homers), young sensation and future Cuban team CF Yohenis Cespedes ( 351 ave, 24 doubles and 23 homers), Alfredo Despaigne (326 ave, 22 doubles and 15 homers) and Yordanis Samon (340 ave, 36 doubles and 12 homers).

The regular season series ended in a tied 3 games apiece.

In the West:

Sancti Spíritus Roosters vs La Habana Cowboys at Jose Antonio Huelga in Santi Spiritus

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Yuliesky Gourriel will try to lead the Roosters to their first championship since 1979.

The Cowboys will rely on their pitching. WBC members RHP Yadiel Pedroso, RHP Yonder Martinez and LHP Yuliesky Gonzalez. The also have a good closer in Jose Garcia. The Cowboys best hitters are Pedro Arozarena ( 273 ave, 12 doubles and 13 homers) and Juan Carlos Linares ( 319 ave, 21 doubles and 14 homers).

The Roosters have a strong hitting lineup led by WBC participants Yuliesky Gourriel (327, 19 doubles, 11 triples and 27 homers), Frederich Cepeda (320, 19 doubles and 14 homers) and Eriel Sanchez (310, 17 doubles and 10 homers). The Roosters won 25 consecutive games and finished first ahead of the Industriales Lions. Their best pitchers are Yovani Aragon, Ifreidi Coss, Ramon Licor and Angel Pena.

The regular season series ended in a tied 3 games apiece.

Industriales Lions vs Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers at Cristobal Labra in Isla de la Juventud

The Isla de la Juventud will be without their best player due to injury, WBC member 3B Michel Enriquez. Orlis Diaz ( 320, 19 doubles and 10 homers), Luis Fonseca (309, 14 doubles and 11 homers) and the sure glove of WBC member SS Juan Carlos Moreno will try to compensate for the lost of Enriquez.

The Industriales Lions are the main team in Havana City. They are the Yankees of Cuba. The have strong pitching in WBC members in RHP Yadel Marti and RHP Dennis Suarez as well as RHP Frank Montieh. Their main hitters are Alexander Mayeta (315, 12 doubles and 15 homers), Yoandry Urgelles (362, 19 doubles and 5 homers), WBC member CF Carlos Tavares (314, 21 doubles and 9 homers).

The regular season series favored the Grapefruit Growers 4-2.

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Yorelvis Charles made one expectacular play in the 10th to save the victory for the Tigers.


Ciego de Avila Tigers won their first playoff game in 10 tries by beating the current Cuban champ the Santiago de Cuba Wasps in extra innings. The Tigers scored 3 runs in the 10th when with two outs Yordanis Pérez, Yorelvis Charles and Danny Miranda got hits combined with an error and a double from pinch hitter Lisdei Díaz.

GUILLERMON MONCADA, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 25/04/2006 18:00 CAV vs SCU

JUEGO 721 1/4 DE FINAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E

CAV 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 1
SCU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 2

W: SANTANA VAZQUEZ, LAZARO (4-3)
L: ROMERO TURCAS, ORMARI (8-7)
HR: ISAAC MARTINEZ (CAV), HECTOR OLIVERA (SCU)



CHARLES M, Y. (ERROR,10)
SACRIFIES: RUIZ BARZAN, J. - MUSTELIER BELL, R.
CAUGHT STEALING: MERIÑO B, R.
DP: CHARLES M, Y./BORROTO J,, Y./MIRANDA A,, D.
RUNNERS LEFT ON BASES: CAV (7) SCU (14)





VS: CAV VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

BORROTO J,, YORBIS SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
PEREZ HERNANDEZ, YORDANIS LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
MIRANDA A,, DANNY 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 1
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC D 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
TAMAYO MARTINEZ, YAIBEL 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
MACHADO MORALES, ROGER R 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
POLL SOLER, ROGER CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
SANTANA VAZQUEZ, LAZARO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIVIL GONZALEZ, ABDEL (N) (1)-D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DIAZ GONZALEZ, LISDEY (2)-D 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALES 40 5 10 0 0 1 4 30 14 1

SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN

(1) PINCH RUNNER MARTINEZ DORTA, I. 9
(2) HIT SENCILLO CIVIL GONZALEZ, A. 10





HC: SCU VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

MUSTELIER BELL, ROINIER 3B-LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 5 1
BENAVIDES MUÑOZ, MANUEL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
BELL QUINTERO, ALEXEI RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NAVAS GONZALEZ, LUIS MIGUEL SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
HURTADO P,, REUTILIO CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RUIZ BARZAN, JOSE JULIO D 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OLIVERA AMARO, HECTOR 2B 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0
ROMERO TURCAS, ORMARI L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
JORGE MONTERO, ALEXANDER 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SILVA LA O, EDILSE (A) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 32 3 6 0 1 1 3 30 15 2

SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN
(A) ROLLING OUT JORGE MONTERO, A. 10


CAV INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK SCU INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL 6.1 21 4 2 2 3 9 0 1 1 0 ROMERO TURCAS, ORMARI 9.2 39 10 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
SANTANA VAZQUEZ, LAZARO 3.2 11 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 10.0 32 6 3 3 5 12 0 1 1 0 TOTALES 10.0 40 10 5 4 2 0 0 0 2 0

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Heralded as the next Omar Linares, Viciedo had the winning RBI in the 8th for the Villa Clara Orange Machine.
Villa Clara won for the 62nd time in the post season in 125 games.




AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO, VILLA CLARA 25/04/2006 21:00 GRA vs VCL

JUEGO 722 1/4 DE FINAL


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

GRA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 6 1
VCL 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 5 11 0

W: BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS (12-5)
L: GONZALEZ R,, YANIER (8-6)
HR: CABRERA RICARDO (GRA), ZAMORA ANDY (VCL)


VICIEDO PEREZ, D. (F. CHOICE,4) - OLANO MACHADO, G. (ERROR,4)
STOLEN BASE: GARCIA R,, D. - BEJERANO M,, V. - SAMON MATAMOROS, Y. - BORRERO ALFONSO, A.
CAUGHT STEALING: SAMON MATAMOROS, Y.
DP: FONSECA ALCEA, M./RODRIGUEZ F,, L./BEJERANO M,, V.
FONSECA ALCEA, M./BEJERANO M,, V.
PESTANO VALDES, A./VICIEDO PEREZ, D./BORROTO JIMENEZ, L.
RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE: GRA (4) VCL (6)



VS: GRA VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
CABRERA PEDROSO, RICARDO RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS D 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
BEJERANO M,, VICTOR VICENTE 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO R 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
RODRIGUEZ F,, LUIS FAUSTINO 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
VEGA MACEO, PEDRO 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GONZALEZ R,, YANIER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BENITEZ PEREZ, MIRALIS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
NARANJO ALEAGA, MARCOS (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 31 4 6 2 0 1 4 24 11 1


