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?

DB. Dominican republic kids have a dream, to be a baseball player in the MLB. They care, and hope to gain money for their family playing in the big leagues.

What information can you tell us about the Dominican Republic? Information we are looking for:

DB. The people there are very poor. This is why they want to become a baseball player. For enjoyment, but most of all, money to give to their mom or dad for a house or anything.

*interesting facts

They play baseball in dominican republic(jar pd1)
I didnt know that they played baseball in anywhere other than THE USA of course.But i guess they do. (HZ P.!)
they are very good at base ball (a.h. period 2 )
10% of 855 players in mlb are from Dominican Republic (CL p1)
Some people will lie about their age so they can play for the money (CR AW pd1
They play with cardboard gloves and rolled up sockballs in street baseball.(JMM JMM p6)
Dominican baseball is largley misunderstood.(KV p6)
their outfield is outlined with a burning trash heap.(KF HW p8)

*places to see

Barrio Lindo, the baseball feild(6SM)

*things to do

whatch them play baseball that would be alot of fun(a.h.period2)
Play in the big leagues in Dominican Republic! (M.S. S.L. period 8)

*celebrations/festivals

*traditions

*historic events

*famous people from here and why they are famous

Robinson Cano, Alfonso Soriano and former MVPs George Bell and Julian Javier have been produced and trained in Dominican Republic. (p.5 SS)

*why they speak Spanish

*any other information you think we should know about the Dominican Republic

Its werid that they all have the $ame dream$ to become a ba$eball player $MTA$ ($PANISH 8)