Youths dream of baseball’s big leagues in Dominican Republic
In the Island nation of the Dominican Republic, the sport of baseball is a national obsession – and a potential ticket to vast wealth for those lucky enough to make it to the professional leagues in the US. But some critics say those big leagues are part of a system that exploits Dominican youths hungry for a better way of life. Rob Reynolds spent some time with the Boys of Summer in San Pedro de Macoris.
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there wasnt lot of …
there wasnt lot of scouts on da times of clemente in DR—thats why we dont have more hall of famers—-now da we have scouts we have like 5 or 6 players going to hall of fame—
the only reason …
the only reason they use steroids is because they want to get their family out of poverty and live the american dream not like u guys coming in a boat stepping one foot in miami (crack land) and getting papers. you the up canseco. USA #1 DR #2 and cuba them they are old news
dumbass where the …
dumbass where the do u get “your people going to take over shit”? your telling me that my country doesn’t know how to read and write? read over your statement. Why don’t you get a high school diploma and talk to me ok? and why do we need a tv anyways our players are playing baseball 24/7 anyways playing their heart outs.
show me a better …
show me a better player than clemente. no cuban or dominican ( all in steroids ) can be like him. we had done more than the dominicans ever will. no dominicans in the white house, no dominicans ever governor of any states. im sick and tired of pay tax so you can get welfare and food stamp…. and deportation.
your people going …
your people going to take over shit. your education system is # 71 in the world. don’t have enough doctors. kids don’t know how to read nad write. cuba was the first country to have a black and white and color tv. santo domingo the last one. we own you in baseball. we beay 17 times out of 21 times. shut the up.
thanks man racists …
thanks man racists these days
yo ilmhams in 10 …
yo ilmhams in 10 years dr is gonna have much more players in the hall. and the only reason u guys played first is because ur whack country couldnt support itself and the US had to take over and guess what they taught them how to play baseball first. If dr was taken over by the us first u would be quiet now dont get mad because a dominican took ur spot on ur baseball team. o yea “freedom” says hi at least in dr we have freedom of speech
hey moron. we beat …
hey moron. we beat you all the time. cubans # 1.
the netherlands say …
the netherlands say ” hi ”. the netherlands. what shame ? great baseball you guys play.
latinos legends in …
latinos legends in baseball. clemente # 1no dominican or a cuban can wear clemente’s shoes. we have better players than you ever will.
cubans # 1. …
cubans # 1. dominicans last. 1 hall of famer. cuba 7. santo domingo 1 gold medal. cuba 25. we beat you all the time. 17 times out of 21.
lmfao ilmhams is …
lmfao ilmhams is just cuz a dominican took his spot on his baseball team.. and y is he only talking about the past talk about the present rookie… and retard clemente was pr lmfao dirty cubans stop sniffing the crack
how do u know about …
how do u know about bachata?
woah woah cubans …
woah woah cubans own us?? lmfao check out the latino legends team… who cares we r last.. no1 cares about u communist idiots
when you go and see …
when you go and see the latino legends team then we talk.. not even one cuban lmfao
I’m starting to …
I’m starting to believe the more west you travel into RD (DR) the people see to get darker & darker. Either these are Haitian immigrants or Black Dominicans. I don’t see how in the Sammy Sosa thinks he is not black or doesn’t have any African linkage. Even Zoe Saldaña admitted that she was black, but oh well this is about economics maybe the athletes that make it big time should reach back & create employment in these areas?
fuck you america …
you america sucks
lolsz yeah he is …
lolsz yeah he is puerto rican and im from puerto rico too and i never said im talking about now who is the better player of now
show me a better …
show me a better player than roberto clemente. no cuban or dominican can’t compare with clemente in nothing. nothing. he was the best. and who ever say anything else is a moron. viva clemente.
who are the first …
who are the first to play baseball in america. the cubans . first manager . the cubans , first mvp. the cubans. first rookie of the year cubans. don’t denied that.
let me ask u who is …
let me ask u who is the best baseball player in baseball right now???(Albert Pujols)OH IM SORRY HE IS DOMINICAN SO HOW U LIKE THAT and who is 2nd???(Hanley Ramirez) and ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS DOMINICAN SAYS HI AND IF U WANNA SAY BULLSHIT JUST LOOK AT THE STATS AND U TELL ME WHAT PLAYERS HAVE A BETTER STATS THAN ALBERT PUJOLS AND HANLEY RAMIREZ
ur just mad bc we …
ur just mad bc we have good players like albert pujols and hanley ramirez and if u say we are last then why did erick aybar(dominican)becoming clutch yesterday against the redsox and vladimer guererro and manny ramirez helping the dodgers become what they are today and then we have alex rodriguez hitting doing great for the twins…and netherlands only scored against us on errors and only thing i gotta say if u think netherland bother us u must be funny we are proud of our country nd players
dominican are gay …
dominican are gay comunity. last in baseball. the nethrelanda says hi. first pool you are out.
u ever heard of …
u ever heard of america past time?well there is reasons why its america past time.
America is the best …
America is the best… dr might be second.. Most dominicans are on steroids and cheat.