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The cockfight connection
The Alous, the Beltres
And me
Giants manager Felipe Alou has a connection with Adrian Beltre going back to the Dodger third baseman's childhood, according to Allison Ann Otto of the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
It has to do with roosters.
Alou has a long history with Beltre, including memories of holding Beltre as a baby in his arms.
Alou's brother, Matty, oversaw rooster fights in the Dominican Republic, and Felipe Alou once knew Beltre's father, who raised and sold roosters for the fights - a popular sport there and in other Latin countries.
"I remember his dad driving with me to go to some ballgame and he used to bring Adrian as a little baby in his arms," Alou said. "He used to tell me, 'I want this guy to be a big league player. I want him to be a real good big-league player.' "
Today, that's what Beltre is. Beltre's bat has found salvation in going to right field, as if the baptismal waters were there.
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