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN

(1) ROLLING OUT RODRIGUEZ F,, L. 9
(A) PINCH RUNNER BORRERO ALFONSO, A. 8
(B) PINCH RUNNER LA ROSA MORALES, Y. 8






HC: VCL VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
FLORES A,, YUNIET LF-1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL R 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0
LA ROSA MORALES, YORQUIS D 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
OLANO MACHADO, GUSTAVO RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GARCIA R,, DENIS 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PEREZ ROMERO, YENIET 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
VALDES ABREU, NESTOR FELIPE (A)-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GARCIA ARRIETA, ADONIS (B)-D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 33 5 11 1 0 1 3 27 14 0


PITCHERS

GRA INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO 4.0 18 7 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
GONZALEZ R,, YANIER 3.0 12 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BENITEZ PEREZ, MIRALIS 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 8.0 33 11 5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0


VCL INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS 9.0 31 6 4 4 8 3 0 1 1 0



TOTALS 9.0 31 6 4 4 8 3 0 1 1 0

[Agente Libre]

Cubano100% -- Thanks for all the stats. Could you post the list of pitching ERA leaders like you did with the batting average leaders? Granma only has the Top 10. Thanks ...

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Primeros Lanzadores Pcl (con 88 O Mas Entradas Lanzadas)

Clasificatoria



Nombre Equipo Jl Jg Jp Pro Inn C Cl So Bb Pcl

Hernandez P,, Noelvis Ssp 14 7 2 .778 94.1 35 24 56 23 2.29
Perez Ruiz, Yosvani Cfg 15 9 5 .643 98.0 26 25 58 24 2.30
Folch Vera, Maikel Cav 16 11 0 1.000 118.1 36 32 59 54 2.43
Borroto Jimenez, Luis Vcl 18 11 5 .688 124.2 47 34 117 59 2.45
Marti Carrillo, Yadel Ind 17 9 5 .643 117.0 43 35 85 23 2.69
Lazo Iglesias, Pedro Luis Pri 21 12 8 .600 155.2 62 48 110 26 2.78
Miranda Sanchez, Raidel Pri 18 5 5 .500 91.2 37 30 82 42 2.95
Baños Chacon, Vladimir Pri 17 8 5 .615 106.1 40 37 63 23 3.13
Romero Turcas, Ormari Scu 16 8 6 .571 113.2 49 42 51 22 3.33
Aragon R,, Yovani Ssp 18 9 6 .600 122.2 56 46 89 29 3.38
Jimenes S,, Ismel Ssp 30 7 3 .700 94.1 38 36 58 32 3.43
Carrillo C,, Robelio Vcl 19 6 2 .750 98.2 46 38 69 34 3.47
Mora Sanchez, Alien Cav 18 9 6 .600 119.1 48 47 59 27 3.54
Martinez M,, Jonder Hab 18 10 3 .769 121.2 56 48 84 27 3.55
Suarez L,, Deinys Ind 18 8 3 .727 106.1 49 42 90 54 3.55
Fonseca Garcia, Yosvani Mtz 19 6 8 .429 146.1 67 58 82 52 3.57
Rivera Duarte, Felix Scu 32 9 2 .818 102.0 48 41 65 26 3.62
Pedroso G,, Yadier Hab 18 8 5 .615 116.2 60 47 90 42 3.63
Pino Feo, Michel Cav 18 7 7 .500 110.2 52 45 42 24 3.66
Licor Rodriguez, Ramon Ssp 16 9 2 .818 94.1 48 39 57 46 3.72
Soto La O, Alberto (n) Gra 16 10 4 .714 103.0 47 43 64 19 3.76
Maya Mendiluza, Yunieski Pri 21 7 9 .438 118.2 58 50 100 36 3.79
Licea Gonzalez, Ciro Silvino Gra 19 9 7 .563 127.1 60 54 76 32 3.82
Peña Garcia, Angel Ssp 22 10 7 .588 110.2 60 47 51 37 3.82
Gonzalez L,, Yulieski Hab 19 9 6 .600 125.2 57 54 83 46 3.87
Lestapier Donka, Yandri Gtm 19 7 5 .583 90.1 43 39 63 27 3.89
Montes De Oca, Eliecer Vcl 20 9 5 .643 92.1 47 40 54 38 3.90
Cintra Valverde, Osmel Scu 18 8 3 .727 91.2 45 40 49 24 3.93
Gonzalez M,, Norberto Cfg 24 6 10 .375 133.2 70 59 90 53 3.97
Bicet Labrada, Alberto Scu 30 7 8 .467 110.2 62 49 60 45 3.98
Sanchez De La C, Arleys Ind 20 6 4 .600 93.2 53 42 66 47 4.04
Tuero Rodriguez, Yusdel Hab 19 7 6 .538 118.0 61 55 73 26 4.19
Yanes Artiles, Carlos Alberto Ijv 20 12 4 .750 135.0 70 63 66 37 4.20
Rodriguez R,, Luis Miguel Hol 19 6 9 .400 117.1 60 55 78 40 4.22
Torres Espinosa, Yadiel Met 23 1 7 .125 93.1 54 44 33 54 4.24
Socarras Rojas, Yormani Cmg 22 7 9 .438 110.0 72 52 56 50 4.25
Sanchez Quesada, Elier Cmg 22 6 9 .400 122.0 68 58 91 43 4.28
Rodriguez S,, Alberto Cmg 18 4 7 .364 101.0 59 50 57 43 4.46
Fernandez C,, Javier Hol 21 3 9 .250 88.2 55 46 33 40 4.67
Licourt Pedroso, Omar Ijv 19 10 4 .714 100.2 66 53 68 54 4.74
Bermudez M,, Ubisney Ltu 21 8 4 .667 139.0 84 74 54 40 4.79
Gonzalez R,, Yanier Gra 18 8 5 .615 103.0 68 55 43 34 4.81

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Muchas gracias, Cubano100%.

I noticed Maicel Diaz and Frank Montieth from Industriales aren't listed. Were they hurt and not pitch enough to make the leaders? Now that I think about it, doesn't seem like I read their names too much this year.

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They did not pitch a minimum of 88 innings.

