Dominican Winter League 2005

[Licey Fan]

League Leaders as of December 5 :radio

This are the teams signals:

Licey: L
Eagles: AC
Bulls: AZ
Stars: EO
Lions: E
Giants: GC

Average (2.7 Plate appearances per game)
E. Rodger (EO) .366, E. Germán (Az) .346, N. Cruz (Gc) .323, A. Peña (E) .319, B. Castro (AC) .319, A. Gómez (AC) .317, B. Peña (GC) .314, E. Wilson (E) .312, , W. Otañez (L) .308, E. Garabito (Az) .308.

Runs Scored
E. Germán (Az) 30, B. Castro (AC) 25, A. Núñez (EO) 24, W. Betemit (E) 24, N. Gorneaut (Az) 23

RBI
C. Rogowiski (Az) 27, J. Guzmán (EO) 26, A. Peña (E) 25, A. Gómez (AC) 24, N. Gorneault (Az) 24, N. Cruz (GC) 24, L. Terrero (Az) 23, W. Otañez (L) 23

Hits
B. Castro (AC) 51, E. Germán (Az) 47, A. Peña (E) 44, W. Otañez (L) 41, A. Núñez (EO) 41, N. Gorneault (Az) 40, A. Gómez (Ac) 38, E. Peña (E) 38, E. Garabito (Az) 38, C. Rogowiski (AZ) 38, A. Hernández (L) 37, B.Peña (GC) 37, E. Aybar (L) 36

Doubles
A. Gómez (Ac) 14, C. Rogowski (Az) 12, N. Gorneault (Az) 10, J. Camilio (EO) 10, J. Guzmán (EO) 9, E. Garabito (Az) 8, W. Betemit (E) 8, B. Peña (GC) 8, W. Otañez (L) 8, E. Rodger (EO) 8

Triples
A. Núñez (EO) 3, B. Castro (AC) 3, A. de Aza (EO) 3, F. Pie (L) 2, T. Peña Jr. (AC) 2

HR
N. Castro (GC) 9, R. Mulhern (AC) 8, W. Betemit (E) 6, J. Bautista (L) 6, I. Alcántara (E) 5, J. Guzmán (EO) 5, M. López (AC) 5, W. Otañez (L) 5

Stolen Bases
E. Germán (Az) 24 , B. Castro (AC) 11, E. Aybar (L) 10, J. Gathright (E) 9, F. Guzmán (EO) 9, L. Terrero (Az) 6

Pitching
J. Miller (AC) 3-0, 1000, J. Peralta (GC) 3-0, 1000, R. Valdez (Az) 5-1, 833, F. Heredia (Az) 4-1, 800, R. Miniel (EO) 3-1, 750, A. Heilman (L) 3-1, 750, F. Díaz (L) 3-1, 750, M. Saladín (Az) 3-1, 750

ERA
J. Miller (AC) 1.45, F. Heredia (Az) 2.50, R. Valdez (Az) 2.54, D. Linton (EO) 2.84, N. Rodríguez (E) 3.38

K
R. Valdez (Az) 49, J. Fernández (AC) 35, D. Linton (EO) 30, W. Abreu (Az) 30, J. Miller (AC) 29, A. Martínez (EO) 27, J. Bong (EO) 25, J. Vasquez (GC) 24, N. Rodríguez (E) 23

Saves
Y. Brazoban (L) 11, J. Veras (E) 5, S. Ramírez (AC) 4, M. de la Rosa (Az) 3, A. Muñoz (AC) 3

[Licey Fan]

Bulls secure 2nd... Eagles and Tigers remain at the top

Edison Volquez threw 5 dominant innings, and marked the way to a 2-0 victory over the lions. He allowed just 3 hits and gave up 2 bases, while striking out 7.

