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  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo is known as "Capital del Deporte" (capital of the sport).
Guaynabo derives its name from a Taino Indian term which means "lugar de aguas dulces".
Guaynabo is located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan.
welcome.topuertorico.org /city/guaynabo.shtml   (160 words)

  
  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guaynabo is considered, along with neighbors San Juan and the municipalities of Bayamón, Carolina,Cataño,Toa Alta, Canovanas, Caguas Toa Baja and Trujillo Alto.
Guaynabo's BSN team, the Guaynabo Mets, won national championships in 1980, 1982 and 1989, commanded by the player after whom the coliseum was named, and his brother in law Federico "Fico" Lopez.
Guaynabo is better known as the birthplace of two late Puerto Rican politicians, Rafael Martínez Nadal and Román Baldorioty de Castro.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guaynabo,_Puerto_Rico   (437 words)

  
 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo is considered, along with neighbors San Juan, Bayamon and Carolina and Canovanas[?], to be one of the cities of the Area Metropolitana or Metropolitan Area in Puerto Rico.
Long considered to be just a drive-by town for drivers who were going from San Juan to the Eastern area of Puerto Rico, Guaynabo went through a large economical revitalization in the 1980s, under mayor Alejandro Junior Cruz[?].
Guaynabo has, at different times, being voted the most pintoresque and cleanest town in Puerto Rico.
ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gu/Guaynabo,_Puerto_Rico.html   (189 words)

  
 Guaynabo Mets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Guaynabo Mets were a BSN professional basketball team from Puerto Rico.
The Mets were a force in Puerto Rican basketball during the 1980s.
Apart from the Mets' home games, the coliseum is also used for boxing, roller derby and musical acts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guaynabo_Mets   (206 words)

  
 Guaynabo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico.
Guaynabo is considered, along with neighbors San Juan and the municipalities of Bayamón, Carolina,Cataño, Toa Baja,Trujillo Alto,Caguas,Toa Alta and Canovanas to be one of the cities of the Área Metropolitana (Metropolitan Area) of San Juan (...
Guaynabo Mets - The Guaynabo Mets were a BSN professional basketball team from Puerto Rico.
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 Link To Puerto Rico.com - Guaynabo
Located in the northern coast, it is bordereded by: Cataño and the San Juan Bay to the north, Aguas Buenas to the south, Bayamón to the west, and San Juan to the east.
The Guaynabo, being the greatest tributary of the Bayamón, rises in Mamey, a ward of Guaynabo.
The flag of the municipality of Guaynabo is divided vertically in two equal parts by a crenellated line of six green battlements and five white ones.
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 PUERTO RICO HERALD: Expos Triumph… Fans Welcome Team To Home, Even If Home Is In Puerto Rico… 'I'm Proud To ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Mets played in Miami on Thursday night and did not arrive at their hotel in the San Juan neighborhood of Isla Verde until after 3:30 a.m., leaving players with little time to see the area before today's game.
Mets shortstop Rey Sánchez, who usually doesn't see daughter Sabrina during April, celebrated her sixth birthday Saturday with his whole family at the downtown ballpark here, where the Expos beat the Mets 5-4 before a sellout crowd of 18,264.
Mets second baseman and native Puerto Rican Roberto Alomar received the loudest applause, but fans quickly adopted the Expos' own second baseman, Jose Vidro, who is also from Puerto Rico.
www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2003/vol7n15/MediaNew1-en.shtml   (4756 words)

  
 Mario Morales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In between Olympics and Olympics, he became a dangerous shooter from the 3 point area in the BSN.
In 1976, the Cangrejeros became the Mets de Guaynabo, and Morales, aided with the help of his brother in law the half Puerto Rican-half Mexican Federico Fico Lopez, took the Mets to a total of 8 BSN finals, winning 3 championships along the way.
There is a large painting of him in a Guaynabo Mets uniform just to the entrance of the coliseum.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/m/ma/mario_morales.html   (340 words)

  
 Leones de Ponce (basketball)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With these players, the Leones, contended for the 1989 title, losing in seven games to Mario Morales and the Guaynabo Mets.
With the adquisition of veteran Bobby Rios in 1990, however, the Leones returned to the finals, and they beat Guaynabo in a rematch.
A rubber match with Mario Morales and his Mets was played at the 1993 finals, and the Leones prevailed, beating the Mets four games to one.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/le/leones_de_ponce__basketball_.html   (445 words)