Industriales Lions

NOMBRE JL JI JC JR JG JP PRO L PAR JS INN VB BE H AVE C CL PCL SO BB BI 2B 3B HR DB WP

MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL 17 16 8 1 9 5 .643 2 0 1 117.0 437 480 111 .254 43 35 2.69 85 23 2 24 4 6 11 3
SUAREZ L,, DEINYS 18 16 3 2 8 3 .727 1 0 1 106.1 396 469 104 .263 49 42 3.55 90 54 2 17 0 2 10 17
SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS 20 14 1 6 6 4 .600 1 0 3 93.2 368 424 108 .293 53 42 4.04 66 47 4 12 2 8 2 5
MENENDEZ ACEA, FRANK JAVIER 20 0 0 20 5 5 .500 0 1 4 45.0 162 203 42 .259 27 22 4.40 33 30 8 8 3 0 2 4
DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL 12 12 1 0 6 1 .857 0 2 0 71.2 252 300 51 .202 26 18 2.26 49 41 3 6 1 4 5 6
OJITO FLORES, SANDY 18 4 0 14 3 1 .750 0 1 2 47.0 171 199 37 .216 15 14 2.68 31 20 1 4 1 3 5 3
MONTIETH H,, FRANK 17 10 5 7 7 5 .583 1 1 4 83.1 316 362 80 .253 35 29 3.13 57 39 1 12 2 5 2 4
ALVAREZ POMBO, DAVID 15 5 0 10 1 2 .333 0 0 1 33.1 128 158 35 .273 18 17 4.59 16 18 1 5 0 4 8 1
RENDON DE LA N,, IAN 9 0 0 9 0 2 .000 0 0 0 10.1 41 51 15 .366 6 5 4.35 7 8 0 1 0 0 2 1
DESPAIGNE ORUE, ODRISAMER (N) 23 1 0 22 3 1 .750 0 0 1 60.2 229 272 64 .279 34 26 3.86 34 29 1 8 3 4 7 5
ROLL VALDES-B,, RENIER (N) 19 0 0 19 3 2 .600 0 0 2 35.1 132 160 36 .273 25 21 5.35 15 23 2 3 2 2 2 4
PUENTES MORALES, CARLOS MANUEL 12 11 1 1 2 3 .400 0 0 0 49.0 194 222 55 .284 35 29 5.33 24 23 0 16 2 10 3 4
BELTRAN C,, DARWIN RAFAEL 16 1 0 15 3 0 1.000 0 1 3 31.2 121 142 36 .298 17 16 4.55 24 14 0 6 0 2 4 5

TOTALES 216 90 19 126 56 34 .622 8 6 22 784.1 2947 3442 774 .263 383 316 3.63 531 369 25 122 20 50 63 62

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20 years old CF Yohenis Cespedes and future Cuban national team CF


LHP Leandro Martínez made a great relief appearance to help the Granma Sorrels even the series against Villa Clara. Sorrels CF Yohenis Cespedes hit a blast in the first to give the Granma a 2-0lead.


AUGUSTO CESAR SANDINO, VILLA CLARA 26/04/2006 18:00 GRA vs VCL

JUEGO 724 1/4 DE FINAL


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

GRA 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 2
VCL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 3

W: MARTINEZ F,, LEANDRO (Rookie) (3-1)
L: RUIZ HERNANDEZ, YOANDRY (3-2)


CESPEDES M,, Y. (ERROR,7)
SB: FONSECA ALCEA, M. - CABRERA PEDROSO, R. - SAMON MATAMOROS, Y.
CS: FLORES A,, Y.
DP: LOPEZ MORENO, M./FERRALES J,, L./BEJERANO M,, V.
RODRIGUEZ F,, L./FERRALES J,, L. - MARTIN TAPANES, L./BORRERO ALFONSO, A.
ULACIA C,, Y./GARCIA R,, D./BORRERO ALFONSO, A.
RUNNERS LEFT ON BASES: GRA (10) VCL (9)


VS: GRA VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
CABRERA PEDROSO, RICARDO RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS D 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEJERANO M,, VICTOR VICENTE 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
RODRIGUEZ F,, LUIS FAUSTINO 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
VEGA MACEO, PEDRO 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MARTINEZ F,, LEANDRO (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
NARANJO ALEAGA, MARCOS RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


TOTALES 34 4 8 1 0 1 3 27 16 2



GRA INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL 4.1 16 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0
MARTINEZ F,, LEANDRO (N) 4.2 18 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0


TOTALES 9.0 34 9 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 0






HC: VCL VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

PARET PEREZ, EDUARDO SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 1
FLORES A,, YUNIET LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ZAMORA FARRES, ANDY CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
BORRERO ALFONSO, ARIEL 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
PESTANO VALDES, ARIEL R 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
LA ROSA MORALES, YORQUIS D 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VICIEDO PEREZ, DAYAN 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
OLANO MACHADO, GUSTAVO RF-LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
GARCIA R,, DENIS 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
CARRILLO C,, ROBELIO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RUIZ HERNANDEZ, YOANDRY L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MARTIN TAPANES, LEONYS (N) LF-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
ULACIA C,, YOLEXIS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

TOTALES 34 3 9 1 0 0 3 27 9 3



VCL INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

CARRILLO C,, ROBELIO 0.1 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
RUIZ HERNANDEZ, YOANDRY 6.0 23 4 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0
ULACIA C,, YOLEXIS 2.2 9 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0

TOTALES 9.0 34 8 4 3 7 6 2 0 1 0


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Granma Sorrels skipper Marcos Fonseca is trying to lead the Sorrels to the championship series.


Series is tied at one game.

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Santi Spiritus Roosters Noelvis Hernández pitched 7 scoreless innings against the Havana Cowboys. Hernadez showed the Cowboys hitters why he was the ERA leader with 2.29.
Hernandez threw 64 strikes and 34 balls.


JOSE ANTONIO HUELGA, SANCTI SPIRITUS 26/04/2006 21:00 HAB vs SSP

JUEGO 725 1/4 DE FINAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

HAB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 3
SSP 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 5 1

W: HERNANDEZ P,, NOELVIS (8-2)
L: PEDROSO G,, YADIER (8-6)
S: JIMENES S,, ISMEL (9)




VS: HAB VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0
LINARES I,, JUAN CARLOS CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MOLINET D,, ERNESTO RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ORTA LUIS, RAFAEL LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
AROZARENA ZAYAS, PEDRO 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2
GONZALEZ PEREZ, LUIS IGNACIO D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PEREZ LAZAGA, LIOBEL 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
GUERRERO E,, DANGER R 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
MENDEZ MARQUEZ, ROLANDO 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1
PEDROSO G,, YADIER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GONZALEZ PUEBLA, MIGUEL A. L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOPEZ HERNANDEZ, ALEXEI (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOREJON SEOANE, ANGEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CORVO CAPOTE, YUNIER (N) 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 31 2 4 1 0 0 2 24 10 3


