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Thursday, February 07, 2013

Enrique Soto Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

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posted on February 07, 2013 at 03:41 PM by Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) to amateur, athletics, general, international, latin america, oakland | 3 comment(s)

Enrique Soto, one of baseball’s most prominent trainers in the Dominican Republic for the last two decades, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of charges of sexually assaulting two boys that were part of his academy 10 years ago, according to a report that first aired Monday night in the Dominican Republic on Noticias Sin.

Better late than never.

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1. GGC don't think it can get longer than a novella posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Glenn Gulliver. I walked a lot.

2. JeffersJV posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Remember that list of "Worst players ever" that got posted awhile back? Based on my slow pitch softball results, I'm guessing my comp list would include a lot of those guys.

3. OPS+ posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:03 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Eric Byrnes. Every catch I would make would be a diving one that ends with me going on the DL.

4. Pat Rapper's Delight posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Pete Incaviglia.... a big guy who can't field, can't throw, and can't do anything with a curve ball.

5. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Dave Kingman.

6. Dr. Vaux posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

At the plate, Rob Deer. I pretty much either walked, struck out, or hit a home run. But I couldn't play defense worth a damn.

7. John DiFool2 posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Wade Boggs. In softball (if I can mention that here without ridicule), I'd be a classic spray hitter with doubles power to the pull field, and I even (gasp) would work a walk or two sometimes.

8. andrewreinsch posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Lew Ford without the walks. Right-handed hitting outfielder with speed but some sort of brain/body disconnect that made him utterly unreliable in the field and on the basepaths.

9. The District Attorney posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm Alex Gonzalez, so, Alex Gonzalez.

10. Tippecanoe posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:30 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Buddy Bell. Very good in the field, medium power, generally decent on-base, not much speed.

11. Ebessan posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:30 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Optimally, Eddie Yost. Though it's pretty weird if he's your ideal.

12. RJ in TO posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm Alex Gonzalez, so, Alex Gonzalez.

You're going to need to be more specific.

13. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was pretty fast for someone who was kind of beefy, but I was unable to change directions when running. And I was better at getting on base via walk than via hit. And I alternated between second base and right field. Based on a highly accurate simulation algorithm this makes me Lance Blankenship.

14. Eddo posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Nellie Fox. Great bat control, a little gap power, never struck out. Rarely walked. Played middle infield, mostly (though I was a good outfielder and pitched when I was a bit older).

15. Matt Clement of Alexandria posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:46 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Slap hitting outfielder with pretty good speed, and low baseball iq - maybe Scott Podsednik? A bad Scott Podsednik.

16. TerpNats posted on February 11, 2012 at 05:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

John Kruk -- a stocky left-hand hitting first baseman, some power, hits a lot to the opposite field. Didn't quite have his patience at the plate, though.

17. JJ1986 posted on February 11, 2012 at 06:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ron Hunt

18. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on February 11, 2012 at 06:12 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Most realistically, a right-handed Jason Tyner. Since we're fantasizing, though, I'll say Lou Brock. Good average, decent OBP, good speed on the bases that doesn't translate to defense like you'd expect, and no arm.

19. Edmundo got dem ol' Kozma blues again mama

posted on February 11, 2012 at 06:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Whoever that pitcher was in the 90s who carved out a few good years on a low-K, very low-BB. I was thinking Mark Portugal but he's not the right guy. In LL, I could throw decently hard but was incredibly accurate for my age.

Couldn't hit a FB to save my life. I had the slowest swing in the world with my bad eyesight, spelled doom at the plate. I hit .257 my last year. The previous three years averaged to about .100. Thank god for slow-pitch softball later in life!

20. WillYoung posted on February 11, 2012 at 06:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Edmundo, Bob Tewksbury?

21. Shock posted on February 11, 2012 at 06:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ron Hunt

Ha, beat me to it. I struck out a lot more than him though.

So lets see.. someone with a low average, lots of walks and HBP, few XBH, and lots of K...PI gives me Frankie Crosetti He seemed to be a speedy SS though, while I was a lunky right fielder with a decent arm.

22. ckash posted on February 11, 2012 at 06:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Chad Curtis. RH hitting CF with speed, decent power, walks and an above average arm. But not nearly so self-righteous and sanctimonious.

23. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Solid defensive catcher but all OBP, no SLG at the plate and rarely fanned which has me thinking Jason Kendall.

24. Lassus posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I want to say Willie Randolph - good contact hitter, above-average fielder, no power - but I'm sure I'm far closer to Rey Ordonez, if he played 2B.

25. Robert in Manhattan Beach posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I had the Brian Giles skill set, although I also aid a lot of pitching. So, Giles who also pitched long relief or did some LOOGY work in his spare time.

26. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Whoever that pitcher was in the 90s who carved out a few good years on a low-K, very low-BB. I was thinking Mark Portugal but he's not the right guy. In LL, I could throw decently hard but was incredibly accurate for my age.

Kirk Reuter?

27. An Athletic in Powderhorn™ posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ferris Fain. I was raised in the East Bay and was a slap-hitting first baseman who still managed to reach base a lot. And I'm a bit of a burrhead, too.

EDIT: Wait. I don't think "burrhead" means what I thought it meant. I assumed it meant clown or dimwit, as for example, self-describing with a word without really knowing what it means.