In another pitcher duel, the tigers got the best part, and took care of the giants 2-1. Felix Diaz won that game pitching 6 innings, where he allowed 7 hits and one earned run. He struck out 3 and walked one. The losing pitcher was Jose Capellan, who pitched good, but not good enough. 7 strong innings allowing 2 runs, 5 hits, struck out 4 and walked 2. Pedro Liriano, Jorge Sosa and Yhency Brazoban finished Felix Diaz's work. Brazoban got his 12th save.

In Santiago, the eagles kept pace with the tigers, pounding the stars 7-3. Arnaldo Muñoz got the win in a relief effort, while Anastacio Martinez lost his 3rd game of the season. Willie Mo Peña homered for the eagles.

Today's Games
Tigers @ Giants
Valerio De los Santos 1-0 4.11 vs. Aquilino Lopez 2-2 4.06

Bulls @ Lions
Raul Valdez 5-1 2.54 vs. Nerio Rodriguez 3-3 3.38

Eagles @ Stars
Robinson Tejeda 0-0 2.57 vs. Luis Martinez 0-1 12.26


Here are the updated standings:

Team W-L GB WPct Strk Home Away
Eagles 22-16 0.0 .568 1W
Licey 22-16 0.0 .568 1W
Bulls 21-17 1.0 .541 3W
Lions 20-18 2.0 .541 1L
Stars 15-23 6.0 .405 2L
Giants 13-25 9.0 .351 2L

[Licey Fan]

All games rained out

Nothing else to say... All games were moved to next monday, as this weekend is an off weekend because of the Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico all star game... I'll post the rosters as soon as they're ready

Today's Games
Giants @ Bulls
Aquilino Lopez 2-2 4.06 vs. Raul Valdez 5-1 2.54

Stars @ Lions
Jung Bong 1-3 4.22 vs. Román Colón 0-1 10.79

Tigers @ Eagles
Eric Knott 4-3 3.78 vs. Robinson Tejeda 0-0 2.57

Here are the updated standings:

Team W-L GB WPct Strk Home Away
Eagles 22-16 0.0 .568 1W
Licey 22-16 0.0 .568 1W
Bulls 21-17 1.0 .541 3W
Lions 20-18 2.0 .541 1L
Stars 15-23 6.0 .405 2L
Giants 13-25 9.0 .351 2L

[baseball24/7]

Hey Licey Fan

If you want information on any particular player, as if its played, what's his dominican team, etc, feel free to ask

I would really appreciate it if you could let me know how Felix Heredia was doing. What is stats are, where the box scores are for the team he plays for, where I can access this information, etc.

Thanks much in advance

[Licey Fan]

I would really appreciate it if you could let me know how Felix Heredia was doing. What is stats are, where the box scores are for the team he plays for, where I can access this information, etc.

Thanks much in advance

He's 2nd right now (in my opinion) in the pitcher of the year race, behind fellow teammate Raul Valdez. He pitches for the Eastern Bulls, which play in the city of La Romana.

2005-06 Season Stats:

4-1, 2.50ERA, .201OBA, 7GS, 36.0 IP, 27H, 15R, 10ER, 13BB, 24K, 1.11WHIP

[Licey Fan]

Tigers beat the Eagles when it counts, now alone in 1st!

Erick Aybar, Anderson Hernandez and Napoleon Calzado (in that order in the picture) combined for 10 of the 17 hits of the tigers, and the tigers pounded the Eagles 10-3. Aybar went 5-5, including a double and 2 scored, and got in bases in his 6 plate appereances, as he also got a base on ball. Hernandez went 3-5, Calzado 2-5, Jose Offerman 3-5 and Jose Bautista hit a 2 run shut. Jose Lima was the losing pitcher allowing 4 earned in 4 innings. The victory leaves the tigers alone in 1st place. Licey's magic number is now down to 5.

In Santo Domingo, the Lions could hold on and win an exciting pitching duel 2-1. Doug Linton (stars) and Roman Colon (lions) were both pitching a shutout until the bottom of the 6th, when Enrique Wilson hit a solo shot... The game was 1-0 until the top of the 9th, when the stars tied up the game, but then a good base running in the bottom of the 9th of Neifi Perez, that lead to a throwing error from Manny Alexander, let the winning run score. They now tie at 3rd place.