SUBSTITUTIONS

ACCION POR INN

(1) STRIKEOUT MENDEZ MARQUEZ, R. 8



SACRIFY: BERNAL H,, O. (2) - VALLE RAMOS, I.
CS: ORTA LUIS, R.
DP: RODRIGUEZ L,, M./MENDEZ MARQUEZ, R./AROZARENA ZAYAS, P.
SANCHEZ LEON, E./GOURRIEL C,, Y.
LEFT ON BASES: HAB (3) SSP (6)


HAB INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

PEDROSO G,, YADIER 2.1 11 5 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
GONZALEZ PUEBLA, MIGUEL A. 4.2 13 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0
MOREJON SEOANE, ANGEL 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 8.0 26 5 5 3 4 5 1 1 1 0





HC: SSP VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

ZAMORA ACOSTA, ADONIS (N) RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
MONTEAGUDO C,, LIVAN 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL R 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
YERO DELIANO, REINIER D 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
BERNAL H,, OSDELVIS SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
VALLE RAMOS, IXIS 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
HERNANDEZ P,, NOELVIS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0




TOTALS 26 5 5 0 0 1 5 27 7 1


SSP INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

HERNANDEZ P,, NOELVIS 7.0 22 2 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL 2.0 9 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0


TOTALS 9.0 31 4 2 0 12 1 0 1 0 0



Santi Spiritus is ahead 1-0.

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Santiago de Cuba Wasps Osmel Cintra recorded the win for the Wasps.


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Outfielder Alexei Bell scored one of the 13 runs for the Wasps who won by the Mercy Rule.

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The Wasps connected 12 hits against the Ciego de Avila Tigers. The serie is now tied one game apiece.


GUILLERMON MONCADA, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 26/04/2006 21:00 CAV vs SCU

JUEGO 726 1/4 DE FINAL



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E

CAV 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 2
SCU 1 0 6 0 6 0 - 13 12 1 KO

G:CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL (9-3)
L: MORA SANCHEZ, ALIEN (9-7)



VS: CAV VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

BORROTO J,, YORBIS SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
PEREZ HERNANDEZ, YORDANIS LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHARLES M,, YORELVIS 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 0
MIRANDA A,, DANNY 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 10 1 0
MARTINEZ DORTA, ISAAC D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FISS MORALES, YOELVIS RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TAMAYO MARTINEZ, YAIBEL 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
MACHADO MORALES, ROGER R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
POLL SOLER, ROGER CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MORA SANCHEZ, ALIEN L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BARROSO PABLO, JOSE ANTONIO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DIAZ GRANADOS, LESTER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 25 2 5 2 0 1 2 18 11 2



NAVAS GONZALEZ, L. (ERROR,5)
CS: PEREZ HERNANDEZ, Y.
DP: MIRANDA A,, D./BORROTO J,, Y./MORA SANCHEZ, A.
BORROTO J,, Y./CHARLES M,, Y./MIRANDA A,, D.
LEFT ON BASES: CAV (4) SCU (3)



CAV INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

MORA SANCHEZ, ALIEN 2.2 13 6 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 0
BARROSO PABLO, JOSE ANTONIO 2.0 10 4 6 6 1 1 1 0 1 0
DIAZ GRANADOS, LESTER 1.1 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALES 6.0 29 12 13 12 1 4 2 0 1 0







HC: SCU VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

MUSTELIER BELL, ROINIER LF 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
NAVAS GONZALEZ, LUIS MIGUEL SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 0
RUIZ BARZAN, JOSE JULIO D 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO R 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
HURTADO P,, REUTILIO CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0
BELL QUINTERO, ALEXEI RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
JORGE MONTERO, ALEXANDER 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0
OLIVERA AMARO, HECTOR 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


TOTALS 29 13 12 5 0 0 12 21 9 1




SCU INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL 6.0 21 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0


TOTALES 7.0 25 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0


Series is tied at one game.

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The game between the Industriales Lions and the La Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers was rain out. The game will resume today.

3 innings

R H E

Lions 0 2 0
Isla 2 5 0

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Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers vs Industriales Lions




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LHP Sergio Espinoza of la Isla de la Juventud recorded the win against the Industriales Lions.
The Lions scored three times in the 9th, but Yoanis Perez hit a single in the bottom of the 9th allowing Juan Carlos Moreno to score the winning run for the Grapefruit Growers.


CRISTOBAL LABRA, ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD 27/04/2006 13:30 IND vs IJV

JUEGO 723 1/4 DE FINAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

IND 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 7 11 1
IJV 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 15 0

W: ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO (8-3)
L: SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS (6-5)



VS: IND VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0
GOMEZ SOTO, YASSER RICHARD RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
MAYETA KERR, ALEXANDER 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
REGUEIRA G,, ALEJANDRO D 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
LINARES ABREU, DOELSY 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
QUINTANA M,, ABDEL SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MESA SAVON, ALDEN R 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
REYES ERICE, RUDY 2B-SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONTIETH H,, FRANK L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
ROLL VALDES-B,, RENIER (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN (1)-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PEREZ GUILLEN, SERGUEI (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOREJON REYES, FRANK CAMILO R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OJITO FLORES, SANDY L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 35 7 11 2 1 0 7 26 12 1


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN

(1) BASE POR BOLAS QUINTANA M,, A. 9
(2) FLY OUT MESA SAVON, A. 9



GARCIA MARTINEZ, V. (ERROR,7)
SF: REYES ERICE, R.
GOMEZ SOTO, Y.
SB: REYES ERICE, R. - FONSECA GARCIA, L.
DP: LINARES ABREU, D./REYES ERICE, R./MAYETA KERR, A.
GALVEZ GUERRA, D./MORENO PEREZ, J./RIVERA D,, L.
QUINTANA M,, A./REYES ERICE, R./MAYETA KERR, A.
LEFT ON BASES: IND (6) IJV (13)



IND INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL 2.0 9 5 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0
MONTIETH H,, FRANK 4.0 18 6 4 3 2 3 0 0 1 0
ROLL VALDES-B,, RENIER (N) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS 2.0 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
OJITO FLORES, SANDY 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 8.2 39 15 8 7 3 6 0 0 2 0




HC: IJV VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

RIVERA D,, LUIS FELIPE 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 12 0 0
PEREZ GARCIA, YOANIS RF 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
ENRIQUEZ TAMAYO, MICHEL 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
DIAZ CORDERO, ORLIS LUIS D 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MOLINA GUERRERO, ROLEXIS LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
GARCIA MARTINEZ, VLADIMIR R 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0
MORENO PEREZ, JUAN CARLOS SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
GALVEZ GUERRA, DAINNIEL 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
FONSECA GARCIA, LUIS YADIEL CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



TOTALS 39 8 15 1 0 1 7 27 12 0



IJV INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO 5.0 21 8 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0
ESPINOSA GARCIA, SERGIO 4.0 14 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0




TOTALS 9.0 35 11 7 7 4 3 1 0 0 0


Isla de la Juventud leads the series 1-0.