  
 BenMaller.com - Rumors & Notes
The former Mets manager and current ESPN "Baseball Tonight" analyst might have called Benitez in San Juan and told him he was tipping his pitches and/or flying open in his delivery.
Mets infielder Jay Bell, who has said this is his final season as a player, might wind up returning to the game.
Mets catcher Mike Piazza was televised flipping the bird in the moments following Monday's four-game sweep by Montreal in San Juan.
www.benmaller.com /archives/rumorsnotes/2003_04_17_rumorsnotesarch.shtml   (4275 words)

  
 Basketball
Fico was a well-known and respected Boricua basketball player who was a in many of the glorious basketball moments since 1981 when he began his professional basketball career with the Guaynabo Mets on this island nation.
Fico also loved the game of volleyball that coincidently was the game that he was playing when he felt dizzy and fell to the floor on Monday evening.
He was a member of the team when they won the national championships in both in 1982 and 1989.
www.latinosports.com /artman/publish/article_1555.shtml   (590 words)

  
 Quebradillas Pirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arguably the most famous player is Raymond Dalmau, who led the team to their four League Titles in 1970, 1977, 1978 and 1979.
In 1980 and 1982, Quebradillas returned to the finals but were defeated by the Guaynabo Mets.
Quebradillas had serious financial problems in 2003 that led them to lose the rights to all their players, among them Richie Dalmau and Ricardo Dalmau.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quebradillas_Pirates   (204 words)

  
 All Information of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Guaynabo is considered, along with neighbors San Juan, Puerto Rico, Bayamon, Puerto Rico and Carolina, Puerto Rico and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, to be one of the cities of the Area Metropolitana or Metropolitan Area in Puerto Rico.
Long considered to be just a drive-by town for drivers who were going from San Juan to the western part of Puerto Rico, Guaynabo went through a large economic revitalization in the 1980s, under mayor Alejandro Cruz.
Guaynabo's National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico team, the Guaynabo Mets, won national championships in 1980, 1982 and 1989, commanded by the player after whom the coliseum was named, and his brother in law Federico Lopez.
guaynabo.puerto.rico.en.xvip.org   (2094 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo is considered, along with neighbors San Juan, Bayamon and Carolina and Toa Baja, to be one of the cities of the Area Metropolitana or Metropolitan Area in Puerto Rico.
With Cruz at the helm, many shopping strips and malls were built, as well as Mario Morales coliseum (then called Mets Pavilion).
Guaynabo has, at different times, being voted the most picturesque and cleanest town in Puerto Rico.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Guaynabo   (357 words)

  
 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
City in Guaynabo Municipio, northeast Puerto Rico; population (1990) 73,400.
It is located 10 km/6 mi south of San Juan.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Guaynabo,+Puerto+Rico   (104 words)

  
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 CNNSI.com - Baseball - Roundup: Red Sox sign reliever Garces - Tuesday February 05, 2002 11:20 PM
Also honored was Florida Marlins announcer Felo Ramirez, who received the Ford C. Frick Award during last year's induction ceremonies at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Ramirez is a native of Bayamo, Cuba.
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed right-hander Craig House off waivers from the New York Mets on Tuesday and placed him on their 40-man roster.
The 24-year-old House was traded to the Mets last month from the Colorado Rockies as part of a three-team deal with Milwaukee.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/02/05/roundup_ap   (789 words)

  
 Saleaumua, Elmer experience professional volleyball in Puerto Rico ::
Their eligibility exhausted, each player met with Puerto Rican scouts to discuss the possibility of playing in the country's professional league.
The Guaynabo Mets, a team in need of a quick and athletic middle blocker, targeted Elmer.
The only time the two were together in Puerto Rico was when Mayaguez and Guaynabo faced off on Jan. 19, with Saleaumua and the Indias prevailing three games to one.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-volley/uwire/020906aaa.html   (1094 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Puerto Rico: Pride and passion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Mets and Yankees played in an all-city semifinal, and half the kids had Delgado's autograph on their cap bills.
Many are like Eric Rivera, 7, a Mets outfielder who has three pictures of Delgado on his bedroom wall.
Kids from Guaynabo aren't the only ones who want to be there.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/stories/2001-03-30-puertorico.htm   (1349 words)

