The first round ends, as both remaining series are ended with authority. On to the semi-finals!
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Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 1/8
Day five of the playoffs. Daniel Ortiz goes deep. Passed balls produce all the runs in Ponce.
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/8
Day ten of the playoffs. A blowout in Escogido. A shutout in Cibao.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/8
Day seven of the playoffs. Lots of free baseball. Daring baserunning wins it for Magallanes. A walkoff homer takes care of things in La Guaira.
Happy Birthday–January 9
Bill Thomas (1905)
Johnny Washington (1916)
John Kibler (1928)
Julio Navarro (1936)
Ralph Terry (1936)
Masaaki Mori (1937)
Al Clark (1948)
Joe Wallis (1952)
Ivan DeJesus (1953)
Otis Nixon (1959)
Stan Javier (1964)
Jay Powell (1972)
Ken Cloude (1975)
Bill Thomas pitched in the minors from 1924-1952. He set records for games pitched (1,016), wins (383), losses (347), innings (5,995), hits allowed (6,721), and runs allowed (3,098).
Outfielder/first baseman Johnny Washington played in the Negro Leagues for nearly twenty years.
John Kibler was a National League umpire from 1963-1989.
Masaaki Mori was involved with twenty-seven pennant winners in Japan, sixteen as a player, three as a coach, and eight as a manager.
Al Clark was a long-time American League umpire.
Puerto Rican League: Games of 1/7
Day four of the playoffs. Some really good pitching.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/7
Day six of the playoffs. Super Mario makes everyone Lisson. Caracas is relentless.
Happy Birthday–January 8
Walker Cooper (1915)
Jim Busby (1927)
Gene Freese (1934)
Reno Bertoia (1935)
Bruce Sutter (1953)
Ramon Romero (1959)
Randy Ready (1960)
Brian Boehringer (1969)
Jason Giambi (1971)
Mike Cameron (1973)
Carl Pavano (1976)
Mexican Matchups: Games of 1/6
Day five of the playoffs. Guasave loses a lead but still wins. Navojoa comes from behind twice. Guess what? We're all caught up!
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/6
Day nine of the playoffs. Dan Rohlfing gets a key hit. Cibao kicks one away.