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Mexican League

Alfredo Aceves
2008-07-25 13:36:00
Alfredo Aceves Signed out of the Mexican League, Aceves is rapidly rising through the Yankees’ farm system, and it is no coincidence that general manager Brian Cashman drove to Scranton to watch him pitch Tuesday night.

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Kit Pellow Bio
2008-07-14 08:18:00
Kit Pellow Bio Kit Pellow is a former MLB ballplayer who is currently making a MOCKERY of Mexican League pitching. Who is this guy!?!?!?!

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Highway 60? 6? Revisted
2008-07-03 11:22:00
Highway 60′ 6″ Revisted Recently I have noticed Jays fans bemoaning the current bullpen with BJ blowing 3 saves in a row and Brian Tallet turning a 6-1 ballgame in the 8th into a 6-5 ballgame. Jays fans, you don’t know how good you’ve got it. Let me take you on a trip to JP Ricciardi’s ...

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Feliz Cinco De Mayo!
2008-05-05 15:58:00
Feliz Cinco De Mayo! In honour of Cinco de Mayo, I thought I would take a look at two of the big stories of last year in the Mexican League - Karim Garcia and Jose Lima. What are they up to now?

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Javier Robles Hits 200th HR
2008-05-03 15:01:00
Javier Robles Hits 200th HR

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Julio Franco: Back In Mexican League
2008-04-01 13:10:00
Julio Franco: Back In Mexican League It looks like Julio Franco has been forced out of MLB yet again. Franco has always dreamed of playing in the Majors at age 50. Currently at age 49, Franco has returned to the Mexican League to try to keep the dream alive.

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Mexican League Final
2007-09-05 01:35:00
Mexican League Final The Yucatan Leones and the Monterrey Sultanes forced the Mexican League final to a 7th game and this is how it played out. Before a packed house in Monterrey, Walter Silva pitched 5 strong innings while Karim Garcia scored all of Monterrey’s 2 runs to lead the Sultanes 2-1 over the Yucatan Leones in the Mexican League Final. Karim Garcia was named LMB Final MVP and was gracious in accepting the award. (Loosely translated): “I am moved to accept this honour but simply put I was only but a grain of sand to obtain the title, it was the effort of all my teammates, the pitching and the coaching staff.” Garcia remarked that his first season in the LMB was very good to him and that he “finished off the season in the best way - to win a championship.” Karim was also battling personal issues as his son was hospitalized in Boston at the time of the final. He managed to hit 5 HR in the playoffs. Former Major Leaguer and Clevelan...

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More Mexican League Mayhem
2007-08-19 17:45:00
More Mexican League Mayhem Remember this guy? The infamous Izzy Alcantara of bench-clearing-brawl fame hit a solo HR to lead the Yucatan Leones over the Mexico City Diablos Rojos 1-0 in the South division finale. It was Alcantara’s 3rd HR of the playoffs. Izzy and the rest of the Yucatan Leones will now face Karim Garcia and the Monterrey Sultanes in the LMB championship final on Tuesday August 21 in Monterrey.

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Mexican League Mayhem
2007-08-18 04:45:00
Mexican League Mayhem Playoff update and an announcement from the Q. Roo Tigres under the cut. With Jose Lima on the mound in game 5 of the North division final, the Saltillo Saraperos were hoping to inch closer, however it was not to be. Lima gave up a 2 run bomb to former Yankee Karim Garcia and Monterrey continued to chip away at Lima, winning the game 6-2. Monterrey is now the North division champs, winning the series 4 games to 1 and will go on to the LMB series final to face the south division winner, either Yucatan or Mexico City. It should be a good one and we’ll keep you posted. In other Mexican League news, the Quintana Roo Tigres addressed the media concerning the team was on the move yet again. The Tigres brass reaffirmed their commitment to Cancun and the state of Quintana Roo with the government supporting the team’s stay in the city. Although the team sustained a loss this year, they made some headway and made it to the playoffs in their first year o...

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Mexican League - Live Game Notes
2007-07-16 16:44:00
Mexican League - Live Game Notes On July 3rd, 2007 I attended a game between the Quintana Roo Tigres and the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz in Cancun, Mexico. The following are game notes and general observations of the game. Note: it might be useful to read my Mexican League primer article, which can be found here. It covers the history of Mexican baseball and focuses on the Quintana Roo Tigres in particular. To begin, tickets for the game are very reasonable. The best seats in the park (Estadio Beto Avila) are $7, preferential seating is $5 and bleacher seats are $1.50. The stadium holds approximately 9,000 fans and at this particular game I would estimate that there were about 1,500 - 2,000 fans at the game which was disappointing, however they were more than enthusiastic in supporting their Tigres. Apart from the standard fare of hot dogs and pizza offered at baseball games in Canada and the U.S., in Mexico you can get tacos, Chicharrones, fresh potato chips cooked o...

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Guess Who Just Pitched a Gem in the Mexican League?
2007-06-28 00:37:00
Guess Who Just Pitched a Gem in the Mexican League? Kudos to you if you picked up that the owner of that pretty mug is none other than former Japanese MLB “star” Mac Suzuki. It has been 5 years since he threw his last pitch in the Major Leagues in 2002. So how is he doing? Last night he tossed an absolute gem, getting the complete game win while giving up 6 hits and striking out 5 while only giving up 1ER. This puts his season ERA at a miniscule 2.45. Not bad for a washed up bum!

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Mexican League All-Star Game
2007-05-15 04:52:00
Mexican League All-Star Game The Mexican All-Star game is fast approaching. Taking place June 1-3 in beautiful Veracruz, fans are able to vote online to pick the starting lineups for both the North and South Zones. Like MLB, Managers are responsible for picking the pitchers. One of the noteworthy stories has been the rise and fall of Jose Lima. He had an outstanding start to the season and then crumbled. Will he be picked? Stay tuned to find out. Until then, vote for your All-Stars here! Some of the names might be familiar to you.

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Happy Cinco de Mayo
2007-05-06 06:55:00
Happy Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (”The Fifth of May” in Spanish) is primarily a regional, and not a federal, holiday in Mexico; the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Why then is Billy Beane making a mockery of this special day by using Jack Cust in the DH role instead of his Mexican darling dear Erubiel Durazo? It was only 3 years ago that Durazo finished 23rd in MVP voting. Although Cust has slammed 199 minor league home runs, he has only played 70 major league games (despite battling nagging injuries). For a team like Oakland with playoff aspirations, I feel that Beane should go with the proven veteran who is spicing up the Mexican League with an OPS of 1.136. ¡Viva Mexico!

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What?s Poppin? in the Mexican League?
2007-04-09 01:36:00
What’s Poppin’ in the Mexican League? Former Yankee and Cleveland Indian (not to mention Ottawa Lynx whipping boy) Karim Garcia had a heck of a night last night, leading the Mexico City Red Devils over the Monterrey Sultans 7-5. Garcia was 3-5 with 3 2B, 2R and 2 RBI. In other news, Antonio Osuna pitched a perfect 9th inning ...

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Mexican League Goings On
2007-03-29 04:44:00
Mexican League Goings On Last night Jose Lima pitched a tidy 7 innings for his first win of the season. Saltillo defeated Monclova 4-0, while Lima had 6 K’s, 1BB 3H and 0ER, lowering his ERA to 1.50 on the season. If he keeps this up it won’t be long before he is back in the ...

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