Républica+Dominicana

= Click on the [|Baseball in the Dominican Republic] link and read the articles (first and second page) there along with watching the video. What do you think about baseball in the Dominican Republic after reading the articles and watching the video? =

People in the Dominican Rebuplican love to play baseball nonstop they love the game.Even though they dont play in the best conditions I think that they should have a chance.(NH4)
=I think that people in the MLB should be scouting kids that play baseball in the Dominican Republic. 118= =I think that baseball is a really competive and well focused on giving the money to there parents.124= =The kids that play baseball there when they get there first pay check they buy there parents a house. 103= they dont sign as many 19 year olds 320 In the Dominican Republic baseball is life for them. When they get their first pay check they help their family before they help themselfs. Thats just how they live. 307 People in the Dometican Republic play baseball non-stop. They play for fun, competion, and to make a better life. Every boy has the same dream, to become a MLB player. They all look forward to July 2nd, which is scouting day. Most of the time, the younger players get signed because they can pay them less and they are in better physical shape. But one thing every player that gets signed, they give back to their community. (117)

I think its good that they have baseball because it lets them escape hard work and have fun. They have baseball in their blood and almost everyone is good at it. July 2nd is their scouting day and it makes everyone excited. They spend their money well and use it to help their families. They said that one of the first things they buy with their paychecks is a house for their mom and they really want to help their families. They all want to become pros. (214)

I think that since baseball is the mecca of the Dominican Republic then the kids should carry on that heritage(310) i think that baseball is like a religion, its how they live and it is waht they were tought to like. everyone shares the dream of being a MLB player.316 I think that it shouldn't matter how old the players are if they are good.(314) Baseball is a big thing and a lot of great MLB players have came from there like David Ortiz and Manny Ramierz. 401 I think that baseball is very inportant to them and that allot of people look up to a baseball carieer and they want to help their families with thelmoney they get for their playing.(503) I think that it is amazing that so many of the people there try so hard for what they want. They are a lot better than most Americans because of the fact that the first thing they are doing with their money is buying their parents a house. It's cool that they share a common dream in their nation. (523) I think the MLB should scout players in the Dominican Republic because their arent many things to do there so some people play a lot of baseball so they might be pretty good and they could definantly use the money they earn for playing in the MLB. 615 The MLB already recrutes form there, but that just gave me a better understanding about why MLB teams recrute from there i mean u got Hanley Ramirez, Miguel Tejada, and Aramis Ramierez thats just a few I can name off the top of my head there is alot more players from Domican Republic in the MLB. (621) Many people in the Dominican Republic play baseball as an escape from their harsh life. Since they play baseball so much many players become very good and make the MLB including guys like Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez. (119) July 2nd is one of the most important day for baseball players. Its the day they get scouted. People who are 16 have a better chance of getting signed then someone who is 19 or 20. One of the first things people do when they get there first paycheck is to buy their moms houses. This shows that to Dominican Republics that family is very important to them.(LJ MP 2p I think Dominicans know what they want. They know what they want to accomplish in life and what they want out of it. They are taught to go get instead of waiting for it to come to them. For example, baseball. This game is an escape for many kids who have a troubled life or not many forms of entertainment inside or outside the house. But their is a problem for youngsters that want to have a better life through baseball. Young boys that are 16 or 17 have to wait till their 20 to play but they have to live for 20 years not earning anything. This, brings up another problem. Some kids will lie about their age. Since, they love to play, and they love money they say they are old enough to play. The first thing they do when the get in to the big leagues is buy their mom a house. This shows that they love their family. (BLS 7p) i think that the scouts should sign boys that are older than 16 so they can provide for their family and make money for themselves too. EM-4 =What information can you tell us about the Dominican Republic? Information we are looking for:= =*interesting facts= 10% of the baseball players in the MLB are dominican. 401 =*places to see= =*things to do= Baseball Games! 401 =*celebrations/festivals= =*traditions= =*historic events= =*famous people from here and why they are famous= Juan Pablo Duarte freed Domnican Republic from Haiti N.V =*why they speak Spanish= =*any other information you think we should know about the Dominican Republic= The northern coast is called Amber Hill N.V