Here is a small recap from the Caribbean Series website on Venezuela's win. A sad day for the Mazatlecos (locals) but they are still very proud of their team, the Venados (deer), as are us gringos here in Mazatlan. So no horn honking last night, very quite.
On Friday the Tigres de Aragua topped Mexico's Venados de Mazatlan, 5-3, to win the 2009 Caribbean Series championship with five consecutive victories and one day to play.
It was Venezuela's first Caribbean Series title since 2006, when it played host to the tourney and won it with a 6-0 record. Overall, the country has won seven titles. It was the first Caribbean Series title for the Tigres.
"This is enormous for us and the country," Venezuela manager Buddy Bailey said. "All those league championships we have won have been for the Tigres. This championship is for all of Venezuela."
When the round-robin concludes on Saturday, Venezuela will attempt to finish the series with another perfect record when it squares off against Puerto Rico (1-4) in the matinee. Mexico (3-2) will face the Dominican Republic (1-4) at night in the last game of the series.
"I think we showed Venezuela and all of Latin America that you need more than names to win," said Venezuela's Alex Delgado, who is hitting .455 in the series. "We didn't have the names but it's about how you play on the field and how much heart you have."
The Tigres showed heart -- along with timely hitting.
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