In La Romana, Raul Valdez wasn't as effective as always, allowing 4 runs, and Aquilino Lopez pitched 6.1 innings, struck out 4 and walked one, allowing no runs. The final score was 4-1. On the losing end, Esteban German keeps up with his MVP season, and went 3-5

Today's Games
Bulls @ Tigers
Jose Mercedes 2-3 5.87 vs. Manny Aybar 0-0 2.02

Giants @ Stars
Elizardo Ramirez 0-3 5.21 vs. Tom Shearn 1-1 3.04

Lions @ Eagles
Nerio Rodriguez 3-3 3.38 vs. TBA

Here are the updated standings:

Team W-L GB WPct Strk Home Away
Licey 23-16 0.0 .590 2W
Eagles 22-17 1.0 .564 1L
Bulls 21-18 2.0 .538 1L
Lions 21-18 2.0 .538 1W
Stars 15-24 7.0 .385 3L
Giants 13-26 10.0 .333 3L

[tonypug]

Is Julio Franco playing this winter? He just signed with the Mets.

[Licey Fan]

Is Julio Franco playing this winter? He just signed with the Mets.

No. He's not playing, and I think he won't play. He's owned by the stars, and it seems they won't make the playoffs... He hasn't played since the 1999-2000 season

[Licey Fan]

Licey, Eagles and Stars win before All-Star Break

The Tigers stopped the bulls run, by shutin them out 8-0. Valerio de los Santos got the win pitching 5 strong innings. Daniel Cabrera got the loss. The Magic number's now reduced to 4.

In Santiago, the Eagles did their part, and took care of the Lions of the Lions 7-1. Willie Mo Peña homered and double, to lead the offense. Joaquin Benoit made a strong debut, pitching 3 shutout innings. Mac Suzuki got the loss. Their magic number's now 5.

The Stars practically took the Giants out of playoff contention by blowing them up 6-1. Chris Michalak pitched 5.2 Innings, allowing one earned.

The season now takes the all star break and we start the downstrecht to the end of the season. 40 games gone, 10 to go. Regular season ends december 22, and top 4 teams advance.

Today's Games
Off Day

Tomorrow's Game

Dominican Republic All-Stars vs. Puerto Rico All-Stars
Hiram Bithorn Stadium. 5pm


Here are the updated standings:

Team W-L GB WPct Strk Home Away
Licey 24-16 0.0 .600 3W
Eagles 23-17 1.0 .575 1W
Bulls 21-19 3.0 .525 2L
Lions 21-19 3.0 .525 2W
Stars 16-24 7.0 .400 1W
Giants 13-27 11.0 .325 4L

[Licey Fan]

All Star game today in Puerto Rico

Today at 4pm is going to be played the interleague all-star game between the dominican league all stars vs. the puertorican league all stars. They have been 2 of this games previously. The first one was in 2003, won by Puerto Rico 14-7 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium. Last year, Dominican Republic tied up the series at home (Quisqueya Stadium), and beat Puerto Rico 7-6.

There's supposed to be a 3x3 homerun derby. The dominican candidates will be Willie Mo Peña (6HR), Willis Otañez (5HR) and Nelson Cruz (9).

Dominican Roster

Alberto Castillo - C - AC
Angel Peña - C - E
Brayan Peña - C - GC
Ronnie Paulino - C - AZ
Eddy Garabito - IF - AZ
Edward Rogers - IF - EO
Edwin Encarnación - IF - AC
Esteban German - IF - AZ
Joel Guzmán - IF - EO
Willis Otáñez - IF - L
Bernie Castro - IF/OF - AC
Napoleón Calzado - IF/OF - L
Abraham Núñez - OF - EO
Alexis Gómez - OF - AC
Luis Terrero - OF - AZ
Nelson Cruz - OF - GC
Luis Polonia - OF/DH - AC
Anastacio Martínez - P - EO
Aquilino López - P - GC
Félix Díaz - P - L
Greg Aquino - P - EO
Joel Peralta - P - GC
José Veras - P - E
Miguel Saladín - P - AZ
Nerio Rodríguez - P - E
Santiago Ramírez - P - AC
Winston Abreu - P - AZ
Yhency Brazobán - P - L
Arnaldo Muñoz - P - AC
Félix Fermín - Manager - AC


