Sunday, August 30, 2009

Cangrejeras exit Play-Offs with loss to Maunabo


it was a storied season for the cangrejeras de Roosevelt after last year's failed season.
It was the best of 3-2 series in which Roosevelt forced a third game if necessary game.
It was a pitcher's duel as both pitchers in the team was toe by toe in strike out statistics. Roosevelt was riding high into the 7th inning until Maunabo scored the tying run , sending the game into extra innings.
Maunabo took the first game with a 3-2 win.
Roosevelt came back in the second game and delivered an offensive rampage knocking maunabo 5-2 forcing the if necessary game. Maunabo executed the game plan and was able to defeat Roosevelt in the third game.
Maunabo advances as Roosevelt has been sent packing home. Maunabo will face Juncos in the semi-finals matchup. will be played this saturday in Arecibo.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Team Celebrates in Isla Culebra




For the past three years of the team's existance, Roosevelt has struggled to build a team with championship hope. Now Las Cangrejeras de Roosevelt has much more promise, with the team's biggest turn around the league has ever see, we are making huge steps in building a team who won three games last year, into top championship contending team amongst the strongest teams in all of the caribbean. As we headed out to culebra to celebrate, the team gathered for fun activities playing beach volleyball and enjoying the beautiful Flamenco beach, which is regarded as the top ten beaches in National Geographics. Piry, the manager of the Cangrejeras de Roosevelt is now enjoying a stellar season with his cangrejeras and is hoping this team in will go further into play offs and grab its first win in they're first play off appearance. Although the team has lost their head coach due to indiscolsed issues , the team is moving on and is keeping their focus on winning more games and going further into the play offs for the championship run. For our final regular season game, we face Guaynabo, another team who also made play offs this year. Our first game of play offs against is maunabo who last year played juncos for the championship game and came short of realizing the dream. its the best of three game series. a double header on saturday. if we lose both we are done, we win won. we would have to play on wednesday. we win both , we advance. so pracitce , practice and yea more practice! ♥ tyson

Monday, August 3, 2009

Roosevelt first play off appearance


For the first time in program history , our team makes it to play-offs. this has been a big turn around for this team and its been a huge accomplishment for these girls who have been part of this amazing team for the past three years. but the satisfaction hasn't set in yet.

play offs start august 15, double header verses maunabo who is ranked first in the brackets. we finished the season 7-8 to hold on the fourth place in the section B. its best of three game series and we are truely excited to get that W. but everything starts from practice.

The championship game will be on september 19. im very confident this team will go far and our goal isn't just winning our first play off game, but advance and hopefull go all the way.

when i first came in , i seen alot of potential in these girls. we just need unleash the beast in them, ha!

im really excited that i forgot i was even home sick! lol

well i think i'll do good. my focus will be on play offs and nothing else.

wish us luck and the best of course! ill try to keep you guys updated on everything thats going on with the team and what we have been up to

♥ tyson :)

doin it big dawg