When it was learned that Puerto Rico would host the Caribbean Series this year, the doubts began to emerge in several countries and even in the Caribbean Confederation, since if the event would a success, and if again the fans did tip over stadiums.
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The scenario would be diluted in February 2011, it was noted that Puerto Rican fans yet still away from baseball, behind were those events where we remember the 1995 edition when the Senators San Juan took this "Dream Team" which included Roberto Alomar, Carlos Baerga, Rey Sanchez, Juan González, Carlos Delgado, Carmelo Martinez, Ruben Sierra, Juan Gonzalez, Bernie Williams and Edgar Martinez.
The final title for the Puerto Ricans in these events happened in 2000 when the Santurce Crabbers, led by Mako Oliveras Dominican won the event with a 6-0 record and since then Dominican, Mexican and Venezuelans have distributed the trophies in this new decade.
The ball of the Island of Enchantment, lives in a limbo which has not yet output. Same situation that impact on the cancellation of the tournament three years ago. The reason for the low investment of sponsors who see the tournament as a very viable mechanism for investment.
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| The crowd responded to an average over the Caribbean Series |
addition there are many reasons to emphasize the Puerto Rican League debacle from mismanagement of the league officials, to grandeligas exclusion, but we can not ignore the inclusion of U.S. college draft, a situation which has resulted in the exodus of promising young Puerto Ricans to the American system.
Remember that Puerto Rico, to be a state belonging to the United States should be governed the same U.S. law, therefore, from this decade, Puerto Rican baseball began to succumb to see the talent pop going to college draft, where players who wish to participate in the professional tournament on the island must have been selected first for any home studio in the American nation.
That is, if they can not reach an agreement college have no opportunity to participate in the local tournament. This, according to people close to the Puerto Rican championship, has greatly affected the amount of players that has the island and, therefore, the attachment of their own players with the league in his country.
"Before it was nothing. This is a new modality that also binds to the negative situation is happening in baseball in Puerto Rico today. It's not like in other countries who can sign with a professional team without a contract out "story, the journalist Ruben Rodriguez, the newspaper Nuevo Diario.
In this situation, it is obvious that the draft has been one of the culprits that the Puerto Rican league has fallen, as young people who want to venture into the ball is constrained to act in a league if have not secured their education first, which promises flight dream emulate Juan Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez, Roberto Alomar, among others, will disappear and go to other disciplines prefer to see their dreams come true.
Event half
We found that in the first two games of the series, audiences packed the stadium Isidoro "Cholo" Garcia, as had been happening in other places as the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Mexico, but in the third comparison of Puerto Ricans against the Dominicans were able to return to public eager to see the ball.
Yet the scenario is not entirely full.
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| In the Central American Games the fans filled the stadium |
Rodriguez said, "This season there was little assistance, but if you knew it was better than the previous year. Say it was less worse, if we want to see in some way. Unfortunately, the agency that holds the reins of Puerto Rican baseball no longer has the credibility of the public or advertisers. "
assure that the lack of grandeligas in the tournament also affected, as they play during their early years in Puerto Rico, but when it comes to stardom, some of them feel no apprehension about his shirt on island combined with lack of public stadiums.
As for low attendance, Karla Pacheco, a journalist for First Time, said that attendance at the parks was very poor. Although for the Caribbean Series has been low, even in meetings Puerto Ricans, it represents a significant increase when compared with what is seen during a regular round at home.
"In the opening game of Puerto Rico, where they had 1,000 or 2,000 people, represents a llenazo, when compared to what exists in the regular round."
What do
Given this bleak picture, it is necessary to take measures to rescue the ball boricua again, same as that formed a generation of gold in baseball and shine in the majors, it is outrageous that a semipro league call more attention than a professional where players have formed a reputation.
This league is played with a format similar to the big leagues and involving young people, veterans and drafted and the fans are completely devoted to the category Double-A ball to the professional.
What would have happened if Puerto Rico had risen against all odds champion of the Serie del Caribe, no doubt would have provided encouragement to the revival of a league that figures showed a quarry today are considered fixtures.
@ Adonisalejandro
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