Glorious Celebrations <strong>in</strong> the Dom<strong>in</strong>ican RepublicIN THE DR, THE 7th INNING ‘STRETCH’ IS A PROLONGED CELEBRATIONWITH GIFTS THROWN AT THE CROWDS BY SPONSORS AND EVERYBODYMUST GET UP TO DANCE TO THE SONG OF THE HOME TEAMA <strong>com</strong>prehensive list of<strong>download</strong>able ebooksavailable from <strong>Caribpro</strong>. Titles<strong>in</strong>clude:Costa Rica: Liv<strong>in</strong>g ThereThe Golden Door <strong>to</strong> RetirementRetirement Plann<strong>in</strong>g ForOffshore Liv<strong>in</strong>g: Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>and Enhance your lifestylesspend<strong>in</strong>g less than 25% ofyour monthly budget.The experience of a ball game <strong>in</strong> the DR “is a <strong>to</strong>tally different ball game” youmust be ready for a noisy, loud celebration, specially if you are ac<strong>com</strong>panied by adie-hard DR fan next <strong>to</strong> you who can expla<strong>in</strong> when <strong>to</strong> cheer and when <strong>to</strong> dance.For example, every time your team goes <strong>to</strong> bat, the cheerleaders (yes, we havecheerleaders <strong>in</strong> baseball) will get on <strong>to</strong>p of the teams dug out and start danc<strong>in</strong>guntil the game beg<strong>in</strong>s.In the DR, the 7th <strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g ‘stretch’ is a prolonged celebration with gifts thrown atthe crowds by sponsors and everybody must get up <strong>to</strong> dance <strong>to</strong> the song of thehome team. Imag<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g that display will you give you a small idea of the differencebetween our baseball experience and that of other countries.Click Here <strong>to</strong> see Related ArticlesGran Pacifica Resort, Nicaragua is a premiere beach<strong>com</strong>munity. Offer<strong>in</strong>g oceanfront condos and homes, golf-frontvillas and the casita village, rental and property management.Retire In Mexico: LiveBetter For Less. Live <strong>in</strong>Mexico and jo<strong>in</strong> the manyother retires who have donetheir homework, whichresulted <strong>in</strong> mexico where youcan live better for less.Escape The Corporation:How <strong>to</strong> live the life you havealways dreamed of - free fromthe corporate slog.Belize: Liv<strong>in</strong>g There How<strong>to</strong> Live, Retire, Work of Invest<strong>in</strong> Belize.Nicaragua: Real EstateProperty and land barga<strong>in</strong>amidst colonial splendour.Plastic Surgery <strong>in</strong> TheCaribbean: Inexpensive, HighQuality Cosmetic Surgery.Casita Village Homes & LotLot and home packages start at $123,000 with golfhomes as low as $149,200 - only <strong>in</strong> Nicaragua!A casita home is a variation of the carriage houseconcept sweep<strong>in</strong>g North America right now. Thesehomes range <strong>in</strong> size from 800 sq. ft. <strong>to</strong> nearly2000 sq. ft and offer a park sett<strong>in</strong>g or a golf frontaddress nestled <strong>in</strong> a small enclave.Besides the charm, maybe the most attractive benefit isthat just like a condo, these free-stand<strong>in</strong>g homes arepart of the "lock it and leave it" variety.http://www.caribpro.<strong>com</strong>/Caribbean_Property_Magaz<strong>in</strong>e/<strong>in</strong>dex.php?pageid=912 (4 of 8) [4/9/2010 4:00:13 PM]
Glorious Celebrations <strong>in</strong> the Dom<strong>in</strong>ican RepublicLiv<strong>in</strong>g & Invest<strong>in</strong>g: InPanama F<strong>in</strong>d your dream <strong>in</strong>panama by enjoy<strong>in</strong>g anaffordable and <strong>com</strong>fortablesett<strong>in</strong>g.What <strong>this</strong> means <strong>to</strong> you is that all exterior ma<strong>in</strong>tenanceis covered <strong>in</strong> the association fee along with <strong>com</strong>monareas. This hassle free s<strong>in</strong>gle family home is the perfectvacation and rental unit.