First day of WBC camp in Dominican Republic

• (Above): Junior Noboa, Rafael Pérez, Moisés Alou, Nelson Silverio and Stanley Javier, general manager of the Dominican WBC team. El Nacional/Manolito Jiménez

• (Above): Félix Pie, Robinson Canó, Odalís Pérez, Edward Ramírez and Rafael Pérez, some of players present at beginning of camp for the WBC. El Nacional/Manolito Jiménez.
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• "Practice: David Ortiz and reliever Rafael Perez, in the foreground, do stretching exercises with the other five players who attended the first day of practice of the Dominican team that will participate in the second edition of the World Baseball Classic." photo from Listin Diario

BOCA CHICA .-(1/20) "The stellar David Ortiz led the small group of eight players who said on the first day of practice of the Dominican team will participate in the World Baseball Classic, an amount not exceeding the technical body and, obviously, did not meet expectations.

• "The Big Papi," Robinson Canó, Moisés Alou, Felix Pie and pitchers Odalis Perez, Eduard Ramirez, Rafael Perez began to train the edge noon. The promising reliever Jose Arredondo was reported, but not just because they practiced doing so in the complex in Anaheim.

The leader Felipe Alou was on the long list of absences because the flight that he would yesterday at 8:30 am coming from Miami was delayed, was expected in the afternoon and will take over the reins today when the whole homeland.

• "I wanted to come on the first day to motivate kids to integrate," said David (Ortiz), who arrived wearing black sportswear and then trained with flannel trousers and white and a sweatshirt....

Arrival of Alex and Pujols

• He said that Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols, probably the best two players in the world today, the team will be integrated by the end of the month, while Miguel Tejada and José Reyes called him while he was on the field to inform you that this Thursday will.

With regard to Pedro Martínez confessed that still has not communicated with him and did not ensure their integration into the community because it's free agent and did not think I have the Classic as his main priority.

• "I have not spoken to Peter yet, but I was a veteran player and sometimes when one reaches a certain age takes much longer to get fit," he argued.

"Peter still has not signed with anyone, I think that the priority for him right now is not the Classic, but included in the list of 45 and we have the camp open," he said on the preliminary roster unveiled last night by Major League Baseball...

• During the rally prior to the commencement of the training, Javier told the players that lack of practice was a major enemy in the Dominican Republic was the first edition of the project in 2006." Listin Diario, 1/20/09

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