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Santi Spiritus Roosters vs Havana Cowboys


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Havana Cowboys veteran Luis Ignacio Gonzalez singled the winning run in the top of the 9th as a pinch hitter. The Roosters came from behind three times (6th, 8th and 9th innings).



JOSE ANTONIO HUELGA, SANCTI SPIRITUS 27/04/2006 21:00 HAB vs SSP

JUEGO 728 1/4 DE FINAL


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

HAB 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 6 14 0
SSP 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 8 2

W: GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL (5-5)
L: PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL (10-8)




VS: HAB VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

RODRIGUEZ L,, MICHEL SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
LINARES I,, JUAN CARLOS CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MOLINET D,, ERNESTO RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
ORTA LUIS, RAFAEL LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
AROZARENA ZAYAS, PEDRO D 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
PEREZ LAZAGA, LIOBEL 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0
GUERRERO E,, DANGER R 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
ZULUETA G,, ROBERTO 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
MENDEZ MARQUEZ, ROLANDO 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0
MARTINEZ M,, JONDER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RODRIGUEZ M,, KENNY L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GONZALEZ PEREZ, LUIS IGNACIO (1)-D 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0


TOTALS 35 6 14 1 0 0 6 27 8 0


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN

(1) HIT AROZARENA ZAYAS, P. 9
(A) WALKED BERNAL H,, O. 8
(B) STRUCKOUT VALLE RAMOS, I. 8










SACRIFRICES: LINARES I,, J. - ZULUETA G,, R. - PEREZ LAZAGA, L.
DP: PEREZ LAZAGA, L./ZULUETA G,, R. - ZAMORA ACOSTA, A./MONTEAGUDO C,, L.
GOURRIEL C,, Y./VALLE RAMOS, I./MONTEAGUDO C,, L.
LEFT ON BASES: HAB (9) SSP (6)



HAB INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

MARTINEZ M,, JONDER 5.2 21 6 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
RODRIGUEZ M,, KENNY 1.2 6 1 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
GARCIA SANCHEZ, JOSE ANGEL 1.2 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 9.0 33 8 5 5 9 5 1 1 0 0



HC: SSP VB C H 2B 3B HR CI O A E

ZAMORA ACOSTA, ADONIS (R) RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
MONTEAGUDO C,, LIVAN 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL R 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 1
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH LF 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
YERO DELIANO, REINIER D 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
BERNAL H,, OSDELVIS SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
VALLE RAMOS, IXIS 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MENDOZA ALFONSO, YUNIER (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DELGADO PEDROSO, YOANNY (B) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VARELA H,, ELIECER 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARROZARENA A,, OMAR SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 33 5 8 2 0 1 5 27 12 2



SSP INN VB H C CL SO BB BI WP DB BK

COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI 5.1 20 7 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL 2.2 11 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 9.0 35 14 6 5 3 4 3 0 0 0

The series is tied at one game apiece.

[Kiefer]

Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Growers beat the Industriales Lions for the second time, 2-1 in extra innings.

Isla de la Juventud now leads the series 2-0.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 C H E
IND 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
IJV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 0

W: AGUILERA RIVES, DANNI (1-2)
L: MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL (9-6)

[Kiefer]

Santiago de Cuba Wasps beat the Ciego de Avila Tigers in extra innings, 5-2.

Santiago de Cuba now leads the series 2-1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 C H E
SCU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 23 1
CAV 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0

W: RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX (10-2)
L: MORA SANCHEZ, ALIEN (9-8)
S: ROMERO TURCAS, ORMARI (1)

[Kiefer]

Villa Clara easily beat Granma, 10-3.

Villa Clara is now ahead 2-1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 10 13 0
GRA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3

W: HERNANDEZ SOLAS, VLADIMIR (7-3)
L: SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (10-5)
HR: Dayan Viciedo

[Kiefer]

Santiago de Cuba won the series 3-1 today by beating Ciego de Avila, 6-3.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SCU 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
CAV 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 7 2

W: VERA PERALTA, NORGE LUIS (4-3)
L: FOLCH VERA, MAIKEL (11-1)
S: CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL (3)





Sancti Spiritus beat Habana 10-4, and now Sancti Spiritus is ahead 2-1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 10 10 0
HAB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 14 1

W: ARAGON R,, YOVANI (10-6)
L: GONZALEZ L,, YULIESKI (9-7)

[Kiefer]

Granma beat Villa Clara, 5-4, and now the series is tied 2-2.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
VCL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 7 3
GRA 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 8 2

W: MARTINEZ F,, LEANDRO (N) (4-1)
L: BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS (12-6)



Finally, Industriales won today. The final score was Industriales 7, Isla de la Juventud 4. Isla de la Juventud is ahead 2-1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
IJV 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 3
IND 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 7 11 0


W: MONTIETH H,, FRANK (8-5)
L: GARCIA ALVAREZ, RONALD (6-5)
S: MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL (2)

[Agente Libre]

Cubano100% -- You know anything about this Jose Julio Ruiz guy from Santiago who hit .357 (#7) this year? I've never heard of him.

[Kiefer]

Sancti Spiritus beat Habana 9-5. Sancti Spiritus advances to the semifinal.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
SSP 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 9 10 0
HAB 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 1

W: PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL (11-8)
L: PEDROSO G,, YADIER (8-7)
S: JIMENES S,, ISMEL (10)




Industriales beat Isla de la Juventud, 10-0 by the mercy rule, now the series is tied 2-2.



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C H E
IJV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
IND 3 2 0 0 5 0 - 10 10 1 KO


W: DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL (7-1)
L: MIGUEL GOVIN, GERVASIO (3-5)

[Cuba_fan]

[QUOTE=Kiefer]Sancti Spiritus beat Habana 9-5. Sancti Spiritus advances to the semifinal.


YES!!!! :gt :laugh

[Kiefer]

Cubano100% -- You know anything about this Jose Julio Ruiz guy from Santiago who hit .357 (#7) this year? I've never heard of him.

I think Cubano will be back on Wednesday. I also have never heard of that guy.

[Kiefer]

Granma beat Villa Clara, 2-1. Granma advances to the semifinal, and will face Santiago de Cuba.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
GRA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
VCL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1

W: LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL (8-5)
L: BORROTO JIMENEZ, LUIS (12-7)
S: LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO (2)

[Kiefer]

Industriales once again beat Isla de la Juventud by the mercy rule, 11-1. Industriales will face Sancti Spiritus in the semifinal.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C H E
IND 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 1 11 15 1 KO
IJV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1

W: SUAREZ L,, DEINYS (9-3)
L: YANES ARTILES, CARLOS ALBERTO (12-5)

[Cubano100%]

Cubano100% -- You know anything about this Jose Julio Ruiz guy from Santiago who hit .357 (#7) this year? I've never heard of him.


