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Players A to Z, Elvis Andrus
11 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Elvis Andrus about to show off his arm. Photo: Icon SMI
Elvis Andrus plays shortstop for the Texas Rangers. As a first year rookie in 2009, Andrus led the majors in fielding at shortstop, according to FanGraphs. The Rangers placed him at the position with the idea of shoring of the...
Chicagoans Apparently “Laughing” At Sammy Sosa
18 days ago by
Midwest Sports
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Sammy Sosa's stunning new skin color is a story that continues to surprise, and this time the surprise has nothing to do with Sammy's appearance. Rather, it has to do with the reaction that Sosa's new look is getting from those in the city of the Chicago.
Wednesday Rangers stuff
October 07, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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by Donna McWilliam - AP
1 day ago:
Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan speaks at a media availability,Tuesday, Oct, 6, 2009. Texas. Ryan doesn't expect the team owner's effort to sell at least part...
Former Texas Rangers pitcher John Wetteland hospitalized
Mariners bullpen coach and former Rangers pitcher John Wetteland was hospitalized on Thursday afternoon for what officials called mental health issues.
Maybe The Maestro Told Sammy Sosa To Put The Balm On
15 days ago by
Sportress Of Blogitude
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Sammy Sosa has attributed the freakishly ashen skin he has been showing off lately to a facial cream he has been using to soften his skin and blamed some of the appearance on the lighting when the photo was taken. In an interview with Spanish language television station Univision...
Adam Jones Wins A Gold Glove, O's Get Another Arm & Sammy Sosa...
14 days ago by
Oriole Post
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Congratulations to Adam Jones for winning his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award. I'm a bit surprised he won, considering he plays for a last place team and only appearing in about 75% of the games as he was injured in the final weeks of the year. Jones was solid in the outfiield...
Sammy Sosa Admits to Skin Bleaching & I Really Don’t Care
15 days ago by
BlackSportsOnline
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Sammy decided to show up on Univision and this is what he had to say in a televised interview:
“It’s a bleaching cream that I apply before going to bed and whitens my skin some,” said the former slugger during the “Primer Impacto” program at the Univision Spanish network...
Sammy Sosa White Skin Photos Posted: Vitilago?
20 days ago by
SPORTS by BROOKS
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Jerrod at MidwestSportsFan.com tipped me to this recent photo of Sammy Sosa:
Looks like a case of Vitiligo to me, but I’m no expert. More pics after the jump.
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Source: White Sox close to signing veteran SS
6 days ago by
Fox Sports
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The White Sox are close to signing free-agent shortstop Omar Vizquel to a one-year contract, according to a major-league source.
Tom Hicks with last ditch effort to keep the Rangers
8 days ago by
Lone Star Ball
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by LM Otero - AP
7 months ago:
Dallas Cowboys football team owner Jerry Jones chats with Texas Rangers team owner Tom Hicks during the baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Arlington, Texas, Monday...
“The Industry’s The Wrong Complexion…”
8 days ago by
Smoking Section
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“…tryin’ to Sammy Sosa the game…”
Yeah, this is the Budden I became a fan of some six years ago. While working the Georgetown/Temple basketball game yesterday, I happened to check my Twitter and saw Joey had released his rendition of Rihanna’s ...
Sammy Sosa’s Skin
18 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Sammy Sosa is undergoing skin rejuvenation, and that combined with the lighting of the famous photograph made his skin look very light.
Polihronis, the former Cubs Care/Community Relations manager for the team, said Sosa told her he has used moisturizing treatment at night on his face...
Could Sammy Sosa’s Pale Appearance Be the Result of Vitiligo Brought on By Steroid Use?
20 days ago by
Midwest Sports
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The obvious question in the immediate aftermath of these pictures making their way around the web is, what might be the root cause of Sammy's paleness? And is there a link between vitiligo and steroid use?
White Sox sign Andruw Jones
1 day ago by
Digital Sports Daily
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The Chicago White Sox have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a one-year contract worth $500,000 and up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses.
Jones, 32, batted .214 (60-281) with 17 home runs and 43 RBI in 82 games with Texas in 2009 while making 53 starts as the designated...
The Case of Jones v. Wells
10 days ago by
Talking Chop
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by Tony Gutierrez - AP
Andruw never misses a meal.
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At the end of the 2006 season, Andruw Jones had just completed his second consecutive 40+ homerun 125+ RBI season...
Vicente Padilla Caps Himself in the Thigh
22 days ago by
Babes Love Baseball
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Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla shot himself in the thigh while hunting in Nicaragua.It's only funny because he's not seriously injured... or dead. There are a few different stories floating around out there as to what actually went down. According to media...
Rangers press conference notes
October 06, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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by Donna McWilliam - AP
about 3 hours ago:
Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan speaks at a media availability,Tuesday, Oct, 6, 2009. Texas. Ryan doesn't expect the team owner's effort to sell at least...
Analyzing the Marlon Byrd Situation, Part I
September 28, 2009 by
Lone Star Ball
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by Donna McWilliam - AP
2 months ago:
Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler, left, celebrates his solo home run with Marlon Byrd against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington...
Jones agrees to one-year contract with White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) -- Andruw Jones has agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
White Sox ink Andruw Jones to 1-yr., $500k deal
1 day ago by
Sports Illustrated
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Andruw Jones has agreed to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
White Sox Nab Andruw Jones For $500K
1 day ago by
Mets Merized Online
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According to Bruce Levine of ESPN the Chicago White Sox have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a one year contract worth $500K with incentives that could bring the value up to $1.5 million dollars.
Levine writes that the move was done to soften the blow of losing Scott Podsednik...
Offsides: Sammy Sosa's Big Change
15 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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Sammy Sosa says the change in his skin color is due to a skin rejuvenation treatment, but really, it doesn't matter if he's "Black or White." He's still a different looking "Man in the Mirror."
Did Steroids Turn Sammy Sosa Into a White Man?
19 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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Did Steroids Turn Sammy Sosa Into a White Man?
The pictures at that link above are, well, scary.
Ranking the AL ROYs of the Aughts
10 days ago by
Kings of Kauffman
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Today the AL Rookie of the Year award went to Oakland reliever Andrew Bailey. I’m stunned that he actually won the award, but outside of maybe Rangers SS Elvis Andrus, I think Bailey was the correct choice. Now that the award has been announced, the question that sticks out...
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