  
 Rookies
Petit, making his second start with Brooklyn after posting a 3-3 mark and an ERA of 2.32 in 12 outings with Kingsport of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, allowed only a one-out single in the first inning before setting down 26 straight men.
The Mets signed Baldiris in 1999 as a free agent out of Venezuela in 1999, and he's done nothing but hit since then.
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico native had an outstanding month for the Ravens, hitting.410 with five doubles, two triples, five home runs, 25 runs scored, 28 RBI, 10 walks, three stolen bases, a.457 on-base percentage and a.615 slugging percentage in 30 games...
www.attheplate.com /rookies/03_rookie_7.htm   (15854 words)

  
 University of Maine at Fort Kent - Valley Vision   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ish Gelpi the former UMFK men's basketball standout guard has signed a contract to play in the National Division I for the Guaynabo Mets in Puerto Rico.
Gelpi was invited to Puerto Rico and tried out with several teams before getting the call from the Mets, who are coached by former Los Angeles Laker Butch Lee.
He will join the league when it starts a new season during the first week of May and play through season's end in August.
www.umfk.maine.edu /valleyvision/release/default.cfm?recordID=00045   (375 words)

  
 History-2006 STOP-DWI World Youth Classic
More important, the World Youth Classic has been the athletic thrill of a lifetime for thousands of young men who get to showcase their skills against national and international competition with an emphasis on sportsmanship.
1983 –; Brooklawn, NJ 1984 – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
1992 – Brooklawn, NJ 1993 – Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
www.worldyouthclassic.com /pages/history.html   (337 words)

  
 Wildcats Travel to Maryland Eastern Shore for Three-Game Weekend Series :: Villanova Baseball Game Notes
Hailing from Guaynabo, P.R., Freddie was drafted in the 43rd round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Houston Astros but bypassed the professional ranks to come to Villanova.
Thon has already begun to draw attention as he was named Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year by Baseball America and was listed among the Top 50 freshmen in the nation by Baseball America.
Nine players were drafted during his tenure, including current Mets' catcher Mike Piazza.
villanova.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/031403aaa.html   (2839 words)

  
 Deportes
El equipo varsity del Colegio San Ignacio se proclamó campeon al eliminar al equipo marista de Guaynabo en el Torneo de Colegios Católicos.
El estelar pelotero puertorriqueño Carlos Beltrán firmó un millonario contrato por siete temporadas con los Mets de Nueva York por $119 millones.
Es el primer jugador boricua que entró al exclusivo círculo de peloteros de Grandes Ligas con contratos de sobre $100 millones.
www.superchicos.net /deportes1.htm   (1014 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Major League Baseball - Puerto Rico warmly embraces Jays, Rangers
The loudest cheers went to three locals: Texas' Ivan Rodriguez and Ricky Ledee and Toronto's Carlos Delgado.
Rodriguez and Ledee waved Puerto Rico flags and Rodriguez and Delgado met for a hug.
Rodriguez later went to a box seat near the Blue Jays' dugout and kissed his mother, Eva Torres.
espn.go.com /mlb/news/2001/0401/1165622.html   (859 words)

  
 Baseball Notebook: 1979 -- It was a very, uh, long time ago
The save against the Dodgers came 24 years to the day after he made his major-league debut with the Mets at Wrigley Field.
For the record, not one of the other 24 players in the Mets' dugout that day has played in 12 years (see chart above).
In a moment that would rank this among the most bizarre road trips since Otter, Boone and the boys went in search of Fawn Lebowitz, an MP asked if there was anyone in the traveling party that would like to get shot.
www.post-gazette.com /Pirates/20030420basnot0420p5.asp   (1612 words)

  
 Broadmining: Mets&t=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The METS schema is a standard for encoding descriptive, administrative...
Will this finally be the year the New York Mets break through and return to the...
Metsblog.com is an unofficial daily weblog featuring the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets...
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