don't know if this deserves a thread, so I'll post it here: http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-03-05/chicago-cubs-way-theo-epstein-wrigleyville-beer-carlos-zambrano-eliot-ness
This statement contains near-lethal levels of of grit and hustle. His name is too ambiguously ethnic. Italians have been granted white guy status ever since Rocky came out. I can attest to this