Let me ask some Cuban guys from Santiago de Cuba about him.

[Cubano100%]

Thank you Kiefer for the info. I am sure some BBF users are thankfull too.


Semifinals or League Championship Series


East:

Santiago de Cuba Wasps vs Granma Sorrels


The Wasps are the current champ and finished on top of the group D. Granma is a hard hitting team who led group D during the first half of the season.

West:

Industriales Lions vs Santi Spiritus Roosters

These two teams faced each other last year.
The Lions came back from 2 games to none to beat Isla de la Juventud. The Blues also have a lot of tradition and are acostumed to play under pressure.
The Roosters have Yuliesky Gourriel who is arguably the best Cuban player and they won 25 consecutive games during the regular season.
http://www.escambray.islagrande.cu/Esp/Deporte/images/Dyulieski.gif
The Roosters are counting on Yuliesky Gourriel

http://www.escambray.islagrande.cu/Esp/Deporte/images/SSvsHabana.jpg
The Roosters are a dangerous team. Eriel Sanchez, Angel Pena and Manager Lourdes Gourriel

[Cubano100%]

Agente: this is the response I got about Jose Julio Ruiz. Let me know if you need any help with the translation. Bulto is Cuban slang for bust. He is around 19 years old.

José Julio Ruiz es novato, esta es su primera serie nacional y se ha ganado el tercer puesto de la alineación por su bateo de promedio. Al principio pensé que iba a ser un bulto, pero parece que no lo es. Terminó esta serie con AVE de 356. No parece tener mucho poder, sólo conectó 2 HR, 2 3B y 14 2B. Según he oído tiene 19 años, pero no estoy muy seguro porque no conozco una web donde pueda extraer los datos personales de los peloteros cubanos.

No sé si lo has visto, pero se ve fuerte físicamente y tiene buena estatura. Sin dudas es el relevo natural de Pedro Poll en el equipo de Santiago.

[Agente Libre]

Danny Betancourt hasn't pitched in weeks for Santiago. Must be an injury. Anyone know what is wrong with him?

[Tyke]

Hi Guys, first post on these boards! I'm a UK baseball fan, coming to the game somewhat late in life and have really enjoyed discovering the history of the game and following the Red Sox in MLB. I really got interested in the WBC and focused particularly on the Cuba team, so I'm now trying to find out as much as I can about the game on the isalnd, both in the present day and also its history. I have just ordered "Pride of Havana" and hope that will give me some historical information. Are there any other books or sources you guys can recommend? Also, as far as the present is concerned, I have found the FCBA site and am having some fun trying to figure things out. Are there any English language sources for games reports and box scores? Actually, I really AM having fun trying to understand the Spanish, with the aid of a large dictionary and I know that, in the long term, it will be better for me to continue to make that effort -I am due to retire soon and my first "project" is learning Spanish - but at the moment I am eager to find out more, so I am looking for short cuts! Thanks in advance - and I really do appreciate the info I have already got from these boards in a very short time.
Go Roosters :clapping

[Agente Libre]

Tyke: The best book about Cuban baseball is "The Duke of Havana" by Steve Fainaru & Ray Sanchez (2002). Focuses mostly on El Duque but gives a good idea of Cuban baseball, defectors, etc.

Not many English-language sources of info. Cubanball.com is one.

[Tyke]

Muchas gracias, Agente Libre. [See, my Spanish is improving by the day! :D ] Glad to see the Roosters come back against Industriales.

[Cubano100%]

EAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP



GRANMA SORRELS VS SANTIAGO DE CUBA WASPS


http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-05-06/1012822/11302.jpg
Wasps veteran catcher Rolando Merino homer to put his team ahead 2-0 in the fifth.

Wasps starter Ormary Romero injured himself during his warmups but
Félix Rivera and Alberto Bicet combined to shutout the Sorrels who managed only 4 hits.

http://www.lademajagua.co.cu/IMAGES/may2006/alberto_soto.jpg
Sorrels starter and rookie of the year candidate Alberto Soto had to leave the game in the fifth due to a leg injury when the game was still scoreless.

GAME 1


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

GRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
SCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 - 5 10 1



W: RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX (11-2)
L: GONZALEZ R,, YANIER (8-7)
S: BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO (10)





GRA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
CABRERA PEDROSO, RICARDO RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NARANJO ALEAGA, MARCOS D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
RODRIGUEZ F,, LUIS FAUSTINO 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
CALAÑA PEREZ, YORDAN 3B-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GONZALEZ R,, YANIER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RODRIGUEZ V,, YUNIER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TAMAYO TAMAYO, RAMON (1) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VEGA MACEO, PEDRO 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BERMUDEZ LEON, MANUEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 31 0 4 1 0 0 0 24 10 0




SCU AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

MUSTELIER BELL, ROINIER LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
NAVAS GONZALEZ, LUIS MIGUEL SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
RUIZ BARZAN, JOSE JULIO 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO R 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 0
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO D 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HURTADO P,, REUTILIO CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
BELL QUINTERO, ALEXEI RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
JORGE MONTERO, ALEXANDER 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
OLIVERA AMARO, HECTOR 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0



TOTALS 29 5 10 3 0 1 5 27 10 1



SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN

(1) SINGLED FONSECA ALCEA, M. 8


GRA INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

SOTO LA O, ALBERTO (R) 5.0 15 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
GONZALEZ R,, YANIER 1.0 4 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
RODRIGUEZ V,, YUNIER 1.1 7 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
BERMUDEZ LEON, MANUEL 0.2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 8.0 29 10 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 0


SCU INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

RIVERA DUARTE, FELIX 7.0 24 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO 2.0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0



TOTALS 9.0 31 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0




Santiago de Cuba leads the series 1-0.

[Cubano100%]

EAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP


GRANMA SORRELS VS SANTIAGO DE CUBA WASPS

http://www.jit.cu/fotos/IV-S-L-Osmel-Cintra-SAG-.jpg
Osmel Cintra guided the Wasps to their second victory. The Wasps abandoned their nest to conduct a 11 hit attack on Sorrels pitching.