Puerto Rico Roster

Yadier Molina - C - Carolina
John Lynn Pachot - C -Manatí
Wilbert Nieves - C - Mayagüez
Raúl Casanova - C - Ponce
Alex Cora - IF - Caguas
Alex Cintrón - IF - Caguas
Rubén Gotay - IF - Carolina
Edwards Guzmán - IF - Arecibo
Juan Figueroa - IF - Mayagüez
Donny León - IF - Caguas
Javier Valentín - IF/OF - Manatí
Luis A. Figueroa - IF - Mayagüez
José León - IF -Manatí
Luis D. Figueroa - IF - Carolina
José-Tony-Valentín - OF - Manatí
José Velázquez - OF - Arecibo
Pedro Valdez - OF - Carolina
John Rodríguez - OF - Manatí
Jorge Padilla - OF - Caguas
Eric Reed - OF - Mayagüez
Juan Padilla - P - Caguas
Johnny Luján - P - Caguas
William Collazo - P - Carolina
Chris Cooper - P - Arecibo
Stevenson Agosto - P - Arecibo
Bill Pulsipher - P - Mayagüez
Jean Carlos Alvarado - P - Ponce
Juan Carlos Romero - P - Carolina
Federico Báez - P - Manatí
William Vázquez - P - Manatí
Matt Whiteside - P - Mayagüez
Josué Matos - P - Carolina
José Santiago - P - Carolina
Mako Oliveras - Manager - Mayagüez

[baseball24/7]

Thanks Licey

Awesome! Thanks a lot! If you could provide periodic updates of how he is doing, as I do not have access to the infromation you do, I would be greatful.

He's 2nd right now (in my opinion) in the pitcher of the year race, behind fellow teammate Raul Valdez. He pitches for the Eastern Bulls, which play in the city of La Romana.

2005-06 Season Stats:

4-1, 2.50ERA, .201OBA, 7GS, 36.0 IP, 27H, 15R, 10ER, 13BB, 24K, 1.11WHIP

[Licey Fan]

Awesome! Thanks a lot! If you could provide periodic updates of how he is doing, as I do not have access to the infromation you do, I would be greatful.

No problem, there's only 10 games in the regular season left, so I'll post his numbers by the end of the season, that way he has 2 more starts or so

[Licey Fan]

League Leaders as of December 11 :radio

This are the teams signals:

Licey: L
Eagles: AC
Bulls: AZ
Stars: EO
Lions: E
Giants: GC

Average (2.7 Plate appearances per game)
E. Rodgers .379, E. German (Az) .354, B. Castro (AC) .331, N. Calzado (L) .326, E. Aybar (L) .321, A. Gómez (AC) .316, B. Peña (GC) .313, A. Hernández (L) .311, E. Wilson (E) .308, E. Garabito (Az) .308.

Runs Scored
E. Germán (Az) 32, B. Castro (AC) 28, A. Núñez (EO) 25, W. Betemit (E) 24

RBI
C. Rogowiski (Az) 29, J. Guzmán (EO) 26, A. Gómez (AC) 26

Hits
B. Castro (AC) 56, E. Germán (Az) 52, E. Aybar (L) 45, A. Peña (E) 44, E. Garabito (Az) 44

Doubles
A. Gómez (AC) 14, C. Rogowski (Az) 13, B. Peña (GC) 11, N. Gorneault (Az) 11

Triples
A. Núñez (EO) 3, B. Castro (AC) 3, A. de Aza (EO) 3, F. Pie (L) 2, T. Peña Jr. (AC) 2

HR
N. Cruz (GC) 9, R. Mulhern (AC) 8, J. Bautista (L) 7, W. Betemit (E) 6

Stolen Bases
E. Germán (Az) 26, B. Castro (AC) 12, J. Gathright (E) 9, F. Guzmán (EO) 9, E. Aybar (L) 9

Pitching
J. Peralta (GC) 3-0, 1000, J. Miller (AC) 3-0, 1000, M. Saladín (Az) 4-1, 800, F. Heredia (Az) 4-1, 800, F. Díaz (L) 4-1, 800, R. Miniel (EO) 3-1, 750, A. Heilman (L) 3-1, 750, R. Valdez (Az) 5-2, 714.

