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sportsbybrooks.com - 21 days ago
Sammy Sosa White Skin Photos Posted: Vitilago?
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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…) Share This
Sammy Sosa Becomes Vampire, Still Can’t Hit Outside Pitch [Theories on the "New" Sammy]
feedproxy.google.com - 18 days ago
Sammy Sosa Becomes Vampire, Still Can’t Hit Outside Pitch [Theories on the "New" Sammy]
— feedproxy.google.com — As many of you have seen and heard, Sammy Sosa showed up at the Latin Grammys Person... of the Year event recently looking a little different . The Dominican Dracula, as I am now calling him, claims has had some sort of treatment on his skin that makes it look lighter than before : “He ... (more) Sammy Sosa Becomes Vampire, Still Can’t Hit Outside ...

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Sosa doing skin rejuvenation: "I'm not trying to be Michael Jackson"
chicagotribune.com - 19 days ago
Sosa doing skin rejuvenation: "I'm not trying to be Michael Jackson"
— chicagotribune.com — Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is > Sammy Sosa tells friends he is... comfortable in his own skin. (more) Sosa doing skin rejuvenation: "I'm not trying to be ...

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midwestsportsfans.com - 21 days ago
What Is Going On With Sammy Sosa?
— midwestsportsfans.com — After reading this tweet and following the link supplied by Jimmy Traina, I had to quickly post... this. Does anyone know what is going on with Sammy Sosa? As Traina’s tweet wonders, did Sosa get a facelift? Botox? Is he possibly dealing with vitiligo (the disease Michael Jackson ... (more) What Is Going On With Sammy Sosa?

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SPORT'S WITH MR. FACTOID:  Friday Link Dump: What Caught Factoids Eye?

Midwest Sports Fans:  Could Sammy Sosa’s Pale Appearance Be the Result of Vitiligo Brought on By Steroid Use?

Larry Brown Sports:  Pictures of Sammy Sosa’s Light Skin Coloring Change

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Friday Link Dump: What Caught Factoids Eye?
SPORT'S WITH MR. FACTOID — ... to camping out in front of the tube with some ice cold beer and catching as much as possible. LeBron is in New York tonight. That game is live on ESPN in less than an hour. The King should be looking to put on a show at the Garden. The rest of the Cavaliers need to step up and help get that team rolling. Zab Judah and Joel Casamayor are fighting tonight. They aren't fighting each other, but they are both on the same PPV card. Who knew? Here are a few things that caught my eye today. Sammy Sosa White Skin Photos -SportsByBrooks ...

Could Sammy Sosa’s Pale Appearance Be the Result of Vitiligo Brought on By Steroid Use?
Midwest Sports Fans — A post that we made here on Friday afternoon regarding Sammy Sosa’s shockingly white appearance (hat tip again to Jimmy Traina) kicked off a flurry of activity around the web (for example: here, here, and here) and rightfully so. The pictures are jarring. It’s been a while since Sammy Sosa has been in the public eye, and we all remember a much darker version of him than what we are seeing in this current pictures. (Not to mention, as Big League Stew pointed out earlier this evening, when did Sammy start wearing green contacts?) The obvious question in the immediate aftermath of ...

Pictures of Sammy Sosa’s Light Skin Coloring Change
Larry Brown Sports — ... via Sports by Brooks has recent photos of Sosa at an appearance during the week. Let me just say the guy does not look healthy. Check out some of the before and after pics below to judge for yourself. ...

