Interesting perspective

While I've been sick I've been able to catch up on a few of my magazines I haven't had time to read. If you are a baseball fan at all I'm sure you know about the new Steroid rules put into effect this year. Did you know that more than 50% of the major and minor leaguers suspended were born in Latin American Countries? Here are a few examples of how little some know about our culture, language etc. Luis Castillo accidentally set of a hotel fire alarm because he thought it was a shampoo dispenser. Euclides Rojas (played in the minor leagues) arrived from Cuba he thought about buying dog food for his son to eat due to the picture of a boy on the can. Never did he think about American's buying special food for their dogs. The interesting point to this article is the fact that the Latin Americans being charged with Steroid use may not understand what they are doing. Vladimir Guerrero has as 5th grade education! I would imagine he probably couldn't afford, or his parents couldn't afford to send him any further than 5th grade. So basically he's trying to live the "American Dream" play ball and help his family out. Do you think he knows what Glutamine is? Haha right. So yeah, interesting article! If you want to check it out it's in the May 23rd issue of ESPN Magazine page 14.

Funny sports highlights:

• English rugby fan falls asleep on toilet, gets locked in stadium overnight.
• Twins shortstop Jason Bartlett hurts pinky adjusting hotel TV.
• 47,000 Yankee caps stolen.(that's too bad...pfft)