Stomping their feet.

Cleef · #1 03-04-2008, 12:21 AM

"If we do not receive any of the phases, we will not play in the 2009 World Classic," Leonardo Matos Berrido, general director of the Dominican team.

Looks like some in the DR want recognition.

Be interesting to see how this plays out.

Although it's likely there are some unseemly characters involved with this mini-protest, I think the DR should get some games.

El sabelotó · #2 03-04-2008, 09:04 AM

Skipping it will be cool. It's like Brando boycotting the Oscars, Marichal refusing induction into the HOF or a polymath refusing a Nobel prize: too cool!

Cleef · #3 03-16-2008, 02:00 AM

Looks like PR will get its winter league back in order.

ESPN link.

Chip · #4 03-16-2008, 11:14 AM

It is hard to believe that they would take a stance like this, what with the complete and utter failure of the Caribbean Series. I see a major disconnect between the league officials down here and reality. These guys have the heads so far up the you know what - and they can't see it.

Why is it that when someone down here gets some type of power they immediately really think they can do no wrong????? Are they even aware of public opinion on the matter???

Lets hope they try it so that the mlb teams prohibit any of their players for playing ball here in the winter. Then the owners can go back to what they do best, driving carros publicos, los maiditos coños!

Steve Pindar · #5 03-16-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Chip

Why is it that when someone down here gets some type of power they immediately really think they can do no wrong?????

Hey Chip - I hear ya, but it doesn't just happen in the DR. Does the name Eliot Spitzer ring a bell?

Cleef · #6 03-18-2008, 01:57 AM

Some analysts discuss the DR's stance concerning the World Baseball Classic.

Musicqueen · #7 03-18-2008, 03:16 PM

SOMEONE should let this fool know that the reason they DON'T DESERVE to get anything is because they CAN'T ORGANIZE CRAP!!!!!!

And also...you can tell them I said so...what they did with the Caribbean Series was such a disgrace NO ONE wants to go back to DR to watch ANYTHING!!!!

The only thing they've done right so far, IS developing players...but they should leave the organizing OF THESE EVENTS to THOSE WHO KNOW HOW TO DO IT RIGHT!!!!!

Cleef · #8 03-18-2008, 06:39 PM

I'm still surprised it wasn't a great event.

The DR baseball consigliere certainly is pulling a trump card on this one: we have a large proportion of talent, and you'll give us games.

I'm sure it would end up being a flop. I can't imagine tickets are going to be any less than $50US. That cuts out the majority of baseball fans, it not all of them.

It will be somewhat interesting to see how this plays out.

Chip · #9 03-18-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cleef

I'm still surprised it wasn't a great event.

The DR baseball consigliere certainly is pulling a trump card on this one: we have a large proportion of talent, and you'll give us games.

I'm sure it would end up being a flop. I can't imagine tickets are going to be any less than $50US. That cuts out the majority of baseball fans, it not all of them.

It will be somewhat interesting to see how this plays out.

How it will play out is that they will try to push it and all of a sudden they will start getting notices from individual clubs that their players cannot play in the winter league here. When they realize all the revenuesthey will loose becasue of all of the big name players unable to play, all of a sudden they will "get it".

This is typical Dominican economics/politics, they use whatever power they have to try and control the market. They just don't realize they have very few cards to play.

BTW, the tickets were US25-30 for the serie, and apparently, the only people who had money to buy them were the scalpers. What is funny, is that all of the numnut scalpers were banking on charging US100 for the final game, when in fact my brother in law couldn't even sell the ticket to the last game for US10 and ended up giving it away. After the first few games, the local people had had it with the scalpers and just decided to stay home and watch it on tv.

Musicqueen · #10 03-20-2008, 12:30 PM

Chip...I was there for the series...the tickets were NOT US25-30...more like US50-70 for the good seats...

But you're right...the only people that bought those were the scalpers!!!!! You could see empty seats all over the place...that was a total disgrace!!!! And yes, people with tickets were giving them away...no one wanted to pay to go to the games!!!!

The nerve of these fools to be demanding of anything!!!!! It really ****es me off that they are doing this...

But it might turn out to be a lesson after all...

I really hope and pray they DO NOT get anything from MLB...