GAME 2



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

GRA 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4
SCU 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 - 9 11 0

W: CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL (10-3)
L: LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO (9-8)
S: BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO (11)


GRA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
CABRERA PEDROSO, RICARDO RF 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 0
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEJERANO M,, VICTOR VICENTE 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 1
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO R 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
RODRIGUEZ F,, LUIS FAUSTINO 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
CALAÑA PEREZ, YORDAN 3B-SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RODRIGUEZ JORGE, ALEXEI L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
NARANJO ALEAGA, MARCOS (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VEGA MACEO, PEDRO 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
BENITEZ PEREZ, MIRALIS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 33 3 9 2 2 0 3 24 11 4



SCU AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

MUSTELIER BELL, ROINIER LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
NAVAS GONZALEZ, LUIS MIGUEL SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
RUIZ BARZAN, JOSE JULIO 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO R 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO D 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
HURTADO P,, REUTILIO CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
BELL QUINTERO, ALEXEI RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 4 5 0 0
JORGE MONTERO, ALEXANDER 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 0
OLIVERA AMARO, HECTOR 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0
CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0


TOTALS 33 9 11 2 0 3 9 27 13 0

SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN


(1) SO FONSECA ALCEA, M. 7



GRA INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

LICEA GONZALEZ, CIRO SILVINO 3.0 14 6 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
RODRIGUEZ JORGE, ALEXEI 4.1 16 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
BENITEZ PEREZ, MIRALIS 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 8.0 33 11 9 7 2 2 0 0 1 0


SCU INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

CINTRA VALVERDE, OSMEL 6.1 25 8 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO 2.2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0


TOTALS 9.0 33 9 3 3 3 2 0 0 1 0


Santiago de Cuba leads the series 2-0.

[Cubano100%]

WEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP


SANTI SPIRITUS ROOSTERS VS INDUSTRIALES LIONS


http://www.jit.cu/fotos/Alexander-Mayeta-.jpg
Lions Alexander Mayeta drove three runs with a triple.

http://www.jit.cu/fotos/Ifreidi-Coss.jpg
Roosters starter Ifreidi Coss allowed three earned runs in the loss.


GAME 1


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

IND 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 9 14 1
SSP 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 1




IND AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 0
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
GOMEZ SOTO, YASSER RICHARD RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
MAYETA KERR, ALEXANDER 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 12 0 0
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY LF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
REGUEIRA G,, ALEJANDRO D 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LINARES ABREU, DOELSY 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
MOREJON REYES, FRANK CAMILO R 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 7 1 0
REYES ERICE, RUDY SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
MONTIETH H,, FRANK L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ROLL VALDES-B,, RENIER (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTTAMENDI DE G,, YASSER (1)-D 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


TOTALS 37 9 14 2 1 0 8 27 14 1





SSP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

ZAMORA ACOSTA, ADONIS (N) RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
VALLE RAMOS, IXIS 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL R 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 1
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
YERO DELIANO, REINIER D 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BERNAL H,, OSDELVIS SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
SANTOYA ZULUETA, YASIEL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MENDOZA ALFONSO, YUNIER (A)-1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MORALES HERRERA, LIUBER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MONTEAGUDO C,, LIVAN (B)-RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 32 2 8 1 0 0 2 27 12 1


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN


(1) PINCH RUNNER REGUEIRA G,, A. 9
(A) FLIED OUT SANTOYA ZULUETA, Y. 4
(B) WALKED ZAMORA ACOSTA, A. 7


IND INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

MONTIETH H,, FRANK 6.1 23 5 2 2 7 6 0 1 0 0
ROLL VALDES-B,, RENIER (R) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL 2.1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 9.0 32 8 2 2 8 6 0 1 0 0


SSP INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI 5.0 19 6 3 3 4 6 1 0 0 0
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL 0.1 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0
MORALES HERRERA, LIUBER 3.2 15 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 9.0 37 14 9 8 6 8 2 0 0 0


W: MONTIETH H,, FRANK (9-5)
L: COSS GOMEZ, IFREIDI (8-3)
S: MARTI CARRILLO, YADEL (3)



Industriales leads the series 1-0.

[Cubano100%]

WEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP


SANTI SPIRITUS ROOSTERS VS INDUSTRIALES LIONS


http://www.jit.cu/fotos/Carlos%20Tabares%20IND.jpg
Industriales Lions CF Carlos Tavares had the winning hit driving two runs in the fourth. Tavares also made several expectacular catches in the outfield. Deinys Suarez struckout Roosters Frederich Cepeda and Eriel Sanchez in the ninth to preserve the Lions victory.

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-05-08/1012841/11304.jpg
Lions SS Rudy Reyes was the best hitter in game two.



Game 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

IND 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 2
SSP 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 1




IND AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 0
GOMEZ SOTO, YASSER RICHARD RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MAYETA KERR, ALEXANDER 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
LINARES ABREU, DOELSY 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
PEREZ GUILLEN, SERGUEI D 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOREJON REYES, FRANK CAMILO R 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
REYES ERICE, RUDY SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 0
OJITO FLORES, SANDY L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROLL VALDES-B,, RENIER (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DESPAIGNE ORUE, ODRISAMER (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUAREZ L,, DEINYS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 32 6 9 2 0 0 4 27 8 2





SSP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

MONTEAGUDO C,, LIVAN RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MENDOZA ALFONSO, YUNIER 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 8 4 0
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL R 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
YERO DELIANO, REINIER D 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BERNAL H,, OSDELVIS SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 2 0
VALLE RAMOS, IXIS 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
LICOR RODRIGUEZ, RAMON L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
VARELA H,, ELIECER (A)-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DELGADO PEDROSO, YOANNY (B) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ZAMORA ACOSTA, ADONIS (N) RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

TOTALS 35 4 10 1 0 1 3 27 13 1


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN


(A) FLY OUT VALLE RAMOS, I. 8
(B) ROLLING OUT MONTEAGUDO C, L. 8


IND INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

OJITO FLORES, SANDY 2.1 13 6 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
SANCHEZ DE LA C, ARLEYS 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
ROLL VALDES, RENIER (N) 3.2 11 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
DESPAIGNE ORUE, ODRISAMER (N) 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
SUAREZ L, DEINYS 2.1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 9.0 35 10 4 4 5 6 0 2 0 0


SSP INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

LICOR RODRIGUEZ, RAMON 1.2 7 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 1 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL 7.1 25 7 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 0




TOTALS 9.0 32 9 6 6 4 3 0 1 2 0


W: ROLL VALDES, RENIER (R) (4-2)
L: JIMENES S, ISMEL (7-4)
S: SUAREZ L, DEINYS (2)


Industriales leads the series 2-0.