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What in the name of Michael Jackson is up with Sammy Sosa?
sports.yahoo.com 21 days ago — Retirement, or something, appears to be changing Sammy Sosa (notes) . He and wife, Sonia, were recently in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammys , which included a tribute on Wednesday to singer Juan Gabriel. Photogs caught the Sosas on the red carpet ...
Ebony and Ivory
baseballmusings.com 20 days ago — Sammy Sosa appears to be lightening his skin : His skin is undeniably lighter than at any time since he broke into the majors in 1989. Is it an illness, or a condition such as Vitiligo, in which depigmentation occurs? Is Sammy just bleaching his skin for fashion’s sake? (Heh, ...
Chicagoans Apparently “Laughing” At Sammy Sosa
midwestsportsfans.com 19 days ago — 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. According to ...
Sammy Sosa Would Like To Clear Up Some Things About His Skin [Mlb]
deadspin.com 18 days ago — 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 ...
Wait, That's Sammy Sosa?
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 20 days ago — Recently, someone came across a picture of former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa at a charity event. Here is Sammy Sosa Before Here is Sammy Sosa Today: (Picture courtesy of SI.com )
Sammy Sosa-Then and Now
morehardball.blogspot.com 20 days ago — It's been a while since we've heard from Sammy Sosa. Once viewed as baseball's saving grace from the horrors of the Steroid Era, Sosa's career hit rock bottom after a fallout with his longtime employer, the Chicago Cubs, and ending his career in disgrace with the Rangers. But Slammin' Sammy ...
Sammy Sosa’s Skin
baseballmusings.com 19 days ago — 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.  ...
Sammy Sosa’s Strange New Face: “rejuvenation process for his skin”
thebiglead.com 19 days ago — Sammy Sosa’s new look was so shocking that it zipped around the internet at warp speed. The Chicago Tribune explored the situation, and spoke to a former Cubs employee who is friendly with Sosa: “He is going through a rejuvenation ...
Sammy Sosa Re-emerges As Shiny-Suited Latino Zombie [Duan!]
deadspin.com 19 days ago — 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 ...
Sammy Sosa Proves Being a Metrosexual Has Its Consequences
maurybrown.com 19 days ago — Vanity has a new address, and his name is Sammy Sosa. By now, you’ve probably heard and seen the pictures. Sosa appeared Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammys om Wednesday. As the pictures above show, Sammy is, well… a bit pale. David Brown on ...
Sammy Sosa Needs to Put His Face On
slanchreport.com 19 days ago — Recently in Las Vegas, former home run darling Sammy Sosa made quite a startling appearance, looking almost ghoulish under the harsh paparazzi lights. He’s not trying to be Michael Jackson ,” said former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis, who talks frequently with Sosa.  ...
Sammy Sosa’s Face Seems To Have Been Bukkaked
bustedcoverage.com 18 days ago — What Japanese Geisha makeup/plastic surgeon got ahold of sweet swingin’ Sammy Sosa? Seriously, it looks like he’s up for a part in some Japanese thriller. The above photo is making its rounds this weekend because, well, it’s not ...
Not to worry, Sammy Sosa is just rejuvenating his skin
sports.yahoo.com 18 days ago — It looks like we finally have an explanation behind that widely-circulated picture in which Sammy Sosa (notes) appears as a combination of a Twilight extra, a big Charlie Chaplin fan and someone who is taking the death of Michael Jackson just a ...
Sammy Sosa Should Be Ashamed
bugsandcranks.com 18 days ago — According to sources, former MLB Sammy Sosa is undergoing a “skin rejuvenation” process that has temporarily lightened his flesh to a pasty, pallid gray tone, not unlike a ten-month old corpse that washed up in central Jersey. Also, ...
Sammy Sosa Addresses Skin Lightening Speculation
midwestsportsfans.com 16 days ago — Via The Big Lead , Sammy Sosa has addressed the swirling speculation over why his skin appeared so drastically different than we remember at a recent event he attended with his wife. Incredibly, Sosa actually specifically addresses the notion that he may have somehow wanted to look like ...
Maybe The Maestro Told Sammy Sosa To Put The Balm On
