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... Ambiorix Burgos reports to jail in the Dominican Republic wearing not a cap of his team, the New York Mets, but of Chicago's South Side squad. He'll have to wait in detention for three months while awaiting trial for allegedly killing two women during a traffic accident on Sept. 30

I know the hat matches his shirt — which, come to think of it, doesn't do much for my image either — but shouldn't there be some sort of rule that states an athlete can't wear the hat of another team in his sport, especially while being taken into custody?

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1. Posted by meechone Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT
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'Duk, you have to get that T-shirt, maing.
I got that Quack, Quack, Quaaak!
2. Posted by eight inches Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:37 pm EDT
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It's amazing how many pro athletes get into trouble with the law. They have everything going for them and it seems money and wealth makes them turn stupid. He's still facing charges in New York for slamming his girl friend to the ground. What a dope.
3. Posted by Adam S Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:59 pm EDT
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Trade the waste product to the Sox. Ozzie will love him.
4. Posted by pmlmotorsports Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:14 pm EDT
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Adam S - If you think Omar would trade this guy, you're sadly mistaken. He's one of his boys, just like every other Latino on this planet. Before Burgos got involved with either altercation, Minaya was praising him as if he was our Savior. This bum hasn't pitched in but a handful of games over 2 seasons and along with Pedro, Moises, Beltran, Delgado, and El Duque', have been receiving praise from Omar as if they helped us to win 2 World Series Championships. All this leaves me in disbelief as to how Omar has a job, and what type of medication the Wilpons are obviously NOT taking. I'm done with these Muts, their Latino "core" and prejudice GM.
5. Posted by bigboo's bro Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT
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And we need these athletes in the US for what reason? I hate to seem like a xenophobe, but I thought we had immigration laws to exclude someone like this, facing multiple murder charges, from being here. We have plenty of multiple murderers already, we don't need to import more. Ditto for baseball players.
6. Posted by G.O.A.T. Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:50 pm EDT
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The US needs to stop letting people that aren't citizens work, play or go to school in this country...You watch the Olympics? How many foreign athletes got scholarships to US colleges, meanwhile kids that are citizens can't even afford to go.
7. Posted by BillyJoeJimBob Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:38 pm EDT
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Maybe Jerry Jones will sign him..................
8. Posted by Rick Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT
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The guy is charged with killing two women and has a smile on his face while being brought in! What a punk!
9. Posted by dave r Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT
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PML Of course "you're done with these mutts " Wouldn't every Yankee fan
10. Posted by Michael Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT
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Why is he smiling?
11. Posted by Bob Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT
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Check the picture. Is that Ramon Castro escorting him in?
12. Posted by KILLAZ Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT
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hes smiling cause he got quack quack quaaakkk!!!
it should be saying "Got Dope?" "Nope? you got one in this picture!"
13. Posted by Five_outs Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:54 pm EDT
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looks like Raider material
14. Posted by Saro G Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT
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I have to say the resemblance is uncanny, RobertD.
Hey PML, how about John Maine, Ryan Church, Brian Schneider, Scott Schoeneweis, and Billy Wagner, not to mention drafting Joe Smith, Nick Evans and Daniel Murphy?
15. Posted by bigboo's bro Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT
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This guy is all kinds of bad, and the INS should make sure he doesn't come back here except to face charges for beating up another woman--and then send him back . If he doesn't get convicted, hopefully the relatives of these poor women will give him rough justice.
16. Posted by Jerk Beefy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:05 pm EDT
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Thanks for all of the xenophobic comments, guys! Way to go! Really putting America's best foot forward. He's a jerk because he's a jerk, not because his name is hard to spell.
17. Posted by pmlmotorsports Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:14 pm EDT
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Saro G - You mentioned 8 non-latinos on a roster of 24 players as if that's proving a point. Why don't you open your eyes and stop being so proud? The only reason you've seen Muphy and Evans play this year is because Omar's 1st choices, Tatis, Pagan, and Alou are all on the DL. Then you can tell me why Castillo was paid $24million when he should've been given "handicapped plates" and a broome instead of a contract. Burgos is smiling as he is being booked and he's still facing charges in NY for beating his girlfirend. What a classy guy, huh?
18. Posted by pmlmotorsports Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:14 pm EDT
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Dave R - I am not a Yankees fan, but seeing the color of your skin, I can understand your "perspective." You keep on rooting for your "posse," thats cool, I'll put my money elsewhere and enjoy a team where ethnicity is not the primary reason for being given a starting position. While you enjoy watching another post-season, count how many latinos are on the teams that are still playing. If you can do 3rd grade math, you'll see the Mets have at least twice as many as any of the remaining teams in the playoffs. Coincedence?? I think not.
19. Posted by Saro G Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT
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pml, I'm not Hispanic.
Geez, what's with all these closet racists, even in NY?
20. Posted by bigboo's bro Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT
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Well vongauss, a judge ruled he broke the traffic laws by running over the two women with his Hummer and put him in jail for three months to await trial for murder. So it isn't exactly just being arrested, is it?
21. Posted by Brett C Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:33 pm EDT
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why is he wearing a white sox hat...and is that ramon castro arresting him???
22. Posted by Eddie G Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:16 pm EDT
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Hispanic is not a race you retards. Keith Hernadez is "Hispanic" but he is also "white". Same with Ollie Perez. Geez as an American of Hispanic descent who is white is saddened to see my fellow Americans are so ignorant about other people's cultures
23. Posted by hellskitchen Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT
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maybe you guys should try reading the subject again. if you all would put your racial issues asside for a minute you would see that the important thing here is not where that idiot is from, but what that idoit has done. there are 2 families in the dominican republic greeving over thiere lost, and my heart and prayers go out to those families. and honestly. ive been a met fan for over 30 years, and i know you all know they weren't latin for 30 years, but did i or any other latin fans lose our minds, and start posting up that we wanted more latin ballplayers. no. we have enjoyed baseball the way it has been shown, and tought to us for decades. my fellow met fans, if you are still met fans, move on with life. baseball will be played with what ever best players you can put on the field, and are doing theire jobs, so there should be no reason to cry race.
24. Posted by hellskitchen Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT
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maybe you guys should try reading the subject again. if you all would put your racial issues asside for a minute you would see that the important thing here is not where that idiot is from, but what that idoit has done. there are 2 families in the dominican republic greeving over thiere lost, and my heart and prayers go out to those families. ive been a met fan for over 30 years, and i know you all know they weren't latin for 30 years, but did i or any other latin fans lose our minds, and start posting up that we wanted more latin ballplayers. no. we have enjoyed baseball the way it has been shown, and tought to us for decades. my fellow met fans, if you are still met fans, move on with life. baseball will be played with what ever best players you can put on the field, and are doing theire jobs, so there should be no reason to cry race. lets go mets!
25. Posted by Craggie S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT
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Ramon castro is a great call