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In my opinion, this is a perfect reason why “America’s Game” needs to stay in America…the great game of baseball has been tarnished with the influx of players that are not American.

They can all go back home as far as I am concerned…ALL OF THEM>>>

GIVE IT A REST. IF THIS WAS LEGAL IN THE US, IT WOULDN’T BE A PROBLEM. BECAUSE WE MAY NOT APPROVE OF IT, DOESN’T MEAN OTHER COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE THINGS THEY’VE BEEN DOING LONG BEFORE WE WERE EVER A COUNTRY. LIVE AND LET LIVE, WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF.

WHY IS IT OKAY FOR US TO PAY AND WATCH HUMANS FIGHT IN A RING BUT NOT STUPID ANIMALS?

Paul in Dallas, you un-educated fool. Just because it’s “America’s Game” doesn’t mean others born outside of the U.S can’t play. I have seen dirty, backward Rednecks from Texas eating roadkill on video. That doesn’t mean I won’t support a guy who’s a little bit country from being a great player.

What a stupid article, you go out your way to criticize the best pitcher in the mlb history (inning 4 inning) Pedro Martinez.
Rooster fights is legal in the dominican Republic so why should you have a problem?

The vice president in the united states goes hunting which is legal in this country but you have a problem with rooster fights??? In the United states its cool to shoot a poor deer in the head, but you have a problem with a rooster.

I hate to say this but I bet the onw who wrote this article is a white redneck who has someone in their family who goes hunting and who’s wife probably owns a fur coat ,, what a hipocrit

PS - The aforementioned documentary mentions that 1,000 + chickens are killed in Cock FIghts each year while over 1 billion are killed and served for dinner. We are talking about chickens here, not cats or dogs.

Paul in Dallas, you give the name “Paul” a bad, um, name. You need a slap.

The same goes for Rich (not Richie Rich). Slap for you too.

Hunting and animal cruelty are not synonymous.

It’s legal in the country and part of their culture.

No different than humans pounding the bleep out of each other in the UFC (I support) except with out the death.

Who cares - leave them alone and mind your own damn business if it isn’t illegal. It’s part of the animal kingdom, except for it’s controled and wagered on by humans. Animals die everyday in the wild for territorial rights, just part of nature. People with simple minds just need to keep there mouth shut and worry about things that are more important.

Cruelty or not if you don’t like then don’t read about it or go to an event, you have the choice.

Well if this is so ok in their country, then why the heck was the video taken down? Maybe MLB is trying to protect their already badly tarnished image?

I dont approve of this, but then its not me or my country, so thats all I’ll say. no sense making a big issue out of it. If you don’t like what you see (or saw) go to another website.

You don’t know what synonymous means.

In any case, this digression is pointless. Only vegans can make the stance against cock fighting.

“They’re fighters granite they don’t get paid” Uhh, what the fuck are you talking about? Granted man. Not granite.

For somebody who despises simple minds, you would think such a pointed mistake would be evident.

Also, I completely agree with you, Bobby, that roosters battle for honor and respect. I think I have read studies by poultry biologists that proved roosters actually know what honor and respect are.

Because, you know, when they fight, it isn’t for survival.

If I were I would… nevermind

WHY IS FISHING ACCEPTABLE? WHY IS IT OK TO STICK A FISH WITH A HOOK AND THEN LET IT GO SO IT CAN SUFFER?…OPEN WOUND + SALT WATER= OUCH!!!…AT LEAST IN FIGHTING, THE ANIMAL SUFFERS MOMENTARILY AND THEN DIES WHERE AS A FISH DOES NOT DIE.

most of you are very stupid. here is a little analogy baseball:united states = cockfighting:dominican republic, this fight happened in an arena built for such a thing to call pedro country for it is ignorant and uninformed. and seriously paul in dallas some of the best baseball (or beisbol) players in history have been from places other than the united states you racist idiot. I forgot white people in sports do not ever do anything wrong.

pedro is a disgrace. he comes over here makes out money and goes back there and does something like this. lets put his ass in a ring and see him fight until his death. see how he would like it. what he did is just as bad as what michael vick did. he is no better. and he is a met. disgusting. kids look up to him and this is what he does by example. and marco yeah hockey players but they dont fight until death. and you comprehen that?? duh. like i said he is a disgrace.

Someday someone will take issue with horse racing and we won’t have that anymore either. It happened in the Dominican Republic. Americans need to mind their own business. We don’t have to like it, but we need to understand (not agree) that other cultures are different from ours. Duh….

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Use whatever analogy you want, Joe. There are all sorts of things that are both illegal and generally unaccepted here — particularly in our “role models” — that are legal elsewhere in the world. Use whichever you want, then declare that anyone who travels there to indulge is exempt from criticism because Hey, it’s legal there. Have fun.

This article is pointless……………We need to stop judging people based on our beliefs here. That is why America is hated so much now….never mind our own business

Ummm Fred…it’s a goddamn chicken. Relax. Thousands are killed everyday and unless you don’t eat meat - and I mean any meat at all, then your agruement is, well for lack of a better word…retarded.

Your analogy comparing cock fighting to rape is at best stupid and maybe for some down right insulting. It’s about as meaninful as comparing Pepsi to Heroine.

Take a deep breath….calm down and remember, there is a lot more horrible shit happening in the world today than Pedro attending a cock fight.

well well the hypocrasy continues in this country.

Take a look at ringling Bros and Barnum &Bailey circus. i bet all you fools have taken your children to see tigers and elephants balance a ball on their heads or stand on one foot. We have a problem in this country you want to be entertained by this cruelty that you know exists but refuse to acknowlege it and still take your kids to the circus.

Get real fools

It seems to me that animal rights activists ( terrorists) want to presure people to apologise for their cultural rights get a life or choke on a soybean patty i feel eat more chicken

The problem is that we (U.S.) tries too many times to impose our beliefs on others outside of our borders. I’m sure that most athletes born outside of the US.A never partake on their own countries history or traditions! what about our good ole boys from this country that visit VEGAS? Does anyone here Think that their not conducting business outside of MLB’s standard of ethics? What’s legal there is illeagal in other states. How many athletes drive their Lambo’s on our highways at ridiculous speeds endangering Joe Public! Is this overhyped because of Vick? Too many times we look to tarnish someone else’s career because of a need for publicity! Look at the steroid investigation, from baseball players to musicians?! Let’s get real and worry about true issues here at home and not abroad..

TomM - Where did I mention rape? You need to read before you write.