LIDOM: Vicente and Ravelo point out challenges for Licey in search of the three-time championship

The cats will defend their crown as monarchs of Dominican professional baseball, while pursuing their first three-time championship in 40 years.
The Licey Tigers They shipped at Eastern Stars by leaving them on the field during the day of January 17 and in the process, they achieved their classification to the Final Series of the 2024-25 season of the Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM).
With the victory, the Licey Tigers They will try to achieve a feat they achieved exactly 40 years ago, which is to complete a three-time championship. The blues won the trophy during the 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 seasons and are one of the three teams that has at least three championships, with Lions of the Chosen One being the only team that has achieved it on two different occasions.
In the same way, the cats are looking for the first three-time championship LIDOM since Cibaeñas Eagles reached the most recent, between the 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons.
Meanwhile, the Tigers They are still waiting for the team that will accompany them in the final stage of the current tournament, which could be defined as soon as this Saturday, January 18, if the Lions of the Chosen Onea team that occupies second place in the standings of the Round Robintakes victory in his commitment, precisely against Licy. To win the Selected that meeting, it is expected that the LIDOM Final Series It starts next Monday, January 21.
AM850 Digital was able to talk with the president of Licey Tigers, Ricardo Raveloafter the victory that propelled the team towards the final and he said that the simple possibility of achieving a three-time championship is something that he could not describe exactly.
“I couldn’t even describe it to you, because imagine, the planets have to align for you to win a championship. That is an extraordinary achievement. A second (championship) has to come with the glory and grace of God and a third, on top of that, I don’t know what more I could ask for, but I don’t even know how to describe it.“he noted Ravelo.
As for the group manager, Audo Vicentehe indicated to AM850 Digital that the main challenge the team faced was maintaining the same hunger to win after having won the champion in two consecutive tournaments.
“I think that what is special about this classification is the level of competition that this team has shown, even though it is a two-time champion. It is not easy to maintain the mentality of a team that knows that it has lifted the champion’s scepter for two consecutive times. I think that’s where the difference is this year.“, indicated the manager.