28. Good cripple hitter posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

A less talented Frank Menechino? I'd be a RHB 2B/corner player with a low average and power, good walks and HBP, and decent to good defense. He's he only one who really comes to mind, although Menechino didn't get hit very often outside of 2001. Biggio's far too good and Knoblauch's too fast, although I also tended to get the yips.

29. cardsfanboy

posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:48 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Trying to find a good fielding second baseman with average and high obp but no power and no speed. I'm thinking Placido Polanco. (If Loretta could field he would be about perfect)

30. Arch Stanton posted on February 11, 2012 at 07:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm reaching for the stars here (especially since I'm comparing slow pitch softball to the majors), but I'd have to go with Dan Quisenberry. I never walked anybody, threw the ball at odd angles and with different spins, and actually got someone to yell "Quit throwing that crazy ####!" at me once.

I then proceeded to spin the ball even more.

31. Something Other posted on February 11, 2012 at 08:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Willie Mays. Definitely Willie.

32. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on February 11, 2012 at 08:37 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

David Eckstein. Short, weak arm, little bit of speed, good bunter, no power, willing to take HBPs.

33. Perry posted on February 11, 2012 at 09:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Good speed, good outfielder, couldn't hit a lick. Which left pitching, where I was a lefty sidearmer, with a knee-high sinking fastball and not much else, excellent control until I developed Steve Blass disease. Can't think of anyone like that. If I was righthanded I guess I'd have been Wayne Granger or Dan Quisenberry, somebody like that. Chad Bradford, although I never got THAT low.

34. Smitty* posted on February 11, 2012 at 09:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Good fielding middle infielder despite being large (for a middle infielder) and not ultra-athletic. Good but not great power, rarely struck out or walked. Ryne Sandberg.

Pants-hating comp.....Steve Lyons I guess.

Oh, and don't you hate pants?

35. Edmundo got dem ol' Kozma blues again mama

posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Thanks, Will. Tewksbury was the guy -- I just couldn't think of his name.

36. Curse of the Graffanino (dfan) posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Growing up in the early 80's with a good arm, I always imagined myself as Dwight Evans.

37. Random Transaction Generator posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Larry Yount

38. PreservedFish posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was a high OBP, low power, high speed, high defense second baseman. Aggressive runner. I kept track of my own statistics, but only two: OBP (in which I included reached on errors) and Runs. A Chuck Knoblauch, Tony Phillips type.

In high school I had a great OBP, somewhat fast, and terrible at everything else. Leftfield. So age 41+ Rickey Henderson.

39. Ned Garvin: Male Prostitute posted on February 12, 2012 at 12:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was fast, a self-taught switch-hitter, mostly played 1B/2B but in reality played all over the field, walked a ton, mediocre batting average, not much power. I even pitched a bit. So, either:

a) A faster, more patient Jose Oquendo (he was my favorite player!)

or more realistically

b) A more versatile John Cangelosi

40. Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim

posted on February 12, 2012 at 12:09 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Screw you guys. I'm Mickey Mantle.

Mickey Mantle, circa 2012.

41. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on February 12, 2012 at 12:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Maybe Ron Hassey?

42. Karl from NY posted on February 12, 2012 at 12:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

My only diamond experience was in fraternity league slow-pitch softball, in college. I barely ever hit anything out of the infield, but could be a pretty reliable utility fielder at SS or 2B or most often C. Not sure who fits that profile, I thought I remembered Joe McEwing being a sometime catcher, but not so according to bbref.

As a kid I somehow figured I'd be a relief pitcher in MLB. I identified with Jesse Orosco (before "old" was his pigeonhole trait), but I'm not lefty, so probably more like Roger McDowell.

43. KingKaufman posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:00 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Joe Morgan. I was a 2B with good speed, power and patience, a good fielder with a very high baseball IQ.

That is, in my daydreams. In real life: Did anyone ever make the majors who was slow, couldn't hit, had no power, strike zone judgment or range in the field and had a rag arm? I'm him.

Number 22!

44. Proo posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:02 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

My skill set was very dead-ball era...never walked, never struck out, good at hitting the other way for doubles and triples, and a halfway-decent defensive infielder and occasionally catcher. I'm thinking Lave Cross.

45. chisoxcollector posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Maybe somebody like Bobby Knoop. Excellent defensive second baseman that can't hit or run.

46. Howie Menckel posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:06 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

little lefty (in my youth, 6 foot now), No. 2 batter, insane amount of walks, total singles hitter, rarely struck out, could bunt for a hit or sacrifice, patient with the count, position was lefty-fielding 1B or any OF slot (let's assume CF, to give me a fighting chance). only modest speed, though.

couldn't come up with such a batter.
suggestions?

47. Proo posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sounds a bit like Orlando Palmeiro, Howie, although he never played 1B.

48. Chicago Joe

posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:25 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Maybe Pie Traynor or George Kell with better defense- Durable third baseman with great speed and gap power.

49. Bob Evans posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:36 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Charlie Grimm. A very slick-fielding 1B, but overall a minus anyway.

50. toratoratora posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:52 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Maybe Eddie Stanky. Walked a lot, slap hitter, not a ton of talent defensively, enough to play the infield, but a willingness to throw my body in front of any drive.
Course Stanky is probably aiming way to high

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Enrique Soto Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

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