[Cubano100%]

EAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP


GRANMA SORRELS VS SANTIAGO DE CUBA WASPS

http://www.jit.cu/fotos/44-Serie-Ronny-Mustelier.jpg
Wasps Ronnier Mustelier connected the third Santiago de Cuba home run of the game.

http://www.cubahora.co.cu/database/noticia/2006-05-09/1012840/11305.jpg
Wasps RHP Alberto Biscet has worked in the three games so far.


http://www.lademajagua.co.cu/IMAGES/may2006/misael_lopez.jpg
The San Felipe Cyclone, veteran RHP Misael Lopez of the Granma Sorrels, could not make it out the fourth in game 3. Lopez is in his 20th Cuban season.


GAME 3



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

SCU 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 12 2
GRA 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 11 0


SCU AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

MUSTELIER BELL, ROINIER LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
NAVAS GONZALEZ, LUIS MIGUEL SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
RUIZ BARZAN, JOSE JULIO 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 11 3 0
MERIÑO B,, ROLANDO R 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 1 0
POLL MARTINEZ, PEDRO D 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HURTADO P,, REUTILIO CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
BELL QUINTERO, ALEXEI RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
JORGE MONTERO, ALEXANDER 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
OLIVERA AMARO, HECTOR 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
CARRION DELISLE, ALBERT L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
BENAVIDES MUÑOZ, MANUEL (1)-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
PUIG TROMPETA, ANGEL LUIS L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 35 5 12 2 0 3 5 27 11 2


GRA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

FONSECA ALCEA, MARCOS SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
CABRERA PEDROSO, RICARDO RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
CESPEDES M,, YOHENIS CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DESPAIGNE R,, ALFREDO LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
SAMON MATAMOROS, YORDANIS 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
TAMAYO TAMAYO, RAMON D 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FERRALES J,, LUIS ALBERTO R 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 6 1 0
RODRIGUEZ F,, LUIS FAUSTINO 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0
CALAÑA PEREZ, YORDAN 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARTINEZ F,, LEANDRO (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NARANJO ALEAGA, MARCOS (A) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VEGA MACEO, PEDRO 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 35 3 11 2 0 0 3 27 8 0


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN


(1) PINCH RUNNER NAVAS GONZALEZ, L. 5
(A) FLIED OUT CALAÑA PEREZ, Y. 8


SCU INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

CARRION DELISLE, ALBERT 4.2 16 4 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0
PUIG TROMPETA, ANGEL LUIS 0.1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO 4.0 16 5 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 9.0 35 11 3 1 7 4 0 1 0 0

GRA INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL 4.1 17 7 3 3 3 3 0 0 1 0
MARTINEZ F,, LEANDRO (R) 4.2 18 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0


TOTALS 9.0 35 12 5 5 6 4 0 0 1 0


W: BICET LABRADA, ALBERTO (8-8)
L: LOPEZ MORENO, MISAEL (8-6)



Santiago de Cuba leads the series 3-0.

[Cubano100%]

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The Industriales Lions beat the Santi Spiritus Roosters twice in Santi Spiritus. Now the series move to the Latinoamericano Stadium in Havana City where the Lions will try to advance to the Cuban Championship Series.



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Many Cubans fans are dreaming of another championship series between the Santiago de Cuba Wasps vs the Industriales Lions.



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Lions manager Rey Vicente Anglada

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Wasps manager Antonio Pacheco


Anglada and Pacheco rank among the best Cuban second baseman of all time.

[Cubano100%]

Danny Betancourt hasn't pitched in weeks for Santiago. Must be an injury. Anyone know what is wrong with him?


The doctor said he is not allowed to pitch for now. I also heard an interview with the Santiago de Cuba doctor during the regular season that he was working with Betancourt and Vera in their rehabs. Vera is already pitching but not too much.

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The doctor said he is not allowed to pitch for now. I also heard an interview with the Santiago de Cuba doctor during the regular season that he was working with Betancourt and Vera in their rehabs. Vera is already pitching but not too much.

Do you know what the specific injury is for Betancourt?

[Cubano100%]

I have to watch the video I got when Santiago played Industriales in Havana. The interviewed the doctor in that game.

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WEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP


SANTI SPIRITUS ROOSTERS VS INDUSTRIALES LIONS




GAME 3


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Rooster Reinier Yero punished Lions pitching in game 3.

More than 50, 000 fans came to see this game at the Latinoamericano stadium. The hard fought game lasted 4 hours and 35 minutes and Santi Spiritus Roosters closer, Ismel Jiménez, prevented a comeback from the Lions. Jimenez used his velocity, control and courage to stop the Lions from tying the game in the ninth when they loaded the bases with no outs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E

SSP 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 11 3
IND 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 2



SSP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

ZAMORA ACOSTA, ADONIS (N) RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
MONTEAGUDO C,, LIVAN 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
GOURRIEL C,, YULIESKY 3B 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
SANCHEZ LEON, ERIEL R 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
CEPEDA CRUZ, FREDERICH LF 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
YERO DELIANO, REINIER D 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0
BERNAL H,, OSDELVIS SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1
VALLE RAMOS, IXIS 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
GOURRIEL C,, YUNIESKY CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
ARAGON R,, YOVANI L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DELGADO PEDROSO, YOANNY R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0



TOTALS 34 8 11 2 1 0 7 27 6 3



IND AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI O A E

DIAZ MARTINEZ, ENRIQUE ESTEBAN 2B 6 1 4 0 1 0 4 1 2 0
TABARES PADILLA, CARLOS ALBERTO CF 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
GOMEZ SOTO, YASSER RICHARD RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
MAYETA KERR, ALEXANDER 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
URGELLES COBAS, YOANDRY LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
REGUEIRA G,, ALEJANDRO D 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LINARES ABREU, DOELSY 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MOREJON REYES, FRANK CAMILO R 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0
REYES ERICE, RUDY SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
DIAZ SIGLER, MAICEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DESPAIGNE ORUE, ODRISAMER (N) L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MENENDEZ ACEA, FRANK JAVIER L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BELTRAN C,, DARWIN RAFAEL L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SCULL HERNANDEZ, ANTONIO (A) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MESA SAVON, ALDEN R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
PEREZ GUILLEN, SERGUEI (B) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTTAMENDI DE G,, YASSER (C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 39 6 11 2 1 0 6 27 11 2


SUBSTITUTIONS

FOR INN


(A) FLIED OUT MOREJON REYES, F. 7
(B) SO MESA SAVON, A. 9
(C) PINCH RUNNER LINARES ABREU, D. 9





SSP INN AB H R ER SO BB IW WP DB BK

ARAGON R,, YOVANI 7.0 30 8 5 1 5 5 0 0 1 0
PEÑA GARCIA, ANGEL 1.0 5 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
JIMENES S,, ISMEL 1.0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0


TOTALS 9.0 39 11 6 2 8 7 0 0 1 0