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Mexicans Plan Historic, Million Man, Silent March Against Kidnappings This Saturday  ||  LPGA's Mandate To Make "You Better Speaka Da English" Rule Stick May Be Illegal  ||  No La Chinges: Oscar De La Hoya To Fight Manny Pacquiao On December 6th.  ||  BBC Sportscaster Defines "Too Soon" By Making Spain Plane Crash Joke
MondayAugust112008

Viking Exotic Resort Provides Ugly Rich Dudes With Fantasy World, Hot Chicks

Are you guys sick of traveling to exotic destinations, only to have your ugly mug repelled by every bikini-dressed beau that walks passed ya? Are you going home having to lie about how many girls you hooked up with?...

WednesdayAugust062008

The Dominican Republic Treats The Olympics Like The Price Is Right

When we were growing up—in between walking multiple miles to school in the snow and standing in bread lines—the main message you got from the Olympics was that these athletes were doing it for the pride of their country,...

TuesdayAugust052008

The Probe Gets Deeper—More MLB Teams May Have Asked Dominican Players For Kickbacks

Earlier, when we told you that scouts working for the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds were being investigated by the FBI and MLB for asking signed Dominican players to kickback some of their salary, we had a sneaking suspicion...

MondayJuly142008

Did The Washington Nationals Try To Screw Dominican Players Out Of Their Cash? They Might Not Be The Only Ones

While Garry Sheffield’s assertions of Latino ballplayers as pushovers has recently been rebuffed time and time… and time again, it seems that the on-the -field aggression may have to do with some back room shenanigans. In particular, Dominican Esmailyn...

ThursdayJuly032008

16 Year Old Michael Inoa Signs Record $4.25 Million Dollar Signing Bonus With A's, Looks Like He's A Hostage

The Oakland A’s have just shelled out some serious cash for a 16 year old Dominican kid. Pictured with his family is a semi-smirking young fellow named Michael Inoa. He’s a 6’7”, 205lb teenager that is already tossing more...

WednesdayMay142008

Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Edinson Volquez's Changeup Has Nothing To Do With His Pitches

While most of the press was aimed at his pitching partner Johnny Cueto at the beginning of this season, it’s Edinson Volquez who has dominated so far this year. After last night’s win over the Marlins, he’s allowed two...

WednesdayApril162008

Ex-Ballplayers, Nuns Try To Get Piece Of Burgeoning Young Domincan Pitcher Market

It seems that the Dominican Republic isn’t just a hot tourist destination for bankers trying to maximize their last dollars. It seems that everyone—like renegade scouts and ex-major league ballplayers like former Dodgers Jose Lima and Ramon Martinez—are descending...

MondayMarch102008

Being A Husband For Hire Sinks Sinkerballer Omar Beltre

Omar Beltre is having a rough go of things, lately. The Dominican pitching prospect in the Texas Rangers’ farm system is being repeatedly turned down for U.S. visas because of a scam he was part of back home. In...

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