sportressofblogitude.com 16 days ago — 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, Sosa stated ...
Sammy Sosa Bleached Skin: He thinks he’s Michael Jackson — yankeesdaily.com
Sammy Sosa Skin: A Big Controversy, as Sammy Sosa’s Skin is Visibly Lighter
Sammy Sosa Through the Years — NBC Washington - Sports
From his early days with the White Sox to his recent skin color change, this is Sammy Sosa.
What's Going On With Sammy Sosa? — Foul Balls
I'm not sure what exactly is the problem here, but does Sammy Sosa look different to you? Did he have some kind of botched plastic surgery that made his skin change color? Does he have that Michael Jackson disease? He looks terrifying.
Sammy Sosa’s Skin is going all Michael Jackson — The Sports Bank
By Paul M. Banks Is Sammy Sosa wearing his Halloween outfit in November? Are the side effects of all those years of steroid use catching up to him, that he’s no longer playing, and therefore has no reason to be juicing. Just what exactly is going on here. For the answers I send you ...
8 Reasons Sammy Sosa is Fading — Mets Today
For a brief time early in his career, Sammy Sosa was a “Palehose” — meaning, a member of the White Sox. Now, he’s a “pale face” — meaning, literally, his face has paled. The picture here is a recent one of Sammy Sosa — yes, THAT Sammy Sosa ...
Sammy Sosa's Skin? Just 'Rejuvenation' — FanHouse
by Tom Herrera Sammy Sosa's skin has not been digitally altered in the recent photo you see on the left. And despite the theories flying , this also isn't Michael Jackson Part II -- his skin hasn't been stripped of any pigment by a disorder such as Vitiligo. It turns out Sosa has just been ...
Sammy Sosa says skin rejuvenation process reason his skin appears lighter — BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Yeah...and I’m set to be the cover boy for the “L’Ethnologie du Sens Genitale” reprint. “He’s not trying to be Michael Jackson,” said former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis, who talks frequently with Sosa. Sosa was photographed recently during an appearance at Mandalay Bay Resort & ...
Did Steroids Turn Sammy Sosa Into a White Man? — Halos Heaven
Did Steroids Turn Sammy Sosa Into a White Man? The pictures at that link above are, well, scary.
What Happened To Sammy’s Face? — Wax Heaven
Much like Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro after the steroids hearing prompted by Jose Canseco’s tell-all book, Sammy Sosa has kept a somewhat of a low profile after his retirement. In May of this year, Sosa attended a People Magazine event and looked like he could still hit 50 home ...
Sammy Sosa Gets Light Touch From George Lopez — SPORTSbyBROOKS
Sammy Sosa’s ridiculous skin-bleaching got amazingly tame treatment from George Lopez on his night time talkshow on TBS - considering it was right in Lopez’ wheelhouse: In watching a bit of the show, Lopez really doesn’t seem much into it. When he’s performing off ...
Sammy Sosa Doesn't See Why People Are So Terrified By His Appearance [Sammy Sosa] — Deadspin
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 ...
Sammy Sosa and His Bleached Skin Are Michael Jackson-Like — Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
Sammy Sosa has had one of the weirdest career arcs of any professional athlete: he was a tremendously loved slugger for the Cubs, he made runs at home run records, then he got busted with a corked bat, then he was considered a decent prospect for steroids, then he disappeared from the game ...
WTF: Sammy Sosa Pulls A Michael Jackson — So Yoked - Athletes Served Sunny Side Up
Over the weekend, it came to light (no pun intended) that something has happened to Sammy Sosa’s skin. And by something, I mean it has miraculously changed from black to a brownish white. After Sosa was recently photographed with his wife in Las Vegas, rumors began circulating about ...
Say it aint Sosa. — Clubhouse Cancer
Dude, WTF??? Looks like 8+ years of steroid abuse has taken its toll. Of course, Sammy…who always tells the truth…claims he isn’t lightening his skin ala the Dead King of Pop. This is just an effect from a “skin rejuvenation” process. Uh huh. How about the bad skin and blowfishy appearance, ...
Rejuvenatin' Sammy — Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog
