Posted March 9, 200420 yr Marlins' Cabrera: I'm no partier By Juan C. Rodriguez staff Writer Posted March 8 2004 JUPITER ? Photographer Gregory Heisler aimed to create a Venezuelan vida de fantasia,or fantasy life, during a daylong photo shoot for an ESPN the Magazine cover story about Miguel Cabrera. He succeeded to the point where Cabrera is uncomfortable at how far removed from reality he ended up. On the cover of the March 15 issue, Cabrera appears standing in a wooden boat with a bikini-clad model at each leg. The inside photos show Cabrera frolicking in the Venezuelan surf with four models. Five weeks shy of his 21st birthday, Cabrera is worried the images will give readers an inaccurate portrayal of his life. Last season, he married his high school sweetheart, Rosangel, in a civil ceremony during the All-Star break. The couple had a church wedding in Venezuela this offseason and consider themselves homebodies. "That was my only trip to the beach [all winter]," said Cabrera, adding his wife wasn't thrilled with the pictures either. "People will think I'm a partier. [Rosangel] said I had no business taking photos with those women." Part of the problem is that Cabrera doesn't look too tortured surrounded by the beautiful women. One photo shows the four models clutching at his partially removed Marlins jersey as he expelled a stream of saltwater from his mouth. "They would make me laugh and I would laugh," said Cabrera, who wasn't aware of what awaited him in the coastal town of Choroni, west of Caracas. "They told me they were going to take some pictures but not with models or anything like that. I thought they were having their photos taken apart. Crazy." The Marlins team page at espn.com has a video streaming link to a behind-the-scenes documentary of the Cabrera photo shoot. WATSON VISITS Bob Watson, Major League Baseball's head disciplinarian, met with Marlins players Sunday morning as part of his Grapefruit League tour. The subjects he covered: time of game procedures, uniform regulations, body armor, Questec, umpire evaluations and bean balls. Watson encouraged pitchers to throw inside but warned any intentional plunks could cost them a substantial amount of money and playing time. Watson's mission is to eliminate the growing number of brawls. A common complaint is that umpires are too quick to issue warnings, making pitchers wary of throwing inside, hitting a batter and risking ejection. Watson clarified the rule. Hitting a batter after a warning isn't an automatic ejection. "If the umpire in his judgment, and that's a wide range there, [thinks] you did it on purpose, adios," Watson said. "Pitchers, pitching coaches and managers are getting crafty. They're going to retaliate not hitting guys with fastballs." Watson said the league doesn't get many complaints about Marlins pitchers. "The Marlins are a young staff like the Chicago Cubs," Watson said. "They throw hard. They don't have pinpoint control, but I don't think they're throwing at anybody." PAVANO IMPRESSIVE Right-hander Carl Pavano shut out the Orioles on one hit in four innings Sunday, sparking the Marlins to a 6-1 exhibition victory. Making his first spring start, Pavano struck out two and faced two batters over the minimum, hitting Melvin Mora in the second and allowing a Javy Lopez single in the fourth. "A lot of first-pitch strikes, a lot of getting ahead of hitters," Pavano said of the 47-pitch outing. "I feel strong, arm feels great. ... I threw a lot of fastballs. Next time I'd like to get into more sliders and changeups." Pavano benefited from a Jeff Conine sacrifice fly in the first. Damion Easley added a two-run homer in the fifth, and the Marlins added three more the following inning. Lenny Harris knocked in two with a single. RINGS AND THINGS One Marlins player was told the World Series rings have a retail value of about $47,000 each. Because more than 80 were purchased, owner Jeffrey Loria paid closer to $20,000 each. Loria would not reveal the price tag during Friday's unveiling. Asked whether he received a ring for helping the Aragua Tigers win the Venezuelan winter league title, Cabrera said: "Yeah, it's made of copper and wire with river rocks. ... They gave me one for making the All-Star team. If I wear it too much it would turn my finger black." Copyright ? 2004, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
March 9, 200420 yr "That was my only trip to the beach [all winter]," said Cabrera, adding his wife wasn't thrilled with the pictures either. "People will think I'm a partier. [Rosangel] said I had no business taking photos with those women." lol.... omg, this kid is totally 0wned by his wife
August 13, 200420 yr "[Rosangel] said I had no business taking photos with those women." Are you kidding me? What a b*tch...its just a photoshoot!
