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Most Red Sox fans, Yankee fans, and pretty much baseball fans in general associate Manny Ramirez and Pedro Martinez.  The two Dominicanos spent four years together in Boston, and each played an integral role in breaking the Red Sox 85-season World Series “Curse.”  Seems kind of fitting then that on the day after talking about Man-Ram we turn our attention Petey.  Unlike Ramirez (gainfully employed by the Los Angeles Dodgers) Martinez needs a job.  Currently, the three-time Cy Young Award win

And just when everything seemed rosy in Lakerland (clinched Pacific Division title, best record in the Western Conference), somebody has to go off and sue Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa.  According to the L.A. Times, the Bryants' former housekeeper filed a lawsuit against the couple claiming that she suffered verbal abuse and humiliation while working at the Black Mamba’s Newport Coast house.

Some wise person once said you must face your problems. Well, I have a problem – my Dominican Republic was just eliminated from the 2009 World Baseball Classic by…wait for it…the KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS! The worst part, DR lost not once to The K.O.N., but twice. After losing 2-3 in the first game, we had a chance for redemption (a rare thing in life) and we blew it. What happened? Seriously, I did my part. I stopped poking fun at the Dutch monarchy.

All right, people, time for part two of our preview on the Latin American teams competing in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. On Monday, I profiled the national teams from Venezuela, Panama, and Mexico and now we turn our eyes to the remaining Latin powerhouses (by the way, I bet any amount of money that in ‘09 a team from a Spanish-speaking country takes down the WBC–no disrespect to defending champs Japan, but we’re due).