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Sosa doing skin rejuvenation: "I'm not trying to be Michael Jackson"
Sosa doing skin rejuvenation: "I'm not trying to be Michael Jackson"
Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is > Sammy Sosa tells friends he is comfortable in his own skin.
Sammy Sosa Becomes Vampire, Still Can’t Hit Outside Pitch [Theories on the "New" Sammy]
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 ...
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?
Sosa says skin rejuvenation reason his skin appears lighter
Sosa says skin rejuvenation reason his skin appears lighter
chicagotribune.com — Maintains photo makes it look more pronounced than it is > Sosa doing skin process, "not trying to be Michael Jackson" (more) Sosa says skin rejuvenation reason his skin appears lighter
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Sammy Sosa Needs to Put His Face On
The Slanch Report — ... has always been concerned with the way he looks,” she said. “Probably just bad timing going to an awards show.” Considering how vain Sosa apparently is, this has to be devastating to him. Unless he thinks he looks good. He can’t think he looks good right? The MJ/Joker look never works out well long-term. I just hope he doesn’t get too sad by this — but if he does, at least he has some soft pillows to cry on… [Chicago Tribune via The Big Lead] Posted in Awesome, Baseball ...

Sammy Sosa Would Like To Clear Up Some Things About His Skin [Mlb]
Deadspin — ... me in person, you would be surprised. When you see me in person, it is not going to seem like the picture.'" But this isn't just a case of Sosa forgetting to wash off the moisturizer before going out on the town. Discoloration and lightening is a common side effect of laser treatments he might be undergoing "after years and years (of playing baseball) in the sun." So now that we have our answer, we can all go back to pretending Sosa never existed. Sammy Sosa Says Skin Rejuvenation Process Reason His Skin Appears Lighter [Chicago Tribune] ...

Rejuvenatin' Sammy
Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog — ... Well, we can all go back to watching the Bears' season death spiral because the Tribune has revealed the reason behind the strange look of the photos: ...

Daily Dump: Charissa Thompson Back On Sidelines, Boston Celtics Dancers In Kilts, Sammy Sosa-Bozo, Tommie Harris Not Bright, Miss Russia Pageant And A Hot Chick From Orange County
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football — ... ] Oh, that explains it – Sosa doing skin rejuvenation [ Chicago Tribune ] Tommie Harris not afraid of breaking hand, punches helmeted player [ ...

Sammy Sosa Becomes Vampire, Still Can’t Hit Outside Pitch [Theories on the "New" Sammy]
Not Qualified To Comment — ... .  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: ...

FROM STEROIDS TO JESUS JUICE
Unathletic — ... themselves where they appear about 15 pounds lighter than they actually are (they should be sued for fraud!), most photos are pretty accurate.  Still, it’s not like Sosa has a history of distorting facts, right?  After the guy dumped truckloads of steroids into his body for years and then pretended that he couldn’t speak English before Congress, forgive me if I take his explanation about his new skin tone with a grain of salt.  Baseball been berry berry good to me. [Chicago Tribune]

WTF: Sammy Sosa Pulls A Michael Jackson
So Yoked - Athletes Served Sunny Side Up — ... indicated that the color change may be the result of previous steroid use. Now, sources close to Sosa are claiming the lightness is a result of a skin rejuvenation process. Huh? What the hell is a skin rejuvenation process. Sounds to me, like something that would come out of the late Michael Jackson’s mouth. But according to a former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis, who talks frequently with Sosa, he’s “not trying to be Michael Jackson.” “He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin,” Polihronis said. “Women ...

Introducing Sammy Sosa Jackson
The Sports Culture — ... Rebecca Polihronis, who used to be a Cubs employee, told the Chicago Tribune that Sosa is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin: ...

