Yardbarker: Sammy Sosa

Addition by Subtraction; The Sequel

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:19:24 -0500

After the Cubs disappointed in 2004, the offseason motto was addition by subtraction as the Cubs let Moises Alou and Matt Clement leave and desperately tried to move clubhouse cancer Sammy Sosa.

As we recall, the Cubs just got worse in 2005 and now baseball's worst organizational strategy is about to be revisited.

...Instead, the Cubs' biggest splash leading up to the 2009 season was
signing switch-hitting outfielder Milton Bradley to a three-year, $30
million contract in January.

On Monday, when baseball executives gather in Indianapolis for the
Winter Meetings, there will be much less neon. The Cubs' goals have
changed, too. Now, it's addition by subtraction, as Hendry tries to
move Bradley.

They usually don't let you make sequels after the first movie fails, but that's not stopping the Cubs.

"Last year, we had about 10 changes here," Piniella said. "If we have
half that, that's a nice number. Some changes [last year] were out of
necessity. I see us being selective in what we do."

The necessity was created because Lou threw a temper tantrum about a left-handed power bat and then his enabler Jim Hendry had to make a bunch of unnecessary and superfluous moves to fit Bradley's contract into the budget. Now that their problem child has acted up and made them look bad, the Cubs are doing what any rich, narcissistic parent would do...pay to send them away so he's someone else's problem rather than actually dealing with it and trying to make it work.

Dominican Dracula Sammy Sosa Sued for $203,000

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:21:16 -0500

Sammy Sosa has been popping up in the news a lot lately, and it hasn’t been pretty. I mean physically it definitely wasn’t pretty with his little skin-whitening stunt, but also metaphorically its been a tough run for the Dominican Dracula. (That is his new nickname in my book. It’s a great nickname, it references [...]

Sammy Sosa being sued for $203K in D.R. court

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:59:33 -0500

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Sammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman who claims the former Major Leaguer owes him for commission on a house sale, among other things.

Sosa sued for $203K over commission, more

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500

Sammy Sosa is being sued for $203,000 by a businessman in the Dominican Republic who says the former Major Leaguer owes him for -- among other things -- commission on a house sale.

Sir Charlies on Sammy Sosa: "Damn Dude, You A Different Color"

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:51:56 -0500

Ahh, I feel like we haven't had enough Barkley in our lives lately. [video below]

Radio Personality Kicked Out of Sammy Sosa Party For Wearing “BrownFace”

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:03:43 -0500

There is a very fine line between being funny and being ignorant. Trust me I tight rope that line every day, but the one thing I remind myself of before I post, tweet or speaking anything in public is this: “What are the long term effects of me saying or writing this?” I give you the [...]

Sosa Skin Bleach Inspires Yet More Unfortunate Racial Fallout

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:04:59 -0500

Most people had a few chuckles at Sammy Sosa's sudden light-skin transformation on the red carpet a few weeks back. That is, until it stopped being funny when Sosa said the response to the photos led him to consider endorsing the skin bleaching cream that he has been using. Still, some folks have a hard time letting gags go. And still others just don't know to navigate that fine line between good natured ribbing and all-out offensive behavior. I'm occasionally one of those people...

A Strange Obsesssion

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:24:12 -0500

You’ve all seen the recent pictures of Sammy Sosa and have undoubtedly read something about some skin cream that he’s been using. I thought Sosa looked ill when I first saw the images and was just glad to hear that was not the issue. I couldn’t care less what Sammy Sosa puts on his skin, but I’m not like a lot of people. If you search Chicago Cubs on google news this is what you get. The 669 top articles on the Cubs are about Sosa. Yes, 669 of them in separate g...

Sosa to Endorse Skin Bleaching Cream; Hair Straighteners Next?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:21:08 -0500

Sammy Sosa has long since seen his life as disgraced slugger play itself out of relevance, so it looks as though he hopes to reinvent himself as something of a latter-day Madam C.J. Walker, pushing products to help darker complected people conform to that oh-so wondrous white ideal of beauty. The photos of a now pallid Sosa posing with his wife at the People in Espanol's "50 Most Beautiful People" event engendered a mid-sized Internet gigglefest, topped with in...

Charles Barkley Gets Sammy Sosa Makeup Treatment..Picture Worth 1000 Words?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:24:53 -0500

I hate when people in the media talk in absolutes. We are in charge of giving informed opinions, but that is all they are opinions, but I am going to break my own rule and speak in an absolute in this next statement: TNT NBA CREW >>>> ESPN NBA CREW I don’t even know how I [...]

Sammy Sosa Doesn't See Why People Are So Terrified By His Appearance

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

The formerly dark-skinned Sosa spoke out about his ghostly new look and he would like to let everyone know that he's not dying or anything: "It's a bleaching cream," he said. You don't say. Sosa told Univision's "Primer Impacto" his spooky pallor is a result from aggressive rejuvenation treatment that's backfired a bit. "It's a cream that I have, that I use to soften [my skin], but has bleached me some. I'm not a racist, I live my life happ...

Sammy Sosa Would Like To Clear Up Some Things About His Skin

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:45:00 -0500

Sammy Sosa is not hoping to star in the White Chicks sequel. It is not some kind of alleged side affect from any alleged substances he allegedly may have put in his body. He just wants to be beautiful! Because Chicago's baseball writers haven't had anything to write about for three months now, this has become the story in the Second City. The Tribune went to one of Sosa's friends, who gave a perfectly reasonable answer for why he Slammin' Sammy had an MJ look going the other ...

Pictures of Sammy Sosa’s Light Skin Coloring Change

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:30 -0500

Much like the case of Roberto Alomar Jr. who was alleged to have HIV, the blog world is now abuzz about the recent pictures of Sammy Sosa that have emerged. Midwest Sports Fan via Sports by Brooks has recent photos of Sosa at an appearance during the week. Let me just say the [...]

Sammy Sosa Re-emerges As Shiny-Suited Latino Zombie

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:09:10 -0500

I have no idea what strange transformation Mr. Sosa is going through, but it's obvious that, yes, something is seriously messed up with Slammin' Sammy's pigmentation. Guesses include botched plastic surgery to vitiligo to "really bad make up" but unless Mr. Sosa was looking for some way to make his eyes more lemur-like, I don't think this was intentional. SI's little blurb gives no clues either: Slammin' Sammy is clearly keeping himself occupied these days. ...

What Is Going On With Sammy Sosa?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:37 -0500

Something is drastically different about Sammy Sosa's appearance, as is evident from pictures taken of him at a recent event. Does anyone know the explanation for this?