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? = when I thought of baseball in the Domican Repubilc I thought of little boys dreaming big and catching a break when they are 17 or 18. After reading and watching this article I now have found that teams look to sign players at 16 and they have training facilities with nice equipment and fields. I look at the country with more respect now becuase now I see that the country loves its baseball and supports all who make it to the big leagues. (315) I didn't really expect baseball to be so big in the Dominican Republic. But after reading the articles I realize that baseball is the king of all sports there and that its very important to the people who live there.(720) There are some many great players that are from the Dominican Republic that play at the collage level and the MLB. One of the best players from their is David Ortiz. He plays for the Boston Red Sox, and he plays designeted hitter, and sometimes plays 1st base.(718) I thought that when the boys would get their first pay checks and buy their mom's houses was sweet and shows that even though they have a contract and have made it to the big times, they still want to help their families. To think that some of the best players have come so far is amazing to me. To me, in the video when the boy talks about how some people get fake papers and pretend they are 16, it goes both ways. On one hand, the people who do that want to play so bad and provide not only a better life for themselves and accomplish the nation's dream, but they also want to help their families. But then, they are cheating another boy who is 16 out of a chance that could change his life for the better. (719) Baseball is very important in the Dominican Republic. People called entranadores, who are like baseball coaches, act as parents and give necessites to potential, young baseball players.(C26) I found out that baseball was one of Dominicans favorite sports to play and it's every kids dream to play MLB.(c14) July 2nd is one of the most important days to a Dominican Republican boy. Scouts come to see who would get the most pay. It is their chance to escaped poverty.(C4)dominicans dream is to play in the mlb baseball in their blood(323) 95% of people are catholic.(704) many scouts come and watch the players play because they are so good! (713) = = = = = = =They play lots of baseball.(712)= = = =What information can you tell us about the Dominican Republic? Information we are looking for:= =*interesting facts- the average temp. is 77 degrees (314)= The tallest mountain peak in the DR is in the Caribean. (722) =*places to see- panama canal, which runs through the country (324)= =*things to do= =*celebrations/festivals= =*traditions christmas is celabrated from dec. 15th to jan 6th (717)= =*historic events= =*famous people from here and why they are famous= =*why they speak Spanish= =*any other information you think we should know about the Dominican Republic-95% of the people in Dominican Republic are catholic.{721}= baseball is the biggest sport(710) gifts arent exchanged during christmas (715) Mangu is cheese and bacon(318) popular sport is baseball(711) 1st pay check is given to their parents to buy a new house (live in poor and bad neighborhoods) 716 32% live in rural areas (707) The typical breakfast in Dominican Republic is eggs, cheese, and bacon. (309)