Not to worry, Sammy Sosa is just rejuvenating his skin
Big League Stew — ... is taking the death of Michael Jackson just a little bit too hard.  According to a friend of Sosa's, the former Cubs slugger is (thankfully) not suffering from Vitiligo or another type of disease. Sosa's appearance, rather, is a result of an elective "rejuvenation process" for his skin and he was apparently "surprised" when he came out looking whiter than his old home run buddy, Mark McGwire. The Chicago Tribune has more: "He's not trying to be Michael ...

Sammy Sosa and His Bleached Skin Are Michael Jackson-Like
Brahsome - Care To Get Nice? — ... And for whatever reason, he’s trying to deny the fact that he just wants to honor the late King of Pop with the bleached skin, having stated (through someone in the Cubs’ organization) that it’s simply a “rejuvenation” process. ...

Just in case your eyes haven't yet been ruined by the Latino Dracula-Joker-Lizard
The Sports Hernia Blog — ... Suave Uni Watch Walkoff Walk We Are The Postmen With Leather YAYsports Zen Wizard Advertisement wingers ad The Sports Hernia The Sports Hernia: Home Page Yankees take record 16 hours to become painfully insufferable World Champions | Main Monday, November 09, 2009 Just in case your eyes haven't yet been ruined by the Latino Dracula-Joker-Lizard Sammy-Sosa-Skin No, no, this is not a haunted wax figure, this is really Sammy Sosa . Posted on Monday, November 09, 2009 at 02:27 PM in ...

Tuesday's Frosty Mug - Straight out of the Tap
Brew Crew Ball — ... Something to read while considering skin treatments. Another day, another fill-in.  Who am I you ask?  Why Mark Lange of course, but that's probably not enough.  First off, I am an unemployed sports reporter (no joke, I was even on television for a while; it may have been Duluth, MN, but still, it was legit).  Second, and more importantly, I am the main contributor on Wisconsin Sports Tap.  We're admittedly Brewer-centric, but we do our best to cover the Badgers, Packers and to a far lesser extent, the Bucks. In fact, wouldn't ...

Sammy Sosa Lightning Skin?
EveryJoe » Sports Rumors — ... There’s been a rumor circulating the Web these last few days that former Cubs great Sammy Sosa has been lightning his skin. The Chicago Tribune has a photo in which his skin is shown much lighter than it has been in the past. ...

Sammy Sosa Lightning Skin?
EveryJoe — ... There’s been a rumor circulating the Web these last few days that former Cubs great Sammy Sosa has been lightning his skin. The Chicago Tribune has a photo in which his skin is shown much lighter than it has been in the past. ...

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baseballmusings.com 14 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 Skin is going all Michael Jackson
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Sammy Sosa Would Like To Clear Up Some Things About His Skin [Mlb]
deadspin.com 13 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 ...
Sammy Sosa Skin Turning White, Vitiligo? (PHOTOS)
bittenandbound.com 14 days ago — Sammy Sosa and his wife Sonia Sosa have been photographed at several red carpet events this year and to the surprise of most, the former MLB athlete appears to be undergoing a skin transformation from black to white.
What in the name of Michael Jackson is up with Sammy Sosa?
sports.yahoo.com 15 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 ...
Sammy Sosa Should Be Ashamed
bugsandcranks.com 13 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’s Strange New Face: “rejuvenation process for his skin”
thebiglead.com 13 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 White Skin Photos Posted: Vitilago?
sportsbybrooks.com 15 days ago — 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
Not to worry, Sammy Sosa is just rejuvenating his skin
sports.yahoo.com 13 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 ...
Photo: Slammin' Sammy or King of Pop?NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 13 days ago
Is Sammy Sosa going the way of Michael Jackson? The Dominican-born slugger appeared profoundly pale last week, prompting a whirl of Internet rumors that he suffers from the same skin disorder that whitewashed the face of the late King of Pop.  ...
Sammy Sosa to Haunt Hall of Fame Until Gaining Entry (Satire)Bleacher Report - MLB 13 days ago
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's lighter skin tone becomes Internet crazeFOXSports.com News for MLB 12 days ago
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 faceChicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 13 days ago
We're not one to make light of a person’s skin color.