You know it is the baseball off-season when Sammy Sosa's skin color becomes a major topic of conversation. It seems that Sammy showed up at an awards show in Vegas and he had his photo taken with his wife on the way in.  The photos, originally run on SI.com , showed Sammy a good five ...
Sammy Sosa's Skin? Just 'Rejuvenation' — FanHouse
by Tom Herrera Sammy Sosa's skin has not been digitally altered in the recent photo you see on the left. And despite the theories flying , this also isn't Michael Jackson Part II -- his skin hasn't been stripped of any pigment by a disorder such as Vitiligo. It turns out Sosa has just been ...
Sammy Sosa's Skin? Just 'Rejuvenation' — FanHouse
by Tom Herrera Sammy Sosa's skin has not been digitally altered in the recent photo you see on the left. And despite the theories flying , this also isn't Michael Jackson Part II -- his skin hasn't been stripped of any pigment by a disorder such as Vitiligo. It turns out Sosa has just been ...
Sammy Sosa Is Getting Lighter — FanIQ Blog
This isn't exaclty relevant news but... Sammy Sosa has corked his bat, very likely used steroids, forgotten how to speak English in front of Congress and now, appears to be getting lighter.  And no, I'm not talking about losing weight.  It could be vitiligo (the skin-lightening ...
Quick hits: Halladay, Snyder, Phillies, Hardy, Sosa — Circling The Bases
- New Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is reluctant to give up a pitcher of Roy Halladay's caliber, but realizes that the two parties will likely part ways after 2010, increasing the likelihood of a trade this winter. -...
The Dugout: The Ghost of Pigments Past — FanHouse
by B Welcome to The Dugout generation 3 - FanHouse Backporch edition. I'm happy to be working with the people in this section now, because it gives the strip a more obviously comedic, less newsbite-oriented environment to prosper. It also gets me away from psychotic Yankees fans who think that ...
Sammy Sosa to Haunt Hall of Fame Until Gaining Entry (Satire) — Bleacher Report - MLB
Sammy Sosa has decided to bleech his skin in honor of the recently deceased, but still talked about over and over again, Michael Jackson. Sosa immediately denounced that this was an odd reaction to any of the "Flinstone vitamins" he took during his ...
Sosa: Lighten up folks, it's just facial cream — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
Relax, Sammy Sosa says. The dramatic lightening of his face is caused by a facial cream, not steroids, an infection nor skin-bleaching treatment.
Sosa says cosmetic cream caused lighter skin — Examiner Sports
Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone.
Sosa: Cosmetic cream caused lighter skin (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone. The former Chicago Cubs slugger was photographed at the Latin Grammy awards in Las Vegas last week with a noticeably whiter face. Sosa says he ...
Sosa says cosmetic cream caused lighter skin — The Seattle Times: Sports
Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone.
Sammy Sosa says facial cream caused his skin to become lighter — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB
Former slugger Sammy Sosa is trying to explain why his skin looks so much lighter these days. He told a Spanish-language network Tuesday that a facial cream he uses caused the change. He denied that he is trying to look like the late Michael ...
Sammy Sosa: Facial cream caused lightening of skin — ESPN.com - MLB
Speaking publicly for the first time since photos of him from a recent musical award ceremony were published on the Internet, Sammy Sosa said that the skin lightening is the result of the use of a facial cosmetic cream.
Sammy Sosa's New White Look! — Bleacher Report - MLB
While most sports players like to adopt a different life style or put on a few pounds when they retire, Sammy Sosa has taken it a step further .   The former Chicago Cubs slugger made quite a sensation at last week's Latin Grammy Awards with ...
Sosa's lighter skin tone becomes Internet craze — FOXSports.com News for MLB
Sammy Sosa is once again the subject of Internet buzz, but this time it's not for home runs or steroids.
Sammy Sosa pictures reveal lighter face — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
We're not one to make light of a person’s skin color.
Sosa doing skin rejuvenation: "I'm not trying to be Michael Jackson" — chicagotribune.com - Sports
Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is > Sammy Sosa tells friends he is comfortable in his own skin.