ERA
J. Miller (AC) 1.45, F. Heredia (Az) 2.50, D. Linton (EO) 2.56, R. Valdez (Az) 2.86, N. Rodríguez (E) 2.38.

K
R. Valdez (Az) 50, D. Linton (EO) 36, J. Fernández (AC) 35, A. López (GC) 32, W. Abreu (Az) 30

Saves
Y. Brazoban (L) 12, J. Veras (E) 5, S. Ramírez (AC) 4, M. de la Rosa (Az) 3, A. Muñoz (AC) 3

[Licey Fan]

Dominicans shine in Puerto Rico


In pictures, a dominican fan waves his flag in celebration. 2nd picture: Eddie Garabito (DOM) slides safely in home.

In a game delayed by rain, the Dominican Republic showed timely offense, and the bullpen hung 8 straight zeros, to beat the puertorican team 6-2.

Puerto Rico took the lead in the bottom of the first with a sac fly of José “Tony” Valentín scoring Eric Reed, who reached base on an error of firstbaseman Willis Otáñez.

Pedro Valdés drove in the 2nd run for Puerto Rico with a roller to 1st that batted in Luis “Wicho” Figueroa from third.

The dominicans responded with 3 runs in the 2nd inning.

With 2 outs in the top of the 2nd, a throwing error of SS Figueroa, allowed the first 2 dominican runs to score. Luis Polonia drove in the 3rd run with a linedrive triple by the right field line.

For Dominican Republic, Joel Peralta struck out 2 and sorted out a bases loaded mess by fouling out José Velázquez.

Reliever Juan Padilla came in the 7th with 2 outs and runners in 1st and 2nd, but couldn't stop the dominicans, that scored their fourth run with a single by centerfield of the bat of Alexis Gómez.

The official attendance was of 6.517.

The game was dedicated to legendary firstbaseman Víctor Pellot Power, who died recently at age 78.




Luis Polonia chosen MVP - Willie Mo HR Derby Champion

The dominicans swept all the all star trophies by winning both the MVP and HR derby trophies.

Luis Polonia, a 22 season veteran in the dominican winter league, was chosen as the Most Valuable Player. In the dominican campaign, Polonia has an average of .289, two homeruns, 18 driven in, six stolen bases and 20 runs scored wearing an Cibao Eagles uniform.

In the homerun derby, the dominican won the contest 5-4. Mo Peña hit 2, Otañez and Nelson Cruz hit one each.

By Puerto Rico, Tony Valentin hit 4 homeruns, but his teammates didn't add any, so Puerto Rico lost the derby.

[Reds Nd2]

If you need any more info, I'll gladly inform you

I just wanted to say this has been a great thread Licey Fan. I have found that winter league stats, information, et cetera are very difficult to come by in the U.S. Even the teams web pages seem to have alot of misinformation. Your posts have made it easier to follow for a non-spanish speaking fan to follow the games. Muchas gracias for the updates!

I do have a few questions if you have the time to answer them. First, can you confirm that Edwin Encarnacion has been playing 2B? If so, how has he looked on defense? Is Wily Mo Peña playing 1B and how many games has he started at that position? How has he looked on defense at first base?

I believe you mentioned Jung Bong. Would that be Jung Keun Bong from the Cincinnati Reds? If so, how is he doing? And do you have any information on Joe Valentine and Elizardo Ramierez?

Thanks again for the updates. They have been great.