August 13, 200420 yr Rosangel sounds like a real b*tch. Ya kinda sounds that way too. She said people will think she's a partier and had nothing to do with those models. She's using her husbands article to sharpen up her image wich "i no i didnt spell that right but o well" isnt at all right for her to do.
August 13, 200420 yr Part of the problem is that Cabrera doesn't look too tortured surrounded by the beautiful women. One photo shows the four models clutching at his partially removed Marlins jersey as he expelled a stream of saltwater from his mouth. "They would make me laugh and I would laugh," said Cabrera, who wasn't aware of what awaited him in the coastal town of Choroni, west of Caracas. "They told me they were going to take some pictures but not with models or anything like that. I thought they were having their photos taken apart. Crazy." yeah, like his wife is dumb enough to believe that. :lol
August 13, 200420 yr Not tryin to bad mouth cabs here but chances are if they're making a photo shoot of the fantasy life its gonna include pretty women. Also how come the players never use their wives in their photos? Are they not allowed to or just never want to?
August 13, 200420 yr they do in SI for the swimsuit issue also some wives dont want to be in the public eye
August 13, 200420 yr Shorty, do me a favor and don't bump these old threads up please? It is super annoying.
August 13, 200420 yr Shorty, do me a favor and don't bump these old threads up please? It is super annoying. 510345[/snapback] :lol
August 13, 200420 yr they do in SI for the swimsuit issue also some wives dont want to be in the public eye ooooooooooo ok thnx
August 13, 200420 yr Shorty, do me a favor and don't bump these old threads up please? It is super annoying. lol wow I just realized how old this thread is... srry bout that wont happen again. lol
August 13, 200420 yr Not tryin to bad mouth cabs here but chances are if they're making a photo shoot of the fantasy life its gonna include pretty women. Also how come the players never use their wives in their photos? Are they not allowed to or just never want to? 510335[/snapback] Albert Pujols and his (super hot) wife did a photoshoot for SI or ESPN the magazine a few months ago where he was in his Cardinals uniform holding his 99% naked wife in his arms... his wife is so hot.
August 13, 200420 yr Not tryin to bad mouth cabs here but chances are if they're making a photo shoot of the fantasy life its gonna include pretty women. Also how come the players never use their wives in their photos? Are they not allowed to or just never want to? 510335[/snapback] Albert Pujols did a photoshop for SI or ESPN the magazine a few months ago where he was in his Cardinals uniform holding his 99% naked wife in his arms... his wife is so hot. 510528[/snapback] Pic?
August 13, 200420 yr Not tryin to bad mouth cabs here but chances are if they're making a photo shoot of the fantasy life its gonna include pretty women. Also how come the players never use their wives in their photos? Are they not allowed to or just never want to? 510335[/snapback] Albert Pujols did a photoshop for SI or ESPN the magazine a few months ago where he was in his Cardinals uniform holding his 99% naked wife in his arms... his wife is so hot. 510528[/snapback] Pic? 510529[/snapback] This is the only pic I could find:
August 14, 200420 yr Does anyone got pics from this photo shoot? Cuz i cant find nuthin. I mean the cabrera one not the pujols.
August 14, 200420 yr Ya I saw that one too but I wanna see the inside pics with him spitting out water.
August 14, 200420 yr Ya I saw that one too but I wanna see the inside pics with him spitting out water. 510772[/snapback] :blink: why?
August 14, 200420 yr Ya I saw that one too but I wanna see the inside pics with him spitting out water. 510772[/snapback] :blink: why? 510814[/snapback] Gender: Female That's why
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