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One of the most legendary teams in Dominican baseball history, even if they have gone quite a few years without winning a title. (Escogido refers to the Leones del Escogido, a professional baseball team based in Santo Domingo).
Escogido was the toughest rival fifteen years ago.
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A major Dominican baseball team notorious for playing like never before but losing like they always do, constantly toying with their fans' hopes. (Note: Referring to the Leones del Escogido, one of the traditional teams in the Dominican Winter League).
This is the red year!
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A Dominican baseball team (Leones del Escogido) that people joke is like a Christmas turkey: they only make it to December, meaning they always get eliminated before the playoffs begin in January.
Escogido just hit their December, they are done for.
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Refers to something that stands out for its superior quality or was hand-picked as the best of its kind. It describes an item that has a higher standard than the average version. (In Mexican markets, this term implies the vendor has personally sorted through the stock to provide only the premium items).
At that market stall they always have the avocado bien escogido, that is why it is more expensive but it is worth it.
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A professional baseball team in the Dominican Winter League. The name is often used mockingly because the team tends to play well until December and then choke or get eliminated. This has led people to call them the Lechones (Pigs) as a play on their official name, the Leones (Lions). (Baseball is the national sport of the Dominican Republic).
They aren't the Leones anymore, now they are the Lechones del Escogido!
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A derogatory play on words regarding the Dominican baseball team known as the Leones del Escogido. While the name literally means Chosen, rivals split the word to mean the team that gets fucked or screwed (es cogido) by the other teams during the final stretch of the tournament. (Baseball is the national sport in the Dominican Republic and team rivalries are very intense).
The Leones (Escogido) are really feeling it because of the Star (referring to the rival team Estrellas Orientales).
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Playing better than ever only to lose as usual (a phrase used to mock the Leones del Escogido, a major Dominican baseball team, for their history of failing despite playing well).
There is only one: El Escogido.
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The only Dominican baseball team that only lasts until December. The only team that is always lagging behind (a jab at the Leones del Escogido team, implying they consistently fail to make the post-season playoffs which start in January).
Escogido lost 0-15 to Licey, look at how far behind they are.
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