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Posted on 02/07/2008 7:19:33 AM PST by Wolfie
PEDRO MARTINEZ CAUGHT AT COCKFIGHT
PEDRO'S FOWL BALL
February 7, 2008 -- A sickening video of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and legendary Hall of Famer Juan Marichal laughing at a gruesome cockfight in the Dominican Republic was posted - and then quickly taken off - YouTube.
Martinez and Marichal, among the best pitchers of all time, are seen grinning before releasing two roosters.
Cockfighting is both legal and popular in the Dominican Republic.
The pair took part as honorary "soltadores" - the word used to describe the person who throws the animal into the ring.
The bird released by Martinez appears to be killed on the video.
The tape was posted on the popular Web site on Tuesday, and was gone by last night.
"If you're squeamish . . . I suggest you don't play the attached video," warned "Richie Rich" of Homerderby.com. The poster did not immediately respond to an e-mail request for comment.
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Is that some sort of SanFransicko pervert debauchery?
I’ve got mixed feelings about this. I’m disgusted by this type of “sport” but it seems to be culturally acceptable in that part of the world. (not to mention legal)
In any case, I suspect Pedro is going to feel some pain over this.
Great. Let’s just keep letting individuals from such civilized cultures into our country.
Who are we to question their cultural norms? /semisarc - let the equivocating of the multiculti set begin.
It was in Dom Rep
Legal there.
I wonder if Barney Frank had season tickets?
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True. It’s an interesting question. Lots of stuff is legal in a lot of places.
Louisiana is the only state, I believe, where it is still legal.
Meanwhile, my whole Napoleon Dynamite, "Vote for Pedro" campaign for president is gonna have to try and extricate itself from this Pedro. Sigh.
Cockfighting is legal in Louisiana, racist guy.
End of story.
Demented sociopaths.
From Wikipedia, for what it’s worth:
“On June 27, 2007, the Louisiana legislature voted to ban cockfighting in the state. A spokeswoman for Governor Kathleen Blanco says, pending a thorough review of the bill, the governor intends to sign it into law. The ban will take effect in August 2008.”
(No idea if Blanco signed it or not.)
thanks!!!
I guess it depends on his contract and other MLB rules. I’m sure if he was filmed nailing an underage prostitute in the Far East , or smoking dope in the Netherlands, the “it’s legal there” argument might not hold much water.
I take a trip with a short term mission team to the DR once a year. The camp we stay in has about 20 roosters in cages. They’re so incredibly noise - ALL NIGHT LONG, not just at dawn - that I’d gladly kill them some nights. Some of them are very colorful though. The roosters for fighting are pampered and fussed over between fights. It’s also a viable source of income for the owners of the roosters. Wouldn’t want to see a fight, though.
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