The Dominican pitcher Michael Pineda promises that soon will be back with the big club the New York Yankees.The righty Dominican came as the inmediate future of the team's pitching rotation. At least as thought at the time by the general manager Brian Cashman.With all the qualities and characteristics that appeal to Cashman in a pitcher with size, arm strength and youth, he did not hesitate a second to send the Mariners to their best prospect, Jesus Montero for Pineda, a trade that surprised everyone.However, the bet has been given the opposite result. Pineda was seriously injured in his right shoulder and had to undergo a delicate operation.
The Dominican women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympic Games in London with his 3-1 victory over Cuba in the NORCECA regional tournament.The Dominicans were imposed on Saturday night the Cubans with partial 25-18, 25-23, 27-29, 25-20.The set female from the Dominican Republic is the sixth ranks the London Olympics after the U.S., Italy, China, Algeria and hosts Britain.
The Dominicans will participate for the second time in Olympic women's volleyball since the sport was included in the competitionsin 1964. The Dominicans also participated in Athens in 2004, they finished in eleventh place.
In the semifinals of the NORCECA qualifying tournament, the Dominican Republic defeated Canada 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-15) while Cuba defeated Puerto Rico 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22).
Albert Pujols hit a powerful left field line, and players of the Los Angeles Angels stood in the dugout, as the public at the stadium. The ball continued its path toward the stands, but eventually landed a fewfeet into foul territory.A collective groan swept the Angel Stadium after that homer on Monday night, a cry that is repeated every night.A month after the start of the season, after signing a $ 240 million, the most feared slugger in baseball seems to have run out ofgunpowder in the bat."I know I can hit home runs," Pujols said. "I do not know when it will happen."
Pujols pulled a ball park around April, an amazing streak of 23 games and 92 at-bats without doing what he did 445 times in 11 seasons with the Cardinals. Since the end of last season, first baseman through the longest drought of his career with 29 games and 121 innings without connecting to full turn.
For a gifted hitter who is supposed to be in the prime of his career,is a disturbing streak, even in the early stages of his contract for 10 years.
For the Angels, who are paying a stratospheric figure who is regarded as the best hitter of his generation, is a problem that threatens to get ugly.
"I do not think about it," Pujols said. "It could be tomorrow, next day in a month, do not know. My job is to be ready to play and make every swing ... when they reach the home runs come in bunches. "
For now, have not the uniform of the Angels, and that was not what the team expected when they signed Pujols for a decade with the third most lucrative contract in baseball history.
The NBA star LeBron James was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the 2011-2012 season in the NBA,which receives award for the third time in his career and for the firsttime since he signed with the Miami Heat in 2010.James became the eighth player to win this award on three or more occasions, a list headed by the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, elected six times, followed by the no less famous Michael Jordanand Bill Russell, both with five, and Wilt Chamberlain, with four."I would give three (titles MVP) for an NBA championship," James said at the news. "That is the main goal in my career, earn a degree," he said.In his ninth NBA season, James had already been recognized asMVP when he was playing with Clevalands Cavaliers in 2009 and2010."Less than 10 years ago I had dreams of playing in the NBA. Had a dream to wear a uniform of the NBA," James said. "I never dreamed of being a most valuable player," he said.
