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Sunday, February 13, 2005
The charmed life of Dominican stars
In today's Register, the first part of a four part series on baseball in the Dominican Republic. Today it's the life of Dominican superstars - targets in their own homes:
Guns are everywhere in the country. At Guerrero's house, one of his brothers had a pistol sitting in his lap while a group played dominoes. Fitzgerald Astacio ? who works with the agents representing Guerrero, Tejada and Martinez ? tucks a nickel- plated .45 magnum under the seat of his black Lexus sport utility vehicle as he heads to the airport to pick up Martinez. Many drivers carry weapons in Santo Domingo.
Good stuff. Somewhat surprising that it's coming from the Register.
UPDATE: Here's the accompanying photo of Vlad with his family in their home in Nizao:
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