type='text/javascript'/> Merloni Mania!: Sosa Once Again in Baseball, Able to Speak English

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Sosa Once Again in Baseball, Able to Speak English

Sammy Sosa has signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers, and reports are that he's ready to go. Sosa rejoins the team where he started his career in 1989, when he looked like this:


And here's Sammy in 2005:

As you can see, not much has changed, other than the El DeBarge mustache, of course.

Additionally, a year away from the game has aparently allowed Sosa to re-master his English. As you may recall, Sosa, who was previously fluent in English, forgot how to speak the language and brought an interpreter for his "testimony" before Congress in March 2005. Said the now-fluent Sosa, "I'm not going to let you guys down." He added, "and I won't be down either, because I'll be hepped up on amphetamines! Um, I mean... Que? No habla ingles? Donde esta mis jeringas?"

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