Serie del Caribe y Beisbol Dominicano 2016
(presented at the monthly chapter meeting on Feb. 20, 2016)
| 1. | The stadium in Santo Domingo was recently renamed to honor the first Dominican player to enter the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame. Name him. |
Juan Marichal |
| 2. |
A second Dominican player was recently inducted into the U.S. Hall of Fame. Name him. |
Pedro Martinez |
| 3. |
Match the 2016 Serie del Caribe teams with the countries that they represent: Teams: Leones del Escogido, Venados de Mazatlan, Tigres de Ciego de Avila, Cangrejeros de Santurce, Tigres de Aragua Countries: Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic |
Leones del Escogido, DR Venados de Mazatlan, Mexico Tigres de Ciego de Avila, Cuba Cangrejeros de Santurce, PR Tigres de Aragua, Ven.
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| 4. |
The Dominican manager, Luis Rojas, is a member of a Dominican royal family of baseball. His father was a three-time all-star during a 17 year MLB career. His brother was a six-time all-star that also played 17 years in MLB, plus had a close encounter with a fan named Steve. Name Luis Rojas’ father and brother. |
Felipe Alou Rojas and Moises Alou |
| 5. |
No hablan ingles a la Serie del Caribe. There are six teams in the Dominican winter league. Match the Dominican team name with its meaning (or synonym) in English. Team names: Licey, Estrellas Orientales, Escogio, Aguilas Cibaenas, Gigantes del Cibao, Toros del Este (Loose) translations: The Chosen Ones; The Big Ones in the Valley; Bright lights from the East; Bulls from the East; A river in the Dominican; A Majestic Bird over the Valley |
Licey – a river Estrellas – bright lights Escogido – the Chosen Ones Aguilas – majestic bird Gigantes – big ones Toros – bulls |
| 6. | Gigantes del Cibao play in San Francisco de Macoris, in central Dominicana. Their stadium is named after a former MLB second baseman, a native of that city, who was a two-time all-star and played in the 1964, ’67, ’68, and ’72 World Series. Name him. | Julian Javier |
| 7. | Two well-known MLB relievers, pitching for the Dominicans, combined for two blown saves and a loss as the Dominican team was swept from Serie del Caribe 2016. Name them. | Fernando Rodney and either Rafael Soriano or Joel Peralta |
| 8. | Which team won Serie del Caribe 2016 ? Which team was the runner-up ? |
Venados de Mazatlan, Mexico Tigres de Aragua, Venezuela |
| — 20 total points — | ||
| Tie breaker (if needed) – The two Dominican pitchers in the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame have combined for how many regular season pitching wins? (hint – they each had between 200 and 250 career wins) |
462 Juan Marichal 243 and Pedro Martinez 219 |