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATIONThe PortableProfessional:Us<strong>in</strong>g technology, log <strong>in</strong> fromanywhere and earn a liv<strong>in</strong>g.please yourself and makemoney do<strong>in</strong>g it.For a <strong>com</strong>plete list ofCaribbean e-books, clickhereHow about talent? We have many of the MLB stars play<strong>in</strong>g for at least a part ofthe season, s<strong>in</strong>ce some ball clubs make some restrictions on players depend<strong>in</strong>gon their stature.Dur<strong>in</strong>g the last Caribbean Series the DR repeated as Caribbean Champions andthe party started even before the players arrived back home from Caracas,Venezuela. People listened and watched games <strong>in</strong> beer s<strong>to</strong>res and conveniences<strong>to</strong>res, they danced with every home run and every vic<strong>to</strong>ry but they yelled andmoaned with every strike out.The DR has the most professional baseball players of any other country outsidethe US <strong>in</strong> organized baseball; and most MLB teams have an academy <strong>in</strong> the DRwhere they tra<strong>in</strong> the future talent of the major leagues. From Oc<strong>to</strong>ber untilFebruary, Baseball fever is rampant <strong>in</strong> the DR and four teams capture most of thefans of the island. Believe me, if you have a chance <strong>to</strong> see a game by any ofthese teams, take it, you will see a show of yell<strong>in</strong>g, s<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g, danc<strong>in</strong>g andcritiqu<strong>in</strong>g as you have never seen before. Here is some <strong>in</strong>fo on the best DR teamsso you can start choos<strong>in</strong>g sides for your next visit:http://www.caribpro.<strong>com</strong>/Caribbean_Property_Magaz<strong>in</strong>e/<strong>in</strong>dex.php?pageid=912 (5 of 8) [4/9/2010 4:00:13 PM]Licey: The blue team is like the NY Yankees of DR baseball, they are expected <strong>to</strong>w<strong>in</strong> every season and s<strong>in</strong>ce they are one of the teams from the capital of San<strong>to</strong>Dom<strong>in</strong>go their follow<strong>in</strong>g is very large. Because they have such a grand w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gtradition many followers from outside the capital also love the “tigres” del Licey.The Tigers have won more Caribbean series than any other team <strong>in</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry andtheir ma<strong>in</strong> rivals are the Lions of “Escogido” the other capital team and the Eaglesof Cibao from Santiago. One particular sportscaster from the US came <strong>to</strong> see agame of Licey and Aguilas at the Quisqueya stadium <strong>in</strong> San<strong>to</strong> Dom<strong>in</strong>go and hesaid that he has never seen such a happy game of baseball <strong>in</strong> his life.Escogido: The champions of the last Caribbean series and DR championship, theyhad a drought of 18 seasons without a title and <strong>this</strong> year they where purchasedby a very strong Dom<strong>in</strong>ican group who put the emphasis on w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g - andw<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g they did. The Lions are represented by the red color and a game betweenthe blue Tigers and the red Rions of Escogido is a match made <strong>in</strong> heaven - if youcan get tickets.The yellow Eagles del Cibao, las Aguilas Cibaenas or Cuyayas as they are called <strong>in</strong>Santiago by their die hard fans. Without a doubt they have the best fans ever, <strong>to</strong>go <strong>to</strong> Santiago <strong>to</strong> play aga<strong>in</strong>st the Eagles is also referred as go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> “the valley ofdeath.” The fans are always beh<strong>in</strong>d their team and you can never count theEagles out at their home field advantage. This is a game full of music, noise,danc<strong>in</strong>g, cheerleaders, rum, beer, horns, gossip, you name it it is here. One th<strong>in</strong>gis for sure; you will not th<strong>in</strong>k about anyth<strong>in</strong>g else but hav<strong>in</strong>g fun, <strong>com</strong>e <strong>to</strong> a gameof the Eagles and be ready <strong>to</strong> be <strong>to</strong>tally un<strong>in</strong>hibited.Cibao Giants, represent<strong>in</strong>g San Francisco de Macoris, <strong>this</strong> is one of the latest
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